Carmen Rice

Carmen Rice

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State Representative

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Profile Snapshot

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Office
State Representative
State
Georgia
Jurisdiction
139
Serving
Currently serving
Term
2024 - Present

Carmen Rice serves as State Representative for House District 139, covering parts of Muscogee and Harris counties in Southwest Georgia. After being raised in her district, she was elected in May 2024. Prior to entering public service, Rice worked in special education. For the last 10 years, she has served as the Administrative Director for American Eagle Investments, managing payroll, benefits and accounting for 16 small businesses. Rice has been involved in multiple community organizations that have served to frame her personal beliefs, including Brown Bag Ministries, Meals on Wheels, Open Door, The Plummer Home and Twin Cedars. She served on the Columbus, Ga., Charter Review Commission in 2021-2022. In the 2025 Georgia legislative session, she was proud to pass her first bill out of the House: the bill ensures a homestead exemption for the unremarried spouses of deceased disabled veterans. As a vocal advocate for adoption and foster care reform, Rice is honored to have served as a foster parent for DFACS and is an adoptive parent. She has been married to her husband Steven for 28 years, and they are the proud parents of four daughters, two sons-in-law and their first…

Biography source: official page

Issue Activity

Stored voting recordsIssue tags where available
Uncategorized votes
5 stored votes · 0 yea · 0 nay
National Security
4 stored votes · 0 yea · 0 nay
Election Integrity
2 stored votes · 0 yea · 0 nay
Technology
1 stored vote · 0 yea · 0 nay
Fiscal Responsibility
1 stored vote · 0 yea · 0 nay

Evidence & Sources

13/14 verified

Every item below is a stored record. 13 have a named source with a working link, 1 have partial sourcing.

  • Carmen Rice holds the office of State Representative
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  • Voted yes on SB 3: Election Equipment Specifications and Standards Committee; establish
    roll-call vote· Official roll-call record· 2026-06-23source
    Verified
  • Voted yes on SB 3: Election Equipment Specifications and Standards Committee; establish
    roll-call vote· Official roll-call record· 2026-06-23source
    Verified
  • Voted yes on SB 76: License Plates; specialty license plate benefitting the Georgia Veterans Service Foundation; establish
    roll-call vote· Official roll-call record· 2026-04-02source
    Verified
  • Voted yes on HB 1344: Georgia Insurance Affordability and Claims Integrity Act; enact
    roll-call vote· Official roll-call record· 2026-04-02source
    Verified
  • Voted yes on SB 76: License Plates; specialty license plate benefitting the Georgia Veterans Service Foundation; establish
    roll-call vote· Official roll-call record· 2026-04-02source
    Verified
  • Voted no on SB 406: "Georgia Property Owners' Bill of Rights Act"; enact
    roll-call vote· Official roll-call record· 2026-03-31source
    Verified
  • Voted yes on SB 540: Online Internet Safety; certain disclosures related to conversational AI services; require
    roll-call vote· Official roll-call record· 2026-03-25source
    Verified
  • Voted yes on SB 384: Motor Vehicle; optional five-year motor vehicle registration and revalidation for certain motor vehicles; provide
    roll-call vote· Official roll-call record· 2026-03-20source
    Verified
  • Voted yes on SB 444: Private Review Agents; certain decisions with regard to the provision of insurance coverage for healthcare services shall not be based solely on artificial intelligence systems; provide
    roll-call vote· Official roll-call record· 2026-03-19source
    Verified
  • Voted yes on SB 524: License Plates; specialty license plate honoring Girl Scouts of Georgia; establish
    roll-call vote· Official roll-call record· 2026-03-16source
    Verified
  • Voted yes on SB 160: Reckless Stunt Driving; a motor vehicle involved in a second offense of reckless stunt driving; replace the forfeiture penalty
    roll-call vote· Official roll-call record· 2026-03-16source
    Verified
  • Voted yes on HB 1344: Georgia Insurance Affordability and Claims Integrity Act; enact
    roll-call vote· Official roll-call record· 2026-02-26source
    Verified
  • Voted yes on HB 90: Revenue and taxation; increase maximum acreage to qualify for assessment and taxation as a bona fide conservation use property
    roll-call vote· Official roll-call record· 2025-02-20source
    Verified
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