# David Clark (GA House D-100) — Legislator Fact Sheet · The GA Files > David Clark (R, House District 100 — Gwinnett), an Army veteran and frequent intra-party agitator: his votes, constituent access, donors, and controversies. *Source: https://thegafiles.com/DavidClark.html · The GA Files (thegafiles.com)* --- State Level Legislator Fact Sheet · Georgia House of Representatives · District 100 # David Clark Party Republican In Office 2015 – present House Role Member · Gwinnett County Scope of This Review 2019 – 2026 David Clark, a Gwinnett Republican and Army veteran, has served in the House since 2015 and has repeatedly clashed with his own party's leadership. The 2021 redraw moved his seat number from District 98 to District 100 (Buford/Sugar Hill). He votes a uniform Republican line on the bills below. (His 2019 abortion-ban vote was cast under the former House District 98.) 10 / 10Clark voted **YEA on all ten** of the key bills below — with the Republican majority every time. **Methodology.** Each vote is Rep. Clark's actual position from the official Georgia roll call (legis.ga.gov), transcribed into a verified vote database and cross-checked against the published Yea/Nay totals. The chamber tally and final status (became law / died in House) are noted per bill. 01 ## Riley Gaines Act SB 1 · 2025 Session YEA Floor Vote House vote (Passage), 2025 session — 100–64 Status Became law (2025 session) Rep. Clark's Vote Voted **YEA** — with the chamber majority, on a party-line vote. ### Impact on Everyday Georgians Bars transgender women and girls from competing on female school and college sports teams and requires K–12 and college sports, locker rooms, and restrooms to be designated by sex assigned at birth. Supporters framed it as protecting fairness and safety in women's sports; opponents — including LGBTQ advocates and some parents — said it stigmatizes transgender students and invites invasive enforcement. #### Sources - [LegiScan — SB 1 bill text, history & roll calls](https://legiscan.com/GA/bill/SB1/2025) 02 ## Tort Reform SB 68 · 2025 Session YEA Floor Vote House vote (Immediately Transmit), 2025 session — 94–77 Status Became law — Gov. Kemp's signature 2025 priority Rep. Clark's Vote Voted **YEA** — with the chamber majority, on a party-line vote. ### Impact on Everyday Georgians Overhauled Georgia's civil-litigation rules — limiting when businesses and property owners can be sued (notably for negligent-security claims), changing how juries are told about medical damages, and allowing trials to be split into liability and damages phases. Backers said it would lower insurance costs and curb runaway verdicts; trial lawyers and consumer advocates warned it makes it harder for injured Georgians to recover full damages. #### Sources - [LegiScan — SB 68 bill text, history & roll calls](https://legiscan.com/GA/bill/SB68/2025) 03 ## Religious Freedom Restoration Act SB 36 · 2025 Session YEA Floor Vote House vote (Passage), 2025 session — 96–70 Status Became law (2025 session) Rep. Clark's Vote Voted **YEA** — with the chamber majority, on a party-line vote. ### Impact on Everyday Georgians Georgia's Religious Freedom Restoration Act bars state and local government from “substantially burdening” a person's exercise of religion without a compelling interest. Supporters called it a long-sought protection mirroring the 1993 federal law; opponents — including civil-rights groups and some businesses — warned it could be used to justify discrimination, particularly against LGBTQ Georgians, since the state has no statewide anti-discrimination law. #### Sources - [LegiScan — SB 36 bill text, history & roll calls](https://legiscan.com/GA/bill/SB36/2025) 04 ## Gender-Affirming Care Ban (Minors) SB 140 · 2023 Session YEA Floor Vote House vote (Immediately Transmit), 2023 session — 97–74 Status Became law (2023 session) Rep. Clark's Vote Voted **YEA** — with the chamber majority, on a party-line vote. ### Impact on Everyday Georgians Prohibits hormone therapy and surgical gender-affirming care for transgender minors in Georgia, with limited exceptions. Supporters said it shields children from irreversible decisions; major medical associations and families of transgender youth opposed it, arguing it overrides parents and doctors and strips away evidence-based care. #### Sources - [LegiScan — SB 140 bill text, history & roll calls](https://legiscan.com/GA/bill/SB140/2023) 05 ## Heartbeat Bill (Abortion Ban) HB 481 · 2019 Session YEA Floor Vote House vote (Agree to Senate Substitute), 2019 session — 92–78 Status Became law (2019); took effect in 2022 after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade Rep. Clark's Vote Voted **YEA** — with the chamber majority, on a party-line vote. Cast under the former House District 98 (pre-2022 maps). ### Impact on Everyday Georgians Bans most abortions once embryonic cardiac activity is detected — around six weeks, before many people know they are pregnant — with narrow exceptions. Blocked by courts for years, it took effect in 2022 after _Dobbs_. It sharply curtailed abortion access in Georgia and has reshaped how doctors manage pregnancy complications across the region. #### Sources - [LegiScan — HB 481 bill text, history & roll calls](https://legiscan.com/GA/bill/HB481/2019) 06 ## Right to IVF HB 428 · 2025 Session YEA Floor Vote House vote (Passage), 2025 session — 172–0 Status Became law (2025 session) Rep. Clark's Vote Voted **YEA** — with the chamber majority, on a bipartisan vote. ### Impact on Everyday Georgians Establishes a state right to access in-vitro fertilization (IVF) and protects providers — one of the rare bipartisan votes in this set. It followed national alarm after an Alabama court ruling threatened IVF, and aimed to reassure Georgia families pursuing fertility treatment that the procedure would remain legal and available. #### Sources - [LegiScan — HB 428 bill text, history & roll calls](https://legiscan.com/GA/bill/HB428/2025) 07 ## State Income Tax Cut HB 111 · 2025 Session YEA Floor Vote House vote (Passage), 2025 session — 110–60 Status Became law (2025 session) Rep. Clark's Vote Voted **YEA** — with the chamber majority, on a party-line vote. ### Impact on Everyday Georgians Accelerated Georgia's move to a lower flat income tax, cutting the rate ahead of schedule (to 5.19%). Supporters said it returns surplus money to taxpayers; critics cautioned that flat-rate cuts deliver the largest dollar benefits to higher earners and reduce the revenue available for schools, health care, and public services. #### Sources - [LegiScan — HB 111 bill text, history & roll calls](https://legiscan.com/GA/bill/HB111/2025) 08 ## Property Tax Relief (LHOST) SB 33 · 2026 Session YEA Floor Vote House vote (Agree to Senate Amend to House Sub), 2026 session — 97–72 Status Became law (2026 session) Rep. Clark's Vote Voted **YEA** — with the chamber majority, on a party-line vote. ### Impact on Everyday Georgians Authorizes a local-option homestead sales tax and related homestead relief, letting communities offset rising property-tax bills driven by climbing home values. Supporters framed it as relief for homeowners squeezed by reassessments; critics noted sales taxes are regressive and that any relief depends on each community choosing to adopt it. #### Sources - [LegiScan — SB 33 bill text, history & roll calls](https://legiscan.com/GA/bill/SB33/2026) 09 ## Homelessness Enforcement HB 295 · 2026 Session YEA Floor Vote House vote (Agree to Senate Amend as HAm), 2026 session — 93–76 Status Became law (2026 session) Rep. Clark's Vote Voted **YEA** — with the chamber majority, on a party-line vote. ### Impact on Everyday Georgians Restricts unsanctioned public camping and sleeping and presses local governments toward enforcement and state-directed approaches to homelessness. Supporters said it keeps public spaces safe and orderly; homeless-services advocates warned it criminalizes poverty and can push people away from services without adding any housing. #### Sources - [LegiScan — HB 295 bill text, history & roll calls](https://legiscan.com/GA/bill/HB295/2026) 10 ## Medical Cannabis Expansion SB 220 · 2026 Session YEA Floor Vote House vote (Agree to Senate Amend to House Sub), 2026 session — 144–21 Status Became law (2026 session) Rep. Clark's Vote Voted **YEA** — with the chamber majority, on a bipartisan vote. ### Impact on Everyday Georgians Expands Georgia's low-THC medical cannabis program — broadening the qualifying conditions and access for registered patients — and passed with bipartisan support. It widened eligibility for Georgians managing chronic and serious illnesses under the state's tightly regulated program. #### Sources - [LegiScan — SB 220 bill text, history & roll calls](https://legiscan.com/GA/bill/SB220/2026) Constituent Access ## Town Halls Public meetings with constituents · since 2015 Clark engages constituents through the Gwinnett County legislative delegation and Gwinnett Chamber events rather than a fixed personal town-hall series. ## Documented Record - Clark is a member of the **Gwinnett County legislative delegation**, whose members appear at Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce legislative events and county delegation meetings during and after the session. - No fixed recurring open-to-all personal town-hall series surfaced in local press beyond his delegation and chamber appearances and direct constituent service. State legislators' constituent-event records are thin and locally reported; this section will be expanded as more events are documented. Corrections are welcome via the contact link below. ## Sources - [Gwinnett Chamber — legislative coverage](https://gwinnettchamber.org/2024-primary-election-results/) - [David Clark — Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/David_Clark_(Georgia)) Campaign Finance ## Campaign Finance Who's funding Rep. Clark · recent cycles Pinned — Realtors + Individuals Realtors PAC + personal donors Clark's reported donors lead with individual contributors and the **Georgia Realtors** PAC — a personal, real-estate-tinged ledger rather than the leadership-PAC money that flows to committee chairs (Clark has repeatedly feuded with his own leadership). ## Top Contributors Clark's largest reported contributors from the Georgia Ethics Commission (PeachFile). | # | Contributor | Total | | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | Competitive Georgia Action Fund (Griffin, GA) | $3,300.00 | | 2 | Apollo Behavior Services, LLC (Suwanee, GA) | $2,800.00 | | 3 | AGC Georgia PAC (Atlanta, GA) | $500.00 | | 4 | Go Fund Me (Redwood City, CA) | $500.00 | | 5 | HILL, JUDSON (Hartford, CT) | $479.70 | **$8,680** raised · **$20** cash on hand — as of **May 7, 2026** (GA Ethics latest filing). Source: the Georgia Ethics Commission (Georgia campaign-finance filings). Reported top donors, not a full sector breakdown; Georgia does not produce OpenSecrets-style sector/industry rollups, and the Georgia Ethics Commission holds the official itemized filings. ## Sources - [Georgia Ethics Commission (PeachFile) — campaign finance](https://peachfile.ethics.ga.gov) - [Georgia Ethics Commission — official filings](https://media.ethics.ga.gov/search/Campaign/Campaign_ReportLog.aspx) - [OpenSecrets — Georgia state](https://www.opensecrets.org/states/GA) Accountability ## Scandals Reported controversies, charges & ethics matters · past decade 2020Conduct / controversy ### Removed from the House chamber for refusing a required COVID-19 test Barred from the House floor for the day; no legal charge. Part of a broader pattern of clashes with his own party's leadership. Rep. Clark, a Gwinnett Republican, was removed from the House chamber in 2020 after refusing to take a COVID-19 test that leadership had required for floor access during the pandemic session — a widely covered standoff. It fit a broader pattern of public conflict with his own party's leadership: in 2019 Speaker David Ralston stripped Clark of his committee chairmanship and relocated his office after Clark introduced a resolution calling for Ralston's resignation over reporting on Ralston's use of legislative leave to delay client criminal cases. Sources - [11Alive — Clark removed from House chamber over COVID test](https://www.11alive.com/article/news/politics/georgia-state-rep-removed-house-chamber-covid-test/85-4e79a192-a9b3-411f-8580-4838204db7fd) - [Ballotpedia — David Clark (Georgia)](https://ballotpedia.org/David_Clark_(Georgia)) 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 - [Georgia General Assembly — House roll-call votes](https://www.legis.ga.gov/votes/house) - [David Clark — Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/David_Clark_(Georgia)) - [Open States — Georgia legislators & votes](https://openstates.org/ga/legislators/) - [Georgia Ethics Commission — campaign finance](https://media.ethics.ga.gov/search/Campaign/Campaign_ReportLog.aspx) Vote positions are Rep. Clark's actual recorded votes from the official Georgia roll calls (legis.ga.gov), transcribed into a verified vote database and cross-checked against the published Yea/Nay totals. Campaign-finance figures are pulled live from the Georgia Government Transparency & Campaign Finance Commission (PeachFile) and are current to the committee's most recent filed disclosure report; Georgia does not produce OpenSecrets-style sector/industry rollups. [← All Legislators](https://thegafiles.com/legislators.html)