2026 Georgia General Election

Register to vote

Check my registration

Request a ballot

Find my polling place

Find my early voting site

NC Voter Coalition (demo)

North Carolina

Timothy Bearden has lived in Carrollton, Georgia, with his wife, Triska. They have two adult children.

Timothy Bearden graduated from Bremen High School. He lives in Carrollton, Georgia, with his wife, Triska. They have two adult children.

Tim is a government affairs professional. He previously served as the executive director of the Georgia Public Safety Training Center, where he led the state's main training facility for law enforcement and firefighters. He also worked as a deputy chief of staff for House Speaker David Ralston. Earlier in his career, he worked in law enforcement, starting with the Villa Rica Police Department and later becoming a sergeant with the motorcycle division of the Douglasville Police Department.

Tim is a government affairs professional. He previously worked as the executive director of the Georgia Public Safety Training Center and as a deputy chief of staff for House Speaker David Ralston. He also worked in law enforcement. 

Tim previously served as a Georgia State Representative from 2004 to 2011.

Ballotpedia

Tim currently serves as a State Senator. He was elected in 2024. He previously served as a Georgia State Representative from 2004 to 2011.

Supports reducing state and corporate income taxes to help citizens and businesses.

- Supports reducing state and corporate income taxes to help citizens and businesses.

Economy

As of July 23, 2026, Timothy J. Bearden’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Energy & the Environment

Healthcare

Supports stricter immigration policies, including border security measures like the wall.

Supports stricter immigration policies, including border security measures like a border wall.

- Supports stricter immigration policies, including border security measures like a border wall.

Voting & Elections

Supports "tough mandatory minimums" for fentanyl trafficking and enhanced penalties for assaulting law enforcement and first responders.

Opposes the "defund police movement" and supports ensuring first responders feel backed and protected.

As a state representative, authored House Bill 218, which allows for the carrying of firearms in certain public places, including houses of worship, and public parks.

Opposes policies that limit access to guns. 

- Supports "tough mandatory minimums" for fentanyl trafficking and enhanced penalties for assaulting law enforcement and first responders.
- Opposes the "defund police movement" and supports ensuring first responders feel backed and protected.
- Opposes policies that limit access to guns. 

Public Safety

Education

Timothy J. Bearden

Carroll County Dems

Advocates for affordable housing and access to healthcare.

- Advocates for affordable housing and access to healthcare.

As of July 23, 2026, Wanda Cooper’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Wanda Cooper

- Your state senator represents the interests of your district in the Georgia State Senate.
- Your state senator can author, sponsor, and vote on bills that may become state laws after going through the legislative process. 
- State Senators are involved in approving some appointments by the Governor.
- The State Senate, along with the State House of Representatives, makes up our state lawmaking body: the Georgia General Assembly.
- There are 56 Georgia senators, each representing a single district.
- State Senators are elected to two-year terms. They are paid a yearly salary of $17,342.

Your representative and state lawmaker in the Georgia Senate

Georgia State Senator, District 30

Candidates (2)