A QPQ Tracker study · Georgia · 2023–2026
Georgia: who paid for the data centers and what the state decided
Georgia Power gave Gov. Brian Kemp’s leadership committee $1,125,000 in six gifts from November 2023 to June 2026. $50,000 came before his veto of HB 1192. $1,075,000 came after it. The Data Center Coalition lobbied for the veto.
HB 1192 would have suspended the data center sales-tax exemption for two years. The House passed it 96-71 and the Senate 29-22. Kemp vetoed it on May 7, 2024. The exemption is preserved through 2031. About 20 data center bills failed in 2026.
The Public Service Commission then certified about 10 gigawatts of new generation on data center demand. In November 2025 voters removed the commission’s incumbents at the ballot. Every member’s vote on HB 1192 is loaded, so the legislators’ cards below show the vote beside the money.
Who paid
Each company's direct giving from its treasury and employee PAC, as filed in Georgia. Executives' personal cheques, super PAC spending and lobbying are different kinds of money and are not added here.
| Payer | Class | Direct giving in Georgia | Filings (every state the payer files in) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Company / Georgia Power | Utility | $2,059,053 | |
| Hyperscaler | $795,250 | ||
| Troutman Pepper Locke | Trade group, developer, pipeline or investor | $441,004 | |
| Amazon | Hyperscaler | $257,500 | |
| Switch | Data center operator | $231,500 | |
| Gas South | Utility | $137,750 | Filings and recipients → |
| Georgia Utility Contractors Association | Trade group, developer, pipeline or investor | $132,680 | Filings and recipients → |
| Regulators Roundtable PAC | Trade group, developer, pipeline or investor | $16,800 | Filings and recipients → |
| 3E, LLC | Trade group, developer, pipeline or investor | $16,800 | Filings and recipients → |
Who took it
The Georgia officeholders and candidates who received the most from the payer set, and what each did on the state's data center measures: the votes they cast, the bills they authored, the orders they signed. A yea is a vote for the measure as titled.
1 action on a measure
- shapedHB 1192: two-year pause on new data center sales-tax exemption certificates (vetoed)Vetoed
1 action on a measure
- was the target ofGeorgia Public Service Commission general election, November 4, 2025: Districts 2 and 3Enacted
1 action on a measure
- was the target ofGeorgia Public Service Commission general election, November 4, 2025: Districts 2 and 3Enacted
1 measure voted on · 1 action on a measure
- advocated forHB 1192: two-year pause on new data center sales-tax exemption certificates (vetoed)Vetoed
- YeaHB 1192: two-year pause on new data center sales-tax exemption certificates (vetoed)Vetoed
No recorded vote or action on a tracked measure.
1 measure voted on · 1 action on a measure
- advocated forHB 1192: two-year pause on new data center sales-tax exemption certificates (vetoed)Vetoed
- YeaHB 1192: two-year pause on new data center sales-tax exemption certificates (vetoed)Vetoed
1 measure voted on · 1 action on a measure
- advocated forHB 1192: two-year pause on new data center sales-tax exemption certificates (vetoed)Vetoed
- YeaHB 1192: two-year pause on new data center sales-tax exemption certificates (vetoed)Vetoed
1 measure voted on · 1 action on a measure
- advocated forHB 1192: two-year pause on new data center sales-tax exemption certificates (vetoed)Vetoed
- YeaHB 1192: two-year pause on new data center sales-tax exemption certificates (vetoed)Vetoed
The 12 largest recipients of any kind, committees included
| # | Recipient | Kind | From the payer set |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brian Kemp | person | $1,330,400 |
| 2 | Georgia House Republican Trust, Inc. | PAC or committee | $506,500 |
| 3 | Georgia Republican Senatorial Committee LC | PAC or committee | $263,545 |
| 4 | GAMPAC | PAC or committee | $140,000 |
| 5 | Georgia''s Future, Inc. | PAC or committee | $135,000 |
| 6 | Georgia Republican Senatorial Committee, Inc. | PAC or committee | $112,626 |
| 7 | Impact Georgia PAC | PAC or committee | $105,000 |
| 8 | Georgia Chamber Political Affairs Council | PAC or committee | $85,000 |
| 9 | Georgia Democratic Senatorial Committee | PAC or committee | $80,000 |
| 10 | Georgia Democratic Senatorial Committee, Inc. | PAC or committee | $60,000 |
| 11 | Georgia Blue PAC, Inc. | PAC or committee | $60,000 |
| 12 | Democratic Party of Georgia (Georgia) | PAC or committee | $37,500 |
What they decided
Every Georgia bill, regulator's order, executive action and election the study tracks, with its result, its recorded vote and the people and companies on the record for it. Each links to the official document.
Georgia5 measures
- Regulator's orderDismissedFeb 18, 2026
- Regulator's orderEnactedDec 19, 2025
- ElectionDecidedNov 4, 2025Fitz Johnson was the target of; Timothy Echols was the target of; Alicia M. Johnson benefited from; Peter Hubbard benefited from
- Regulator's orderEnactedJan 28, 2025
- BillVetoedMay 7, 2024House last roll 96–71 among 178 loaded members, Feb 27, 2024Senate last roll 29–22 among 56 loaded members, Mar 14, 2024234 votes loadedChuck Martin advocated for; John Carson (Georgia) advocated for; Shaw Blackmon advocated for; John Albers (Georgia) advocated for; Brian Kemp shaped
How to read this page
The money is corporate-treasury and employee-PAC giving reported in Georgia’s own filing system, the Government Transparency and Campaign Finance Commission (EFile and PeachFile), from January 2023 to the latest filing loaded (1,072 contributions, January 2023 to July 2026). Transfers between a politician’s own committees, conduit memo lines and gifts from the opposing side are left out. Executives’ personal cheques, super PAC spending, 527 transfers and lobbying are different kinds of money. The report keeps them apart, and the written part of this page names them as such. Nothing on this page adds across kinds.
The votes are the legislature’s own roll calls, loaded for the members the study follows. A yea is a vote for the measure as titled. The measures are the bills, commission orders, executive actions and elections the study identified; each links to its official record.
Every payer total was reconciled against the payer’s own reports where the state publishes them. The checks are in the report’s verification log. Figures on this page were last recomputed on October 31, 2026. Correlation is not proof of causation; the record shows what was paid and what was decided.