Senator Ben Watson
Senate District 1 · Republican
Health and Human Services (Chairman), Rules (Vice Chairman), Administrative Affairs, Appropriations, Economic Development and Tourism (Ex-Officio), Judiciary, Assignments
The Record
Georgia Prisoners’ Speak publishes the record, not a grade. Every line below is a roll-call vote or a bill filing you can verify against the General Assembly’s own records.
Voting Record on GPS-Tracked Bills
Voted GPS’s position on 9 of 13 tracked bills where the chamber was divided.
Also On The Record
Reform bills that passed without opposition. These are not scored — they do not distinguish one legislator from another — but they are part of the record.
Bills Sponsored
GPS-tracked reform bills this legislator put their name on. Most post-conviction bills die in committee without a recorded vote, so sponsorship is often the only public evidence of where a legislator actually stood.
| Bill | Session | Role | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 168 | 2021-2022 | Co-sponsor | — |
| SB 105 | 2021-2022 | Co-sponsor | — |
Advocacy Directed at This Legislator
3 response(s) recorded from this legislator.
District Prison Data
1 GDC facilities in this district. 131 deaths documented since 2020.
Response History
Auto-reply: Automatic reply: The Parole Board stopped saying yes — and it has never published the rate [*** External Email ***]
Auto-reply: Automatic reply: Georgia's Parole Board must publish its grant rate — and explain why it collapsed [*** External Email ***]
Auto-reply: Automatic reply: Rehabilitation Must Count: Give My Partner a Real Chance at Parole in 2027 [*** External Email ***]