# Mary Ann Santos (GA House D-117) — Legislator Fact Sheet · The GA Files > Mary Ann Santos (D, House District 117 — Henry/Newton), a first-term legislator: her votes, constituent access, and donors — a state-level legislator fact sheet. *Source: https://thegafiles.com/MaryAnnSantos.html · The GA Files (thegafiles.com)* --- State Level Legislator Fact Sheet · Georgia House of Representatives · District 117 # Mary Ann Santos Party Democrat In Office 2025 – present House Role Member · Henry/Newton Scope of This Review 2025 – 2026 Mary Ann Santos, a Democrat representing House District 117 across Henry and Newton counties, took office in January 2025. She votes mostly with the Democratic minority on the Republican majority's marquee bills, crossing over on the income-tax cut. (Bills predating her 2025 term are not shown.) 3 / 8In her freshman term Santos voted **NO on most Republican priorities** below and **YEA on the IVF and medical-cannabis measures**, also crossing over to support the income-tax cut (HB111). **Methodology.** Each vote is Rep. Santos'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 NAY Floor Vote House vote (Passage), 2025 session — 100–64 Status Became law (2025 session) Rep. Santos' Vote Voted **NAY** — against 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 NAY Floor Vote House vote (Immediately Transmit), 2025 session — 94–77 Status Became law — Gov. Kemp's signature 2025 priority Rep. Santos' Vote Voted **NAY** — against 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 NAY Floor Vote House vote (Passage), 2025 session — 96–70 Status Became law (2025 session) Rep. Santos' Vote Voted **NAY** — against 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 ## Right to IVF HB 428 · 2025 Session YEA Floor Vote House vote (Passage), 2025 session — 172–0 Status Became law (2025 session) Rep. Santos' 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) 05 ## State Income Tax Cut HB 111 · 2025 Session YEA Floor Vote House vote (Passage), 2025 session — 110–60 Status Became law (2025 session) Rep. Santos' 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) 06 ## Property Tax Relief (LHOST) SB 33 · 2026 Session NAY Floor Vote House vote (Agree to Senate Amend to House Sub), 2026 session — 97–72 Status Became law (2026 session) Rep. Santos' Vote Voted **NAY** — against 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) 07 ## Homelessness Enforcement HB 295 · 2026 Session NAY Floor Vote House vote (Agree to Senate Amend as HAm), 2026 session — 93–76 Status Became law (2026 session) Rep. Santos' Vote Voted **NAY** — against 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) 08 ## 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. Santos' 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 2025 Santos, a first-term member, helps host the Henry County legislative delegation town halls. ## Documented Record - Santos co-hosted the **Henry County legislative delegation town hall on May 27, 2025** at Shiloh Baptist Church Family Life Center in McDonough, alongside Reps. Douglas, Flournoy and Holly and Sen. Davenport. - She also works through the Newton County delegation's constituent meetings; as a first-term member her independent event record is still developing. State legislators' constituent-event records are thin and locally reported, and Santos is a first-term member; this section will be expanded as more events are documented. Corrections are welcome via the contact link below. ## Sources - [Henry County legislators host town halls — HenryGA News](https://henryga.news/2025/05/23/henry-county-legislators-to-host-town-halls-on-may-27-and-29/) - [Georgia House District 117 — Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Georgia_House_of_Representatives_District_117) Campaign Finance ## Campaign Finance Who's funding Rep. Santos · recent cycles Pinned — Individuals + a Law Firm Maxed individuals + law office Santos's reported donors are a personal mix — maxed-out individual supporters and a law office — the locally-rooted profile of a newer committee. ## Top Contributors Santos's largest reported contributors from the Georgia Ethics Commission (PeachFile). | # | Contributor | Total | | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | Cummings, Nicola (Macon, GA) | $3,300.00 | | 2 | The Law Offices of L. Marcius Joseph & Associates (Atlanta, GA) | $3,300.00 | | 3 | Garcia-Sjogrim, Humberto (Atlanta, GA) | $1,800.00 | | 4 | Georgia Alliance for Community Hospitals, Inc. (Tifton, GA) | $1,500.00 | | 5 | Jackson, Chris (Marietta, GA) | $1,500.00 | | 6 | Arredondo, Jacob (McDonough, GA) | $1,200.00 | | 7 | Roman, Modesto (Des Plaines, IL) | $1,000.00 | | 8 | Committee to Elect Carolyn F. Hugley (Columbus, GA) | $1,000.00 | | 9 | Evans, Stacey (Atlanta, GA) | $1,000.00 | | 10 | Committee to Elect Jason Esteves, Inc. (Atlanta, GA) | $1,000.00 | **$52,755** raised · **$5,184** cash on hand — as of **Jun 13, 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) ## Verification Resources - [Georgia General Assembly — House roll-call votes](https://www.legis.ga.gov/votes/house) - [Georgia House District 117 — Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Georgia_House_of_Representatives_District_117) - [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. Santos'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)