# Sheila Nelson

Sheila Nelson is a Democratic member of the Georgia House for district 130.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Georgia House, district 130
- Serving since: 2017-01-09
- Current term: GA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/059c0e54-cc7b-4605-aee6-58388026a2fb

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/059c0e54-cc7b-4605-aee6-58388026a2fb (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

Nelson missed 16% of 245 roll calls, attendance in the bottom tenth of the Georgia House (average 93.5%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.49 (standard error 0.02), from 32 donors and 583 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 70% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (GA 2025–26 session)

245 roll calls. Attendance 84% (Georgia House 93.5%). Party unity 100% (97.2%). 1 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-06-23 · voted not voting · Local Calendar · HB 78 Tifton, City of; ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption · fail · https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/HB78/
- 2026-06-23 · voted nay · PASSAGE · SB 3 Election Equipment Specifications and Standards Committee; establish · pass · https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/SB3/
- 2026-06-23 · voted not voting · Local Calendar · HB 78 Tifton, City of; ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption · pass · https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/HB78/
- 2026-06-23 · voted not voting · Local Calendar · HB 78 Tifton, City of; ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption · fail · https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/HB78/
- 2026-06-22 · voted nay · Local Calendar · HB 61 Twiggs County; ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption · pass · https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/HB61/
- 2026-06-22 · voted nay · Local Calendar · HB 30 Early County; ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption · fail · https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/HB30/
- 2026-06-22 · voted nay · Local Calendar · HB 30 Early County; ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption · pass · https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/HB30/
- 2026-06-20 · voted nay · Local Calendar · HB 30 Early County; ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption · fail · https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/HB30/
- 2026-06-20 · voted nay · Local Calendar · HB 61 Twiggs County; ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption · fail · https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/HB61/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $12.7K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 99% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://www.legis.ga.gov/members/house/4903?session=1033
- Campaign site: https://sheilaclarknelson.com/
- X: https://x.com/SheilaCNelson
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Elect-Rep-Sheila-Clark-Nelson-GA-State-Representative-District-130/61585517099802/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/059c0e54-cc7b-4605-aee6-58388026a2fb