# Georgia State Senate — District 20 — 2026 Candidates — The GA Files > Where the 2026 candidates for Georgia State Senate — District 20 stand — bio, prior offices, top donors, positions on DEI, LGBTQ+, abortion, and data centers, plus any scandals. Sourced. *Source: https://thegafiles.com/candidates/senate-district-20.html · The GA Files (thegafiles.com)* --- [← 2026 Candidates](https://thegafiles.com/candidates.html) # Georgia State Senate — District 20 ## When no one runs, no one has to answer to you. In 2024, **2,224 of the 5,807 state-legislative seats on the ballot — about 38% — had no major-party competition** ([Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Major_party_competition_in_state_legislative_elections,_2024)). This is one of them: **Larry Walker III drew no opponent and will appear alone on the November ballot.** An uncontested race isn't a sign of agreement — it's the absence of a choice. When a seat goes unchallenged, voters lose their one real point of leverage: the power to say _no_ and pick someone else. A healthy democracy contests every race, top to bottom, so that every officeholder has to earn the job. That's the idea behind [**Run for Office**](https://www.runforoffice.org/) — a nonpartisan effort to help everyday people run so no seat goes unchallenged and no community is left without a choice. [Read their mission →](https://www.runforoffice.org/) Below is the accountability profile for the person holding this seat unopposed. R ### Larry Walker III Senate President Pro Tempore · running unopposed Larry Walker III is a Perry businessman (Walker Insurance Agency) and University of Georgia finance graduate who has represented Senate District 20 since a 2015 special election. In January 2026 the Senate unanimously elected him President Pro Tempore, the chamber's second-ranking post. He drew no opponent in 2026 — no Democrat qualified and he took the Republican primary with 100% — so he is the only name on the November ballot. #### Previously held - President Pro Tempore, Georgia State Senate (2026–present) - Majority Caucus leadership, Georgia State Senate (prior terms) - Georgia State Senate, District 20 (2015–present) - Past chairman, Perry Downtown Development Authority - Owner, Walker Insurance Agency (Perry) #### Top contributors A business-and-trade-PAC donor base typical of a senior Senate leader: his largest givers are the trial lawyers' Civil Justice PAC, the Metro Atlanta Chamber, the Georgia Hospital Association, agribusiness (Georgia AgPAC), rural telecom/broadband, the bail-bond industry, and Altria (tobacco). His committee reports more cash on hand than it raised this cycle — a war chest with no race to spend it on. - $6,000.00 — Civil Justice PAC Inc (Atlanta, GA) - $4,600.00 — MACPAC Metro Atlanta Chamber Political Action Committee (Atlanta, GA) - $4,100.00 — GHAPAC Georgia Hospital Association (Atlanta, GA) - $3,650.00 — Georgia's Rural Telephone & Broadband PAC (GTBA) (Atlanta, GA) - $3,500.00 — Georgia AgPAC Inc. (Commerce, GA) - $3,300.00 — Georgia Association of Professional Bondsmen Inc (Gainesville, GA) - $3,300.00 — Altria Client Services LLC (Richmond, VA) - $3,300.00 — Georgia Entertainment Company LLC (Indianapolis, IN) - $3,300.00 — Jimmy Allgood Rental LLC (Dublin, GA) - $3,300.00 — Georgia Bankers Association PAC (Atlanta, GA) **$363,907** raised · **$451,670** cash on hand — as of **May 10, 2026** (GA Ethics latest filing). Source: [Georgia Ethics Commission (PeachFile)](https://peachfile.ethics.ga.gov) #### Where they stand Education A vocal school-choice supporter, Walker backed SB 233 (the Georgia Promise Scholarship) creating $6,500 private-school vouchers; his campaign also touts full education funding, teacher pay raises, and workforce development. Source: [AJC — Georgia Promise Scholarship / SB 233](https://www.ajc.com/education/5-things-about-the-school-voucher-bill-georgia-lawmakers-just-sent-to-kemp/3X26CFY3YVEWXGETSGQ5YQYDQ4/) · [Walker campaign — issues](https://www.walkerforgeorgia.com/about) Healthcare Says “everyone should have reasonable access to healthcare, no matter where they live,” focusing on stabilizing rural hospitals and expanding mental/behavioral-health access rather than full Medicaid expansion. Source: [Walker campaign — healthcare](https://www.walkerforgeorgia.com/about) Minimum Wage No Walker-specific statement or vote on raising the minimum wage surfaced; his stated economic priorities emphasize tax cuts and reducing regulation on small business rather than wage mandates. Source: [Walker campaign — jobs & economy](https://www.walkerforgeorgia.com/about) Homelessness No individual Walker position surfaced, but as part of the Senate Republican majority he was in the chamber that passed SB 62, barring local governments from blocking enforcement of public-camping bans and letting property owners seek compensation (Senate passed it 49–7). Source: [PBS NewsHour — GA homeless-encampment bill (SB 62)](https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/georgia-lawmakers-pass-bill-that-lets-property-owners-sue-over-homeless-encampments) Veterans Affairs Representing the Robins Air Force Base area, Walker has championed military/veteran legislation — creating “military economic opportunity zones” and speeding professional licensing for military spouses — and sits ex-officio on the Veterans, Military & Homeland Security Committee. Source: [Walker campaign — military](https://www.walkerforgeorgia.com/about) · [Gov. Kemp — 2024 military/veteran legislation](https://gov.georgia.gov/press-releases/2024-04-24/gov-kemp-signs-legislation-supporting-military-veterans-service-members) Immigration Part of the Republican majority that passed SB 21 (2025, 33–18), stripping lawsuit immunity from “sanctuary” jurisdictions and requiring local honoring of federal immigration detainers; no public Walker dissent surfaced. Source: [Georgia Recorder — Senate passes SB 21](https://georgiarecorder.com/2025/02/13/georgia-senate-passes-bill-to-take-lawsuit-immunity-away-from-so-called-sanctuary-cities/) Gun Control A self-described Second Amendment supporter; he was in the Senate majority that passed Georgia's 2022 permitless “constitutional carry” law (SB 319), though a gun-rights group that year flagged him among Republicans who had not co-sponsored it. Source: [Gov. Kemp — signs Constitutional Carry Act (SB 319)](https://gov.georgia.gov/press-releases/2022-04-13/gov-kemp-signs-georgia-constitutional-carry-act-law) · [Walker campaign — conservative values](https://www.walkerforgeorgia.com/about) Abortion Anti-abortion; states he supported “the Heartbeat Bill and extending protections to the unborn,” and served in the legislature that enacted Georgia's HB 481 six-week ban. Source: [Walker campaign — conservative values](https://www.walkerforgeorgia.com/about) · [Wikipedia — Georgia House Bill 481](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgia_House_Bill_481) LGBTQ+ Has aligned with the Senate Republican bloc on socially conservative measures — in 2024 he chief-sponsored SB 390 targeting the American Library Association (which the Senate passed 33–20). No direct vote statement on transgender-care bills was attributed to him in the sources found. Source: [WABE — Senate passes SB 390 (ALA bill)](https://www.wabe.org/georgia-senate-passes-bill-banning-taxpayer-private-funds-for-american-library-association/) DEI No standalone Walker quote surfaced, but he is part of the Senate Republican majority that in 2025 passed measures (HB 127, 33–21) banning diversity, equity and inclusion programs in Georgia public schools and colleges. Source: [Georgia Recorder — Senate passes DEI ban](https://georgiarecorder.com/briefs/georgia-senate-passes-ban-on-dei-in-schools-and-colleges-as-2025-session-winds-down/) Marijuana No Walker-specific position or vote on cannabis was located; Georgia's 2026 medical-cannabis expansion (lifting THC caps, allowing vaping) passed the General Assembly, but no source tied Walker individually to a stance. Source: [The Current — General Assembly approves medical marijuana vaping](https://thecurrentga.org/2026/03/24/general-assembly-approves-medical-marijuana-vaping-removes-thc-limits/) Data centers As President Pro Tempore, Walker presided when the Senate abruptly adjourned in early 2026, blocking a floor vote on Sen. Hufstetler's SB 34 amendment that would have barred Georgia Power from billing residential customers for data-center costs; Walker cited the Crossover Day schedule, while Democrats called the move “shameful.” Source: [State Affairs Pro — surprise move shelves data-center bill](https://pro.stateaffairs.com/ga/technology/georgia-data-centers-ai-costs) · [Georgia Watch — lawmakers leave data-center tax breaks intact](https://georgiawatch.org/georgia-lawmakers-leave-data-center-tax-breaks-intact-punt-on-energy-costs/) #### PPP loan Forgiven **$58,975** — Walker Insurance Agency, Inc. (Perry, GA), April 2020. The insurance agency Sen. Walker leads in Perry took a $58,975 PPP loan, forgiven in March 2021. Sources - [FederalPay — SBA PPP data](https://www.federalpay.org/paycheck-protection-program/walker-insurance-agency-inc-perry-ga) - [ProPublica — Tracking PPP](https://projects.propublica.org/coronavirus/bailouts/loans/r-walker-insurance-agency-inc-2614097210) #### Scandals None documented. [Georgia Senate — official bio](https://www.senate.ga.gov/senators/Documents/PrintBios/BioWalkerLarry4878.pdf) · [Campaign site](https://www.walkerforgeorgia.com/) · [Full legislator fact sheet](https://thegafiles.com/LarryWalker.html) [⬇ Share image](https://thegafiles.com/share/candidates/senate-district-20.png) [⬇ Download for offline](https://thegafiles.com/candidates/senate-district-20.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.