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Jason Anavitarte

State SenateRepublican

GA-SD-31 State Senate

Age 47·Puerto Rican·Senate Majority Leader (June 2025-present)

Why This Race Matters

As Senate Majority Leader and the first Latino Republican in the Georgia Senate, Anavitarte is a rising figure in Georgia GOP politics. His term ends January 2027, meaning he'll be on the ballot in November 2026. He won his 2024 race unopposed with 81,415 votes, demonstrating his strong hold on SD-31.

Anavitarte is one of the most influential Latino Republicans in Georgia, recognized by the Georgia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce in 2024. He was instrumental in founding Georgia's first Hispanic Legislative Caucus with bipartisan membership. His legislative legacy includes authoring the Constitutional Carry Act (SB 319) making Georgia the 25th permitless carry state.

Key dates to watch: Primary on May 19, 2026 and General Election on November 3, 2026.

About

Jason Raul Anavitarte is the Georgia Senate Majority Leader and represents District 31 (Paulding and Polk counties). Elected Majority Leader in June 2025, he is the first Latino Republican in the Georgia State Senate. The son of a Puerto Rican U.S. Army veteran, Anavitarte became the youngest Hispanic elected official in Georgia at age 25 when he joined the Doraville City Council in 2003. He authored Georgia's Constitutional Carry Act (SB 319), signed by Governor Kemp in 2022.

Family & Heritage

Son of a Puerto Rican father who served in the U.S. Army and worked in Georgia's trucking industry. Anavitarte describes himself as coming from a blue-collar family: "I come from a blue-collar family, and I carry those roots with me every day." Born and raised in Doraville, Georgia.

Political Career

Before Politics

Director of Community Relations at CareSource (2016-present); Public Affairs and External Relations at Kaiser Permanente (2011-2016); Consultant/Manager/Director at Amerigroup Corporation (2004-2011); Senior Advisor to Lt. Governor Geoff Duncan campaign

Education

B.A. Political Science, Georgia State University (2001); M.S. Public Policy (Regional Economic Development & IT/Telecommunications Policy), Georgia Institute of Technology (2004)

Key Issues & Priorities

*Second Amendment rights (authored Constitutional Carry Act)
*School choice expansion
*Public safety
*Teacher support
*Tax reduction
*Child protection legislation

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