Georgia State House — District 99

Michelle Kang

Democratic nominee · nonprofit leader; 2024 nominee

Michelle Kang is a first-generation Korean American who immigrated to Georgia in 1992 and has lived in Gwinnett County for more than 30 years. She has worked in intellectual-property law, owned small retail and restaurant businesses, managed the Asian American Resource Center, and founded AAPI Outreach & Engagement, a consulting firm she ran from 2021 to 2024. She holds a master's in public administration from the University of Georgia and is a mother of three. She lost to Rep. Matt Reeves by 621 votes in 2024, then won the May 19, 2026 Democratic primary with 71.5% over Shelly Abraham. Her campaign is built around affordability — child care, rents and property taxes.

Previously held

2024 Democratic nominee, House District 99 (lost by 621 votes)
Founder, AAPI Outreach & Engagement (2021–2024)
Former manager, Asian American Resource Center
M.P.A., University of Georgia

Top contributors

$441,422 raised — the most of any Democratic nominee for the Georgia House, and 1.8 times her opponent. But she has spent heavily: about $352,000 so far, leaving $80,992 in the bank against Reeves's $303,551. Her largest donors mix national Democratic groups that recruit and back women and state-legislative candidates — EMILY's List and States Win — with Georgia women's and leadership PACs and Gwinnett individuals and businesses. Her largest single contribution is her own.

$6,800.00Michelle Kang (Suwanee, GA — the candidate)
$3,300.00EMILY's List (Washington, DC)
$3,300.00States Win Federal PAC (Covina, CA)
$3,300.00Way to Lead Georgia (Atlanta, GA)
$3,300.00United for Georgia Women, Inc. (Sandy Springs, GA)
$3,300.00Huashi A Park IFS Center (Duluth, GA)
$3,300.00Huashi A Park Sole Prop (Duluth, GA)
$3,300.00Christine Min (Atlanta, GA)
$3,300.00Seong H. Hong (LaGrange, GA)

$441,422 raised · $80,992 cash on hand — as of Sep 14, 2026 (GA Ethics latest filing).

Source: Georgia Ethics Commission (PeachFile) — cycle-to-date, Sept. 14, 2026 · Ballotpedia — Michelle Kang · AJC — 5 Georgia Legislature seats Republicans could lose in 2026 · Wikipedia — 2026 Georgia House of Representatives election

Where they stand

Education

Fully fund Georgia's Quality Basic Education formula, shrink class sizes, raise teacher pay, and add funding for special-education plans and classroom aides. Her platform also calls for “safer learning environments where every student can learn free from gun violence.”

Source: Michelle Kang for House District 99 — platform

Healthcare

“Healthcare is a human right, not a privilege.” Supports expanding Medicaid, warns that 310,000 to 750,000 Georgians could lose coverage if federal Medicaid cuts aren't reversed, and wants more mental-health, telehealth and mobile-clinic access.

Source: Michelle Kang for House District 99 — platform

Minimum Wage

We reviewed her 2026 platform, BallotReady profile and campaign coverage as of September 2026 and found no stated position on this. On pay and costs, she backs expanding Georgia's Earned Income Tax Credit and child-care tax credits, targeted income-tax cuts for households earning under $100,000, and fair wages for child-care workers.

Source: Michelle Kang for House District 99 — platform

Homelessness

We reviewed her 2026 platform, BallotReady profile and campaign coverage as of September 2026 and found no stated position on this. On housing, she proposes capping annual rent increases at 3%, protecting renters from unjust evictions, expanding affordable housing and helping first-time buyers.

Source: Michelle Kang for House District 99 — platform

Veterans Affairs

We reviewed her 2026 platform, BallotReady profile and campaign coverage as of September 2026 and found no stated position on this.

Source: Michelle Kang for House District 99 — platform · BallotReady — Michelle Kang

Immigration

Pledges to “stand up to anti-immigrant legislation,” end collaboration between local law enforcement and ICE, protect immigrant-owned businesses and expand language access.

Source: Michelle Kang for House District 99 — platform · BallotReady — Michelle Kang

Gun Control

We reviewed her 2026 platform, BallotReady profile and campaign coverage as of September 2026 and found no stated position on this. Her platform addresses gun violence only in the context of school safety and names no specific gun legislation.

Source: Michelle Kang for House District 99 — platform

Abortion

Supports “protecting reproductive freedom and improving maternal health, particularly for Black women, who face disproportionately high rates of preventable complications.”

Source: Michelle Kang for House District 99 — platform · BallotReady — Michelle Kang

LGBTQ+

We reviewed her 2026 platform, BallotReady profile and campaign coverage as of September 2026 and found no stated position on this.

Source: Michelle Kang for House District 99 — platform · BallotReady — Michelle Kang

DEI

We reviewed her 2026 platform, BallotReady profile and campaign coverage as of September 2026 and found no stated position on this. Her platform does call for “eliminating discrimination in care, so no one is denied treatment due to income, race, gender, or geography.”

Source: BallotReady — Michelle Kang

Marijuana

We reviewed her 2026 platform, BallotReady profile and campaign coverage as of September 2026 and found no stated position on this.

Source: Michelle Kang for House District 99 — platform · BallotReady — Michelle Kang

Data centers

We reviewed her 2026 platform, BallotReady profile and campaign coverage as of September 2026 and found no stated position on this.

Source: Michelle Kang for House District 99 — platform

Accountability File

None documented.

Campaign site · Ballotpedia

Matt Reeves

Republican incumbent · business & real estate attorney

R. Matthew Reeves is a Duluth attorney who has practiced business and real estate law for nearly 20 years at Andersen, Tate & Carr. A graduate of Mercer University and the University of Georgia School of Law, he served as legal counsel to the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee in 2008 and on Georgia's Evidence Code Commission, and spent five years on a local parks and recreation board. He ran for state Senate District 48 in 2020 and lost to Democrat Michelle Au — now the House District 50 incumbent — 56.2% to 43.8%. He won House District 99 in 2022 and held it in 2024 with 51.1%, beating Kang by 621 votes. He and his wife, Suzette, have three children and attend Perimeter Church.

Previously held

State Representative, House District 99 (2023–present)
2020 Republican nominee, Senate District 48 (lost to Michelle Au)
Legal counsel to the House Judiciary Committee chairman (2008)
Attorney, Andersen, Tate & Carr

Top contributors

$241,562 raised this cycle — but $303,551 in the bank, more than he has raised, because he carried money in from before it. He has spent only about $70,000 and reports $17,400 in outstanding loans. His largest donors lean toward Gwinnett's autism-therapy industry and the House Republican leadership: Autism Providers of Georgia and Apollo Behavior Services, Majority Leader Chuck Efstration, and Speaker Jon Burns's campaign committee.

$5,300.00Autism Providers of Georgia Inc (Suwanee, GA)
$4,600.00Chuck Efstration (Dacula, GA — House Majority Leader)
$3,800.00Apollo Behavior Services LLC (Suwanee, GA)
$3,300.00Friends of Jon Burns (Roswell, GA — House Speaker's campaign committee)
$3,300.00Georgia Association of Realtors PAC (Atlanta, GA)
$3,300.00Georgians for Tomorrow Inc (Atlanta, GA)
$3,300.00Sports Betting Alliance (Lubbock, TX)
$3,300.00George P. Flanigan (Dacula, GA)
$3,300.00G.P.'s Enterprises Inc (Auburn, GA)
$3,300.00Chung K. Chu (Duluth, GA)

$241,562 raised · $303,551 cash on hand — as of Sep 14, 2026 (GA Ethics latest filing).

Source: Georgia Ethics Commission (PeachFile) — cycle-to-date, Sept. 14, 2026 · GA Files fact sheet — Matt Reeves

Where they stand

Education

His campaign says he wants to “make sure that our schools serve children's educational needs and encourage parental involvement.” No specific school-funding or voucher position is stated.

Source: Matt Reeves for State House — campaign site

Healthcare

We reviewed his campaign site, legislative record and coverage as of September 2026 and found no stated position on this. He voted YES on HB 428 (2025), which created a state right to access IVF — one of the rare bipartisan votes of the session.

Source: GA Files fact sheet — Matt Reeves · Georgia General Assembly — House roll-call votes

Minimum Wage

We reviewed his campaign site, legislative record and coverage as of September 2026 and found no stated position on this. His campaign argues solutions come from “work, education, family, faith, freedom … small business … not more big government.” He voted YES on HB 111 (2025), accelerating Georgia's income-tax cut.

Source: Matt Reeves for State House — campaign site · GA Files fact sheet — Matt Reeves

Homelessness

Voted YES on HB 295 (2026), which restricts unsanctioned public camping and sleeping and pushes local governments toward enforcement.

Source: GA Files fact sheet — Matt Reeves · Georgia General Assembly — House roll-call votes

Veterans Affairs

His campaign pledges to “support law enforcement, first responders, and military service members and veterans.” No specific veterans legislation was found.

Source: Matt Reeves for State House — campaign site

Immigration

We reviewed his campaign site, legislative record and coverage as of September 2026 and found no stated position on this.

Source: Matt Reeves for State House — campaign site · GA Files fact sheet — Matt Reeves

Gun Control

We reviewed his campaign site, legislative record and coverage as of September 2026 and found no stated position on this.

Source: Matt Reeves for State House — campaign site · GA Files fact sheet — Matt Reeves

Abortion

We reviewed his campaign site, legislative record and coverage as of September 2026 and found no stated position on this. Georgia's 2019 six-week law predates his tenure. He voted YES on HB 428, protecting IVF access.

Source: GA Files fact sheet — Matt Reeves · Georgia General Assembly — House roll-call votes

LGBTQ+

Voted YES on SB 1 (2025), which bars transgender women and girls from female school and college sports teams, and YES on SB 140 (2023), which bans hormone therapy and gender-affirming surgery for transgender minors.

Source: GA Files fact sheet — Matt Reeves · Georgia General Assembly — House roll-call votes

DEI

We reviewed his campaign site, legislative record and coverage as of September 2026 and found no stated position on this.

Source: Matt Reeves for State House — campaign site · GA Files fact sheet — Matt Reeves

Marijuana

Was excused and did not vote on SB 220 (2026), the bipartisan expansion of Georgia's low-THC medical cannabis program. No stated position was found.

Source: GA Files fact sheet — Matt Reeves · Georgia General Assembly — House roll-call votes

Data centers

We reviewed his campaign site, legislative record and coverage as of September 2026 and found no stated position on this. His campaign says he wants to “keep Georgia leading on electric vehicles and other technology that serves customers while protecting the environment.”

Source: Matt Reeves for State House — campaign site

Accountability File

None documented.

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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.