# Andrew Clyde (GA-09) — Legislator Fact Sheet · The GA Files > How Andrew Clyde voted on the most consequential federal legislation, with campaign-finance data from FEC filings. *Source: https://thegafiles.com/AndrewClyde.html · The GA Files (thegafiles.com)* --- Legislator Fact Sheet · Georgia's 9th Congressional District # Andrew Clyde Party Republican In Office 2021 – present Seat GA-09 Key Votes Recorded 10 of 12 HRC Equality Score2 / 100 Andrew Clyde, a Navy veteran and gun-store owner from Athens, has represented Georgia's 9th District (northeast Georgia) since 2021 and is a member of the House Freedom Caucus. 10 / 12A recorded position on 10 of the twelve scorecard votes — the rest predate his tenure. **HRC Equality Score: 2/100 (118th Congress).** An external rating from the [Human Rights Campaign](https://www.hrc.org/resources/congressional-scorecard), an LGBTQ+ advocacy organization, scoring members 0–100 on support for LGBTQ+ equality based on key votes and bill cosponsorships in the 118th Congress (2023–24). Included for reference; it reflects HRC's positions, not this site's. **Methodology.** Every vote below is the member's actual recorded position, pulled directly from the official House Clerk roll-call XML and cross-checked against the published vote totals. DNV = did not vote; — = not yet in office. Summaries are factual; framing is left to the reader. 01 ## One Big Beautiful Bill Act H.R. 1 · 119th Congress YES Date House passage July 3, 2025 (218–214) Status Became law — Public Law 119-21, signed July 4, 2025 Andrew Clyde's Vote Voted **YES** — with nearly all Republicans. ### Impact on Everyday Americans The largest safety-net rollback in recent memory — over $1 trillion cut from health programs and at least $120 billion from SNAP, with new Medicaid work requirements and higher ACA premiums. Supporters cast it as tax relief and spending restraint; opponents warned it would strain rural hospitals and nursing homes and raise costs for lower-income families. #### Sources - [Congress.gov — bill text, summary & status](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1) - [Official House roll-call record](https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2025190) 02 ## Laken Riley Act S. 5 / H.R. 29 · 119th Congress YES Date House passage January 22, 2025 (263–156) Status Became law, signed January 29, 2025 Andrew Clyde's Vote Voted **YES** — with nearly all Republicans. ### Impact on Everyday Americans Requires DHS to detain undocumented people merely charged with or arrested for theft-related offenses — without a conviction — and lets states sue the federal government over immigration enforcement. Named for a Georgia nursing student killed in 2024, it drew bipartisan support, but immigrant-rights groups criticized the detention-without-conviction standard and due-process concerns. #### Sources - [Congress.gov — bill text, summary & status](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5) - [Official House roll-call record](https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/202523) 03 ## Inflation Reduction Act H.R. 5376 · 117th Congress NO Date House passage August 12, 2022 (220–207) Status Became law, signed August 16, 2022 Andrew Clyde's Vote Voted **NO** — with nearly all Republicans. ### Impact on Everyday Americans Let Medicare negotiate prescription-drug prices, capped insulin at $35/month for Medicare enrollees, extended ACA premium subsidies, and funded clean-energy investment — direct savings for lower- and middle-income households and seniors, paid for partly with a corporate minimum tax. It passed on party lines. #### Sources - [Congress.gov — bill text, summary & status](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/5376) - [Official House roll-call record](https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2022420) 04 ## Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Act H.R. 3684 · 117th Congress NO Date House passage November 5, 2021 (228–206) Status Became law, signed November 15, 2021 Andrew Clyde's Vote Voted **NO** — with nearly all Republicans. ### Impact on Everyday Americans Funds roads, bridges, broadband, and water-system replacement, with Georgia set to receive billions for roads, ports, airports, water systems, and broadband access. One of the few major bipartisan infrastructure laws of the era. #### Sources - [Congress.gov — bill text, summary & status](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/3684) - [Official House roll-call record](https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2021369) 05 ## American Rescue Plan Act H.R. 1319 · 117th Congress NO Date House passage March 10, 2021 (220–211) Status Became law, signed March 11, 2021 Andrew Clyde's Vote Voted **NO** — with nearly all Republicans. ### Impact on Everyday Americans A $1.9 trillion COVID-relief package: $1,400 stimulus checks, expanded unemployment benefits, and a one-year Child Tax Credit expansion credited with helping cut child poverty nearly in half in 2021. Supporters credited it with speeding the recovery; critics argued it fueled inflation. It passed on party lines. #### Sources - [Congress.gov — bill text, summary & status](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/1319) - [Official House roll-call record](https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/202172) 06 ## Bipartisan Safer Communities Act S. 2938 · 117th Congress NO Date House passage June 24, 2022 (234–193) Status Became law, signed June 25, 2022 Andrew Clyde's Vote Voted **NO** — with nearly all Republicans. ### Impact on Everyday Americans The first major federal gun-safety law in nearly 30 years: enhanced background checks for buyers under 21, funding for state red-flag laws, closure of the “boyfriend loophole,” and new mental-health and school-safety money. Passed weeks after the Uvalde school shooting with bipartisan support. #### Sources - [Congress.gov — bill text, summary & status](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/2938) - [Official House roll-call record](https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2022299) 07 ## Respect for Marriage Act H.R. 8404 · 117th Congress NO Date House passage December 8, 2022 (258–169) Status Became law, signed December 13, 2022 Andrew Clyde's Vote Voted **NO** — with 169 of 208 Republicans. ### Impact on Everyday Americans Codified federal recognition of same-sex and interracial marriages, requiring states to honor marriages performed where they were legal. A response to concerns that the Supreme Court might revisit marriage rights; it passed with bipartisan support. #### Sources - [Congress.gov — bill text, summary & status](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/8404) - [Official House roll-call record](https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2022513) 08 ## CHIPS & Science Act H.R. 4346 · 117th Congress NO Date House passage July 28, 2022 (243–187) Status Became law, signed August 9, 2022 Andrew Clyde's Vote Voted **NO** — with 187 of 211 Republicans. ### Impact on Everyday Americans Subsidized domestic semiconductor manufacturing and research to cut reliance on foreign chips and ease the supply-chain shocks that drove up prices on cars and electronics — including roughly $75 million directed to strengthen chip production in Georgia. Passed with bipartisan support. #### Sources - [Congress.gov — bill text, summary & status](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/4346) - [Official House roll-call record](https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2022404) 09 ## Honoring our PACT Act S. 3373 · 117th Congress NO Date House passage July 13, 2022 (342–88) Status Became law, signed August 10, 2022 Andrew Clyde's Vote Voted **NO** — breaking with most Republicans. ### Impact on Everyday Americans Expanded VA health care and benefits for millions of veterans exposed to toxic burn pits and other hazards during their service — one of the largest expansions of veterans’ benefits in decades. Passed with broad bipartisan majorities. #### Sources - [Congress.gov — bill text, summary & status](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/3373) - [Official House roll-call record](https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2022309) 10 ## Tax Cuts and Jobs Act H.R. 1 · 115th Congress — Date House passage December 20, 2017 (224–201) Status Became law, signed December 22, 2017 Andrew Clyde's Vote Not in office — Andrew Clyde took office after this vote. ### Impact on Everyday Americans Cut the corporate tax rate permanently and individual rates temporarily, doubled the standard deduction, and capped the state-and-local-tax (SALT) deduction. The largest tax overhaul in a generation; supporters cited growth and simpler filing, while critics noted the largest benefits flowed to corporations and higher earners and that it added to the deficit. It passed on party lines. #### Sources - [Congress.gov — bill text, summary & status](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/1) - [Official House roll-call record](https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2017699) 11 ## American Health Care Act H.R. 1628 · 115th Congress — Date House passage May 4, 2017 (217–213) Status Passed House; failed in the Senate — did not become law Andrew Clyde's Vote Not in office — Andrew Clyde took office after this vote. ### Impact on Everyday Americans The principal effort to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act — rolling back the Medicaid expansion, restructuring subsidies, and weakening protections tied to pre-existing conditions. The Congressional Budget Office estimated tens of millions would lose coverage. It passed the House but failed in the Senate. #### Sources - [Congress.gov — bill text, summary & status](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/1628) - [Official House roll-call record](https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2017256) 12 ## For the People Act H.R. 1 · 117th Congress NO Date House passage March 3, 2021 (220–210) Status Passed House; stalled in the Senate — did not become law Andrew Clyde's Vote Voted **NO** — with nearly all Republicans. ### Impact on Everyday Americans A sweeping elections-and-ethics overhaul — automatic and same-day voter registration, expanded mail and early voting, nonpartisan redistricting, new campaign-finance disclosure, and tighter conflict-of-interest rules. Supporters called it the most significant voting-rights expansion in decades; opponents called it federal overreach into state-run elections. It passed the House but stalled in the Senate. #### Sources - [Congress.gov — bill text, summary & status](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/1) - [Official House roll-call record](https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/202162) Constituent Access ## Town Halls Open public forums with constituents · review period 2021–2026 **The finding is the absence of open in-person forums.** No open public town hall by Clyde is documented in the review period. In March 2025, more than 100 constituents rallied on the Gainesville square demanding he hold one. ## Documented Record - **March 4, 2025 — Gainesville square.** More than 100 Northeast Georgia residents gathered outside Clyde's district office demanding he hold a town hall to address their concerns about the new administration. No open in-person Clyde town hall in the review period has been documented in local press. Verified against the Gainesville Times (March 2025). The absence finding reflects local media searches; constituents with records of an open in-person Clyde town hall are encouraged to submit a correction via the contact link. ## Sources - [Gainesville Times — protesters demand Clyde hold a town hall (Mar 4, 2025)](https://www.gainesvilletimes.com/news/government/protesters-gather-in-gainesville-calling-for-andrew-clyde-to-hold-town-hall/) - [Rep. Andrew Clyde — official House site](https://clyde.house.gov/) Campaign Finance ## Campaign Finance 2025–26 cycle · Federal Election Commission Raised$603K Spent$315K Cash on Hand$385K Clyde's PAC money comes from **conservative leadership PACs** — including the House Freedom Fund — plus auto dealers, realtors, Home Depot, and SpaceX. Pinned — AIPAC Money $0 this cycle [AIPAC's FEC disbursement filings](https://www.fec.gov/data/disbursements/?committee_id=C00797670&recipient_name=C00740100) report no contributions or earmarked donor money to this campaign in the 2025–26 cycle. ## Top PAC & Committee Contributors | # | Contributor | Amount | | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | Let's Get to Work PAC | $7,000 | | 2 | Conservative Opportunity Leadership & Enterprise PAC | $6,000 | | 3 | Home Depot PAC | $5,000 | | 4 | SpaceX PAC | $5,000 | | 5 | House Freedom Fund | $5,000 | | 6 | National Automobile Dealers Assn PAC | $5,000 | | 7 | National Assn of Realtors PAC | $5,000 | | 8 | SEAL PAC | $5,000 | | 9 | Rudy for Indiana | $4,000 | | 10 | National Association For Gun Rights INC PAC | $3,211 | Source: Federal Election Commission, 2025–26 cycle. Direct PAC contributions and committee transfers only — individual donors, earmarked conduit pass-throughs, refunds, and loans are excluded. Figures auto-pulled from FEC filings. ## Sources - [FEC — candidate profile & filings](https://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H0GA09246/) Accountability ## PPP Loan A COVID-era Paycheck Protection Program loan tied to this person's business Forgiven in full — $156,697 with interest BusinessClyde Armory, Inc. (Bogart, GA) Loan$154,950 ApprovedApril 2020 Jobs reported11 LenderOconee State Bank The firearms retailer Rep. Clyde founded and owns. The loan was fully forgiven ($156,697 with interest). Clyde has been a vocal opponent of federal student-loan forgiveness. Sources - [ProPublica — Tracking PPP](https://projects.propublica.org/coronavirus/bailouts/loans/clyde-armory-inc-6043197209) - [Atlanta Journal-Constitution](https://www.ajc.com/politics/white-house-calls-out-republicans-who-blast-debt-cancellation-but-had-ppp-loans/BMN3MJFIRVH7JIAZI2OUKNXQ3Y/) The Paycheck Protection Program was a lawful pandemic-relief program; many loans were forgiven under its rules. Figures are from the SBA's public loan data via the source(s) listed. Forgiveness is stated only where the record shows it; a “paid in full” status does not by itself confirm forgiveness. Accountability ## Scandals Reported controversies, charges & ethics matters · past decade May 2021Controversy — public remarks ### Described January 6 as resembling a “normal tourist visit” Stood by the remark At a May 2021 House hearing, Clyde said footage of people entering the Capitol on January 6 looked, in parts, like “a normal tourist visit” — a characterization widely criticized as downplaying the attack. He stood by the statement, though photographs from that day showed him helping barricade a House chamber door as rioters approached. Sources - [CNN — Clyde's “normal tourist visit” comment](https://www.cnn.com/2021/05/13/politics/andrew-clyde-january-6-riot/index.html) - [Washington Post — photos show Clyde barricading doors](https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/05/18/clyde-tourist-capitol-riot-photos/) Each item is drawn from published reporting or official records, with sources listed. Where a matter was dismissed, settled, withdrawn, or remains pending, that disposition is noted; allegations are identified as such, and inclusion does not imply a finding of guilt. Corrections are welcome via the contact link below. ## Verification Resources - [House Clerk roll-call votes](https://clerk.house.gov/Votes) - [Andrew Clyde — Congressional Biographical Directory](https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/C001116) - [FEC — campaign finance filings](https://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H0GA09246/) Vote positions are taken from official roll-call records, not secondhand summaries. 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