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State Level Legislator Fact Sheet · Georgia House of Representatives · District 113

Sharon Henderson

Party Democrat
In Office 2023 – present (suspended)
House Role Member · Henry/Newton (suspended)
Scope of This Review 2023 – 2025

Sharon Henderson, a Democrat representing House District 113 across Henry and Newton counties, took office in January 2023. In December 2025 she was federally indicted for pandemic-unemployment fraud, pleaded not guilty, and was suspended from office by Governor Kemp while the case proceeds (see Scandals, below). On the Republican majority's marquee bills during her active tenure she voted with the Democratic minority. (The 2019 Heartbeat Bill predates her tenure, and the 2026-session bills fall during her suspension; neither is shown.)

1 / 6Henderson voted against the Republican priorities below through her active 2025 session, with several excused absences. (She was suspended before the 2026-session votes.)

Methodology. Each vote is Rep. Henderson'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. Henderson's 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.

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02

Tort Reform

SB 68 · 2025 Session
EXCUSED
Floor Vote
House vote (Immediately Transmit), 2025 session — 94–77
Status
Became law — Gov. Kemp's signature 2025 priority
Rep. Henderson's Vote
Excused — did not 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.

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03

Religious Freedom Restoration Act

SB 36 · 2025 Session
EXCUSED
Floor Vote
House vote (Passage), 2025 session — 96–70
Status
Became law (2025 session)
Rep. Henderson's Vote
Excused — did not 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.

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04

Gender-Affirming Care Ban (Minors)

SB 140 · 2023 Session
NAY
Floor Vote
House vote (Immediately Transmit), 2023 session — 97–74
Status
Became law (2023 session)
Rep. Henderson's Vote
Voted NAY — against 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.

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05

Right to IVF

HB 428 · 2025 Session
YEA
Floor Vote
House vote (Passage), 2025 session — 172–0
Status
Became law (2025 session)
Rep. Henderson'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

06

State Income Tax Cut

HB 111 · 2025 Session
NAY
Floor Vote
House vote (Passage), 2025 session — 110–60
Status
Became law (2025 session)
Rep. Henderson's Vote
Voted NAY — against 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.

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Constituent Access

Town Halls

Public meetings with constituents · 2023 – 2025

During her active tenure Henderson engaged constituents through the Henry and Newton county delegations.

Documented Record

  • Henderson was part of the Newton County legislative delegation (with Rep. Tim Fleming) and the Henry County delegation, which hold pre- and post-session constituent town halls and virtual meetings.
  • Following her December 2025 indictment, Governor Kemp suspended her from office pending the case; a review commission process governs suspended legislators.

Henderson was suspended from office in December 2025; this record covers her active tenure. State legislators' constituent-event records are thin and locally reported. Corrections are welcome via the contact link below.

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Campaign Finance

Campaign Finance

Who funded Rep. Henderson · while in office

Top Contributors

Sharon Henderson’s largest reported contributors, pulled live from the Georgia Ethics Commission (PeachFile).

#ContributorTotal
1Civil Justice PAC (Atlanta, GA)$1,500.00
2Committee of Automobile Retail Dealers of Georgia (Atlanta, GA)$850.00
3Community Bank Employees For a Better Government PAC Fund (Marietta, GA)$500.00
4EventBright (San Francisco, CA)$372.00
5Georgia Amusement & Music Operators Association PAC (Braselton, GA)$250.00

$7,894 raised · $15 cash on hand — as of Apr 30, 2026 (GA Ethics latest filing).

Source: Georgia Government Transparency & Campaign Finance Commission (PeachFile).

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Accountability

Scandals

Reported controversies, charges & ethics matters · past decade

December 2025Criminal — fraud

Suspended after a federal pandemic-unemployment fraud indictment

Indicted Dec 2025 (theft of government funds + false statements); pleaded not guilty; suspended from office by Gov. Kemp; case pending — no plea entered as of mid-2026.

Rep. Henderson was federally indicted on December 2, 2025 on two counts of theft of government funds and ten counts of making false statements, accused of collecting roughly $17,811 in pandemic unemployment assistance. Prosecutors said she began applying in June 2020 — while a candidate for the House — and certified she was working as a Henry County substitute teacher despite not having worked for the district since 2018. Governor Kemp suspended her from office pending the case; unlike two colleagues in the same pandemic-fraud sweep, she did not resign and pleaded not guilty. She separately qualified to run for a State Senate seat. The case remained pending in mid-2026.

Sources

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

Vote positions are Rep. Henderson'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.

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