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Jason Anavitarte

Jason Anavitarte

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Overview

Current roleState Senator

PartyRepublican

Political ideologyConservative Republican

Age47 years old (Jun 14, 1978)

GenderMale

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LocationGeorgia

BackgroundPolitician

EducationGeorgia Institute of Technology (attended, 2002–2004)

Notable personal detailsJason Raul Anavitarte is a Republican member of the Georgia State Senate, first elected in 2020, representing Senate District 31 (including all of Polk County and most of Paulding County). He previously served on the Doraville, Georgia City Council and as a member of the Paulding County School Board. He has held leadership roles within the Georgia Senate Republican Caucus, including serving as Senate Majority Leader (beginning in 2025).

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Positions

LiberalConservative

Economy & Taxes

The candidate supports major state tax reductions, including measures aimed at eliminating or sharply reducing the state income tax and creating targeted sales-tax exemptions/holidays. He has sponsored legislation to create temporary sales-tax holidays and served on a special Senate committee that recommended making large portions of income tax-free and lowering rates for other filers.

Healthcare

Supports market-based approaches to expand access and increase competition in insurance markets, opposes large government-run health programs, and has proposed targeted investments to grow the healthcare workforce (loan repayment and residency slot funding).

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Immigration & Border

As a Georgia state senator, Jason Anavitarte has sponsored and supported state-level measures that tighten enforcement against undocumented immigrants, including proposals to restrict parole and set specific bail/hearing criteria for noncitizens charged with certain crimes, and has backed laws increasing state cooperation with federal immigration enforcement. He has also sponsored legislation aimed at limiting foreign adversaries’ acquisition of Georgia agricultural and strategic land on national-security grounds.

Abortion & Reproductive Rights

The candidate states he is unapologetically pro-life and endorses protections for unborn life; he has publicly expressed pride in Georgia’s six-week “heartbeat” abortion law.

Climate & Energy

The candidate has sponsored and publicly supported legislation to expand community and private solar development in Georgia and has praised solar manufacturing investment in his district. His public statements emphasize growing solar production to lower rates, create jobs, and expand energy choices while relying on regulatory oversight by the Georgia Public Service Commission.

Public Safety & Guns

Supports permitless/constitutional carry, sponsored legislation to shield gun manufacturers and property owners from liability, and sponsored a gun-and-ammunition sales tax holiday; overall favors expanding and protecting gun rights while opposing additional restrictions.

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