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Jason Anavitarte

Jason Anavitarte

Overview

Current roleState Senator

PartyRepublican

Political ideologyConservative Republican

Age48 years old (Jun 14, 1978)

GenderMale

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LocationGeorgia

BackgroundPolitician

EducationGeorgia State University — B.A.

Notable personal detailsJason Raul Anavitarte is a Republican politician in Georgia who represents Senate District 31 (Paulding and Polk counties). He previously served as a Doraville city councilman and as a member of the Paulding County School Board. He has worked in the private sector and healthcare industry and has served as chair of the Board of Trustees of Chattahoochee Technical College. He holds degrees from Georgia State University and Georgia Tech and has served in Georgia Senate leadership roles, including Senate Majority Caucus Chair.

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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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