# Georgia State House — District 90 — 2026 Candidates — The GA Files > Where the 2026 candidates for Georgia State House — District 90 stand — bio, prior offices, top donors, positions on DEI, LGBTQ+, abortion, and data centers, plus any scandals. Sourced. *Source: https://thegafiles.com/candidates/house-district-90.html · The GA Files (thegafiles.com)* --- [← 2026 Candidates](https://thegafiles.com/candidates.html) # Georgia State House — District 90 D ### Bentley Hudgins Democratic nominee · organizer, ex-HRC Georgia director Bentley Hudgins is a Democrat, longtime Georgia organizer, and — until taking leave to run — the Human Rights Campaign's Georgia State Director. A Mercer University graduate (philosophy, with a bioethics focus), they have organized with the ACLU of Georgia, the Georgia AFL-CIO, the Georgia Budget & Policy Institute, and the New Georgia Project — registering thousands of voters and helping more than 20,000 Georgians get COVID vaccines. Hudgins won the May 2026 Democratic primary outright with 66% for this open, heavily Democratic intown seat (Rep. Saira Draper vacated it to run for the state Senate). If elected, Hudgins would be the first openly non-binary and first Japanese-American member of the Georgia legislature. #### Previously held - Georgia State Director, Human Rights Campaign (on leave for the campaign) - Organizer — ACLU of Georgia, Georgia AFL-CIO, Georgia Budget & Policy Institute, New Georgia Project - Mercer University — B.A., Philosophy (bioethics) #### Top contributors About $68,000 raised — roughly 40× the Republican nominee's haul. A grassroots, movement-backed campaign that pledges to take no corporate PAC money: support from national youth-and-Democratic groups like David Hogg's Leaders We Deserve, plus local Atlanta and Decatur donors. - $3,310.00 — Robert Bradford (Decatur, GA) - $3,300.00 — Leaders We Deserve — Georgia (Washington, DC) - $3,300.00 — Mina Turabi (GA) - $3,300.00 — Horizon Strategies (GA) - $3,125.00 — Royce Mann (Atlanta, GA) - $3,000.00 — Argosy (Atlanta, GA) - $2,000.00 — Ronaldo Amador (Atlanta, GA) - $1,600.00 — Linda Fung (Atlanta, GA) **$67,562** raised · **$29,874** cash on hand — as of **May 15, 2026** (GA Ethics latest filing). Source: [Georgia Ethics Commission (PeachFile)](https://peachfile.ethics.ga.gov) #### Where they stand Education The campaign centered cost-of-living and civil rights; a former Georgia Budget & Policy Institute organizer, Hudgins backs fully funding public schools, though education was not a headline issue. Source: [Bentley Hudgins — campaign](https://bentleyforus.com/) Healthcare Backs full Medicaid expansion — calling it “long-overdue” and needed to cover the 350,000–500,000 uninsured Georgians in the coverage gap. Source: [Decaturish — HD-90 Q&A](https://www.decaturish.com/voter_guide/candidate-q-a-state-house-district-90/article_071d125a-65a4-4fa4-ab99-aef582539ade.html) Minimum Wage A union member and former Georgia AFL-CIO organizer who runs on lowering the cost of living for working families and supports raising wages; no specific figure was stated. Source: [Decaturish — HD-90 Q&A](https://www.decaturish.com/voter_guide/candidate-q-a-state-house-district-90/article_071d125a-65a4-4fa4-ab99-aef582539ade.html) Homelessness Housing is a signature issue: would bar corporate investors from buying up single-family homes, end Georgia's ban on local rent regulation, and enact a statewide Tenant Bill of Rights. Source: [Decaturish — HD-90 Q&A](https://www.decaturish.com/voter_guide/candidate-q-a-state-house-district-90/article_071d125a-65a4-4fa4-ab99-aef582539ade.html) Veterans Affairs No specific statement on veterans' affairs surfaced in the campaign's available materials. Source: [Bentley Hudgins — campaign](https://bentleyforus.com/) Immigration A former ACLU of Georgia organizer; no specific state-level immigration position was detailed in the voter guide. Source: [Decaturish — HD-90 Q&A](https://www.decaturish.com/voter_guide/candidate-q-a-state-house-district-90/article_071d125a-65a4-4fa4-ab99-aef582539ade.html) Gun Control A progressive Democrat who campaigns on community safety; no standalone gun-policy statement surfaced in available coverage. Source: [Bentley Hudgins — campaign](https://bentleyforus.com/) Abortion A civil-rights-focused Democrat aligned with the party's support for abortion rights and bodily autonomy; no standalone statement appeared in the guide. Source: [Decaturish — HD-90 Q&A](https://www.decaturish.com/voter_guide/candidate-q-a-state-house-district-90/article_071d125a-65a4-4fa4-ab99-aef582539ade.html) LGBTQ+ A career LGBTQ+ advocate — as HRC's Georgia State Director, Hudgins helped defeat dozens of anti-LGBTQ bills (15 in the last session alone) and is HRC PAC-endorsed. Would be the first openly non-binary member of the Georgia legislature. Source: [Human Rights Campaign — endorsement](https://www.hrc.org/press-releases/human-rights-campaign-pac-endorses-organizer-advocate-bentley-hudgins-for-georgias-90th-state-house-district) DEI A longtime civil-rights and voting-rights organizer who champions diversity, equity, and inclusion. Source: [Bentley Hudgins — Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Bentley_Hudgins) Marijuana No specific statement on marijuana policy surfaced in available coverage. Source: [Bentley Hudgins — campaign](https://bentleyforus.com/) Data centers Calls for a moratorium on new data centers, an end to their tax breaks, and holding them accountable for the power-cost increases they push onto ratepayers. Source: [Decaturish — HD-90 Q&A](https://www.decaturish.com/voter_guide/candidate-q-a-state-house-district-90/article_071d125a-65a4-4fa4-ab99-aef582539ade.html) #### Scandals None documented. [Campaign site](https://bentleyforus.com/) · [Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Bentley_Hudgins) · [HRC endorsement](https://www.hrc.org/press-releases/human-rights-campaign-pac-endorses-organizer-advocate-bentley-hudgins-for-georgias-90th-state-house-district) R ### Samantha Boston Republican nominee · commodity analyst Samantha Boston is a commodity analyst and the Republican nominee for House District 90 — one of the most Democratic districts in Georgia (intown Atlanta and DeKalb: Candler Park, Kirkwood, East Lake, Flat Shoals, and Bouldercrest). She ran a minimal, largely under-the-radar campaign; local reporters were unable to reach her, and little of her platform is on the public record. #### Previously held - Commodity analyst - First-time candidate for the Georgia House #### Top contributors A token campaign in one of Georgia's bluest seats: about $1,650 raised — roughly one-40th of the Democratic nominee's total — led by the Georgia House Republican Trust and the DeKalb County GOP. - $1,000.00 — Georgia House Republican Trust, Inc. (Acworth, GA) - $400.00 — DeKalb County Republican Party, Inc. (Atlanta, GA) - $200.00 — Larry Gentry (Tucker, GA) - $50.00 — Michael Pusateri (Atlanta, GA) **$1,650** raised · **$436** cash on hand — as of **Apr 30, 2026** (GA Ethics latest filing). Source: [Georgia Ethics Commission (PeachFile)](https://peachfile.ethics.ga.gov) #### Where they stand Education No specific position surfaced — Boston ran a minimal campaign and did not respond to the district's voter guide. Source: [Decaturish — HD-90 voter guide](https://www.decaturish.com/voter_guide/candidate-q-a-state-house-district-90/article_071d125a-65a4-4fa4-ab99-aef582539ade.html) Healthcare No specific position surfaced — Boston ran a minimal campaign and did not respond to the district's voter guide. Source: [Decaturish — HD-90 voter guide](https://www.decaturish.com/voter_guide/candidate-q-a-state-house-district-90/article_071d125a-65a4-4fa4-ab99-aef582539ade.html) Minimum Wage No specific position surfaced — Boston ran a minimal campaign and did not respond to the district's voter guide. Source: [Decaturish — HD-90 voter guide](https://www.decaturish.com/voter_guide/candidate-q-a-state-house-district-90/article_071d125a-65a4-4fa4-ab99-aef582539ade.html) Homelessness No specific position surfaced — Boston ran a minimal campaign and did not respond to the district's voter guide. Source: [Decaturish — HD-90 voter guide](https://www.decaturish.com/voter_guide/candidate-q-a-state-house-district-90/article_071d125a-65a4-4fa4-ab99-aef582539ade.html) Veterans Affairs No specific position surfaced — Boston ran a minimal campaign and did not respond to the district's voter guide. Source: [Decaturish — HD-90 voter guide](https://www.decaturish.com/voter_guide/candidate-q-a-state-house-district-90/article_071d125a-65a4-4fa4-ab99-aef582539ade.html) Immigration No specific position surfaced — Boston ran a minimal campaign and did not respond to the district's voter guide. As the GOP nominee she is presumed to align with the party's stricter-enforcement posture. Source: [Decaturish — HD-90 voter guide](https://www.decaturish.com/voter_guide/candidate-q-a-state-house-district-90/article_071d125a-65a4-4fa4-ab99-aef582539ade.html) Gun Control No specific position surfaced — Boston ran a minimal campaign and did not respond to the district's voter guide. Consistent with the Republican caucus's support for gun rights. Source: [Decaturish — HD-90 voter guide](https://www.decaturish.com/voter_guide/candidate-q-a-state-house-district-90/article_071d125a-65a4-4fa4-ab99-aef582539ade.html) Abortion No specific position surfaced — Boston ran a minimal campaign and did not respond to the district's voter guide. The Georgia GOP she runs with backs the state's abortion restrictions. Source: [Decaturish — HD-90 voter guide](https://www.decaturish.com/voter_guide/candidate-q-a-state-house-district-90/article_071d125a-65a4-4fa4-ab99-aef582539ade.html) LGBTQ+ No specific position surfaced — Boston ran a minimal campaign and did not respond to the district's voter guide. Source: [Decaturish — HD-90 voter guide](https://www.decaturish.com/voter_guide/candidate-q-a-state-house-district-90/article_071d125a-65a4-4fa4-ab99-aef582539ade.html) DEI No specific position surfaced — Boston ran a minimal campaign and did not respond to the district's voter guide. Source: [Decaturish — HD-90 voter guide](https://www.decaturish.com/voter_guide/candidate-q-a-state-house-district-90/article_071d125a-65a4-4fa4-ab99-aef582539ade.html) Marijuana No specific position surfaced — Boston ran a minimal campaign and did not respond to the district's voter guide. Source: [Decaturish — HD-90 voter guide](https://www.decaturish.com/voter_guide/candidate-q-a-state-house-district-90/article_071d125a-65a4-4fa4-ab99-aef582539ade.html) Data centers No specific position surfaced — Boston ran a minimal campaign and did not respond to the district's voter guide. Source: [Decaturish — HD-90 voter guide](https://www.decaturish.com/voter_guide/candidate-q-a-state-house-district-90/article_071d125a-65a4-4fa4-ab99-aef582539ade.html) #### Scandals None documented. [Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Samantha_Boston) [⬇ Share image](https://thegafiles.com/share/candidates/house-district-90.png) [⬇ Download for offline](https://thegafiles.com/candidates/house-district-90.offline.html) Every entry is drawn from published reporting, official records, or the candidate's own statements, with sources on each item. Policy summaries are condensed from that reporting and reflect the candidate's stated positions; where a matter is an allegation or unresolved, that is noted, and inclusion is not a finding of guilt. Contributor figures are early/partial where the official itemized filings (Georgia Ethics Commission) are still being compiled. Corrections welcome via the contact link in the footer. Last updated 2026-06-17.