Eric Gisler (HD-121) (D) is pushing back on a mailer from American Federation for Children, a school-choice group, that highlights three of his votes [1]. In an Aug. 31 post on his campaign website, Gisler said the mailer severely misrepresents the legislation behind them.
The stakes are close. Gisler lost the 2024 race for the seat by 22 points, then won it by 198 votes over Dutch Guest IV (HD-121) (R) in a December 2025 special election. Guest is challenging him again in November. Through July 31, Gisler had raised more in the 2026 filing cycle, $130,585 to $117,750, but Guest had more cash on hand, $177,405 to $42,280.
Gisler said the mailer’s line about “eliminating property taxes for Georgians” refers to House Resolution 1114 and House Bill 1116, particularly the resolution. HB 1116, sponsored by Shaw Blackmon (HD-146) (R), passed the House 98-68 and did not become law. Gisler called the proposal “a tax increase with no benefit on anyone who rents their home” and said it offered no way to backfill the local funding it would eliminate.
On law enforcement, he said the mailer points to House Bill 1076. Sponsored by Ginny Ehrhart (HD-36) (R), it passed the House 97-64 and did not pass the Senate. It would have made using a vehicle to obstruct police a felony, with a fine of up to $100,000 and one to five years in prison. Gisler said the language was loose, the punishments were too harsh and Georgia already has obstruction laws.
On school choice, he said the mailer points to House Bill 328. The law raises the annual cap on tax credits for private-school scholarship contributions from $120 million to $150 million. Gisler said he is a strong supporter of public education and opposes the use of public dollars for private education.
American Federation for Children sent the mailer as an independent expenditure, Gisler said [2].
