Lucy McBath
Representative, GA-6 · Democratic · Georgia
Lucy McBath is a four-term Democratic U.S. Representative from suburban Atlanta and a nationally prominent gun-violence-prevention advocate.
Profile last updated Jul 8, 2026 · Center Field Politics
Scout's Report
A gun-safety leader who entered politics after her son’s killing and co-led the enacted Federal Prison Oversight Act.
Core Strength
Signature gun-safety brand and a bipartisan prison-oversight law now on the books.
Core Weakness
Represents a redrawn suburban district and votes with her party on most contested issues.
Recent Action
Co-led enactment of the Federal Prison Oversight Act and continued red-flag advocacy.
Key Metrics
- Reliability
- 97%
- Documented Controversies
- 0
- Funding Secured
- $85M
- Outside Influence
- Low
Roll-call or session participation — did they show up?
Official ethics findings or court records only.
Federal appropriations and project funding directed to Georgia (absolute, session-to-date).
Derived from PAC and outside-spending share of campaign funding.
Where They Stand
Stances on the issues many voters care most about. Where a candidate has not given a clear answer we mark it "Mixed / Partial" or "Unclear" rather than guess. Positions are drawn from official records and bias-labeled news sources; they are descriptive only and are never scored.
Environment—Supports3
Climate protections and regulation versus fewer climate-related regulations on industry.
Backs clean-energy investment and climate action.
Healthcare—Supports4
Expanding healthcare coverage for all versus expanding market-based, private insurance.
Supports expanding coverage and lowering costs; backs a public option.
Second Amendment—Supports48
New firearm regulations versus no new firearm regulations.
Her signature issue: champions expanded background checks and red-flag laws.
Immigration—Mixed / Partial3
Pathways to citizenship versus a closed-border approach.
Supports a path to citizenship and border resources.
Roe v. Wade—Supports4
Protecting access to abortion versus restricting access to abortion.
Supports abortion-rights protections.
National Security—Unclear3
Whether diplomacy or military strength should be the primary national-security priority.
No prominent, consistent public position on Iran policy is documented in the current snapshot.
Campaign Funding
Raised $4.5M for the 2024 cycle. Outside influence read: low; opacity proxy 0%.
Total raised (cycle 2024): $4,500,000 · Outside influence: Low
Party Loyalty
Party-line alignment on major recorded votes.
Generally votes with her party but co-authored the bipartisan Federal Prison Oversight Act with a Republican colleague.
On the 2026 Ballot
Sources
- Congress.gov — Lucy McBath
- AP — Georgia policy coverage
- Ballotpedia — Lucy McBath political positions
- McBath.house.gov — issues and priorities
- FEC — Campaign finance (2023–2024 cycle (through Dec 31, 2024))
- Congress.gov — S. 1401, Federal Prison Oversight Act
- McBath.house.gov — Federal Prison Oversight Act press release
- Congress.gov — H.R. 7599, Federal Extreme Risk Protection Order Act
- Giffords Law Center — Extreme risk protection orders
- Congress.gov — S. 2938, Bipartisan Safer Communities Act
- National Rifle Association — Statement on red-flag legislation
- Wikipedia — Lucy McBath