Matt Barton
Matt Barton
GA-14 special election winner?
$2.4M
APR 14, 2026
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Overview
Current roleState Representative
PartyRepublican
Political ideologyConservative Republican
Age54 years old (Apr 28, 1972)
GenderMale
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LocationGeorgia
BackgroundEntrepreneur
Notable personal detailsMadison Fain "Matt" Barton is a Republican member of the Georgia House of Representatives representing District 5, first taking office in 2019. He previously served on the Calhoun City Council and as a board member for Calhoun City Schools, and has also served on the Gordon County Hospital Authority Board. Barton is an entrepreneur who has owned a local courier business for decades. He is married to Lynne Barton and has two daughters.
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Positions
Economy & Taxes
Matt Barton has supported state tax reductions and property-tax relief measures and voted for legislation enacting a flat 5.19% income tax rate and one-time income tax rebates. He has also voted for or sponsored bills increasing homestead/property tax exemptions and for various tax credits and incentives.
Healthcare
The candidate has sponsored and supported targeted healthcare measures such as expediting licensing for behavioral health workers, a rural-hospital insulin-management pilot, and hospital Medicaid financing legislation, but has not published broad proposals on universal coverage, Medicaid expansion, or large-scale health-system reform. Available public record shows engagement on workforce and hospital funding issues rather than a clearly articulated overall position on healthcare coverage policy.
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Abortion & Reproductive Rights
Matt Barton is identified by reproductive-rights trackers as anti‑choice and is a Republican member of the Georgia House of Representatives; available public records list his legislative activity but do not contain a clear, detailed public statement in campaign materials on unrestricted abortion access. The available sources indicate a position consistent with supporting abortion restrictions rather than codifying unrestricted access.
Climate & Energy
Matt Barton serves as Vice Chair of the Georgia House Energy, Utilities & Telecommunications Committee and has sponsored/co-sponsored legislation affecting energy-related tax exemptions and manufacturing. His legislative activity includes support for bills that extend sales/use tax exemptions affecting industry and a recorded vote on HB 857 (prohibiting burning certain treated wood for commercial energy generation). Public materials do not show a clear, consistent policy platform favoring aggressive emissions reductions or an explicit pro‑fossil‑fuel expansion agenda.
Public Safety & Guns
Matt Barton has voted in favor of legislation that protects gun owners from local gun-storage regulations and has supported other measures aligned with Republican positions on public safety and law enforcement. His voting record and legislative scorecards show consistent support for pro-gun and law-and-order bills rather than new restrictions on firearms.
News
Matt Barton is in the news in connection with a high-profile Virginia referendum on redistricting that could add up to four Democratic-leaning U.S. House districts and dramatically reshape the state’s congressional map. The proposal is drawing intense scrutiny as early voting turnout is reportedly high and both parties are framing the stakes as a fight over control of the U.S. House.
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