The Frontline Policy Council is an conservative Christian nonprofit that holds a lot of sway around the Georgia Capitol.
In 2024, Frontline representatives testified in state committees around 60 times, supporting legislation on issues like school vouchers, limiting transgender participation in girls’ sports and banning controversial school library materials.
But Frontline’s president and founder Cole Muzio and general counsel Chelsea Thompson have come under fire for allegedly lobbying Georgia elected officials without properly registering with the state, according to a complaint filed by the Southern Poverty Law Center last week. The Center’s complaint to the state ethics commission alleges that Muzio has not registered as a lobbyist since 2022 and Thomspon has never registered. Another Frontline employee, Taylor Hawkins, has registered to lobby on Frontline’s behalf.
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