Kelly Kautz
Kelly Kautz (Democratic Party) is running for election to the Georgia House of Representatives to represent District 94. Kautz is on the ballot in the Democratic primary on May 19, 2026.[source]
Kautz is also running in a special election to the Georgia House of Representatives to represent District 94. Kautz is on the ballot in the special general runoff election on April 7, 2026. Kautz advanced from the special general election on March 10, 2026.
Kautz completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2026. Click here to read the survey answers.
Elections
2026
Regular election
See also: Georgia House of Representatives elections, 2026
General election
The primary will occur on May 19, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.
Democratic primary
Democratic primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 94
Elmore Alexander (D), Kelly Kautz (D), Audrey Lux (D), Venola Mason (D), and Ikenna Ugwumadu (D) are running in the Democratic primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 94 on May 19, 2026.
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Karen Bennett (D)
Republican primary
The Republican primary scheduled for May 19, 2026, was canceled.
Endorsements
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Special election
See also: Georgia state legislative special elections, 2026
General Runoff
Special general runoff election for Georgia House of Representatives District 94
Kelly Kautz (D) and Venola Mason (D) are running in the special general runoff for Georgia House of Representatives District 94 on April 7, 2026.
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General election
Special general election for Georgia House of Representatives District 94
Venola Mason (D) and Kelly Kautz (D) defeated Audrey Lux (D) and Ikenna Ugwumadu (D) in the special general election for Georgia House of Representatives District 94 on March 10, 2026.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Venola Mason (D) | 44.2 | 1,199 | |
| ✔ | | Kelly Kautz (D) | 23.2 | 629 |
 | Audrey Lux (D) | 16.3 | 442 | |
 | Ikenna Ugwumadu (D) | 16.3 | 441 | |
| Total votes: 2,711 | |||
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Endorsements
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2022
See also: Gwinnett County Public Schools, Georgia, elections (2022)
General runoff election
General runoff election for Gwinnett County Public Schools school board District IV
Adrienne Simmons defeated Alexis Williams in the general runoff election for Gwinnett County Public Schools school board District IV on June 21, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Adrienne Simmons (Nonpartisan) | 55.0 | 5,566 | |
| Alexis Williams (Nonpartisan) | 45.0 | 4,558 | ||
| Total votes: 10,124 | |||
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General election
General election for Gwinnett County Public Schools school board District IV
Adrienne Simmons and Alexis Williams advanced to a runoff. They defeated Kelly Kautz, Tony Sellers, and Matt Sones in the general election for Gwinnett County Public Schools school board District IV on May 24, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Adrienne Simmons (Nonpartisan) | 26.2 | 7,574 | |
| ✔ | Alexis Williams (Nonpartisan) | 24.8 | 7,173 | |
| Kelly Kautz (Nonpartisan) | 24.4 | 7,056 | |
 | Tony Sellers (Nonpartisan) | 15.5 | 4,465 | |
| Matt Sones (Nonpartisan) | 9.1 | 2,616 | ||
| Total votes: 28,884 | |||
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Campaign themes
2026
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Kelly Kautz completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2026. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Kautz's responses.
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A respected attorney and fierce advocate, Kelly’s legal work has focused on juvenile court, where she is often the voice for voiceless children navigating abuse, neglect, and systems that too often fail them. She has worked to bring affordable housing to Gwinnett through the Neighborhood Stabilization Program and has served as an educational advocate, fighting to disrupt the school-to-prison pipeline and keep kids supported, not sidelined.
Kelly is a mother, a coach, a volunteer, a professor, an attorney, an advocate and the former Mayor of Snellville. She is a proven servant leader dedicated to doing what is best for our community.- I am committed to District 94. I was born and raised in the district. I attended public school and graduated from Brookwood High School. I opened my law practice in the District and chose the District as my home and where I wanted to raise my son. I volunteer here and stay involved with the community. When my ex-husband was a teacher at Lithonia and Tucker High Schools, I helped with the wrestling teams. Now, that I have my son, I coach NFL Flag Football, Baseball and i9 Basketball and have served as president of the PTA.
- I am committed to the causes I have talked about. As an attorney, I represent abused and neglected children in DFCS care. I advocate against the broken system of DFCS. As an educational advocate, I advocate for the rights of children who are often voiceless. And in my private practice, I routinely advocate for those who have been wronged. But over this past year, my advocacy has not only been professional it has also been personal as I have had to advocate for my son and finding the resources that he needs for his anxiety and OCD- one of the reasons that I chose to run in this race.
- I have proven leadership and experience. As a former elected official, I am the only candidate with real experience. Working for or volunteering for an elected official is not the same as being the elected official who has to seat in that seat, listen to constituents and ultimately cast the vote. As the first female Mayor of Snellville, I hired the first African-American City Clerk and was locked out of city hall for it. We sued and won at every level all the way to the Georgia Supreme Court. So, I have shown that I may only be one voice, but when it needs to be my voice can be loud. And I am not afraid to use it for doing what is right. And as a lawyer, I know how to write and fix our laws that are broken.
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2022
Kelly Kautz did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
Campaign finance information for this candidate is not yet available from OpenSecrets. That information will be published here once it is available.
See also
2026 Elections
External links
Footnotes
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