# RaShaun Kemp

RaShaun Kemp is a Democratic member of the Georgia Senate for district 38.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Georgia Senate, district 38
- Serving since: 2025-01-13
- Current term: GA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/069fb4fa-766b-40e4-90b7-ce96b4fa2ace

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/069fb4fa-766b-40e4-90b7-ce96b4fa2ace (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

The policy areas Kemp talks about and legislates on agree at 0.66 on a 0–1 scale, in the top quarter of State Senate Democrats.

## What Kemp says (GA 2025–26 session)

1,066 classified statements: 1,066 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Kemp | State Senate Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 4.5% | 2.4% | 57 of 329 |
| Policy criticism | 8.1% | 10.3% | 167 of 329 |
| Policy discussion | 22.1% | 42.9% | 279 of 329 |
| Bipartisanship | 2.0% | 3.4% | 187 of 329 |
| Credit claiming | 5.3% | 16.1% | 260 of 329 |
| Extreme labels | 0.8% | 0.8% | 84 of 329 |

Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 31% (State Senate Democrats 14%); Education 27% (State Senate Democrats 15%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 16% (State Senate Democrats 8.4%); Economics and Public Finance 11% (State Senate Democrats 10%); Health 11% (State Senate Democrats 17%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.48 (standard error 0.03), from 532 donors and 283 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 75% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (GA 2025–26 session)

1,406 roll calls. Attendance 96.0% (Georgia Senate 92.2%). Party unity 96.6% (96.0%). 20 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-06-23 · voted yea · AGREE TO HOUSE SUBSTITUTE AS AMENDED · SB 3 Election Equipment Specifications and Standards Committee; establish · fail · https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/SB3/
- 2026-06-23 · voted nay · AGREE TO HOUSE SUBSTITUTE · SB 3 Election Equipment Specifications and Standards Committee; establish · pass · https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/SB3/
- 2026-06-20 · voted nay · PASSAGE · SB 1 Glynn County; ad valorem taxes; homestead property determined annually for the special district based upon the proceeds of a new Local Homestead Option… · fail · https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/SB1/
- 2026-06-20 · voted nay · PASSAGE AS AMENDED · SB 3 Election Equipment Specifications and Standards Committee; establish · pass · https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/SB3/
- 2026-06-20 · voted nay · LOCAL CONSENT CALENDAR · SB 1 Glynn County; ad valorem taxes; homestead property determined annually for the special district based upon the proceeds of a new Local Homestead Option… · fail · https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/SB1/
- 2026-06-17 · voted yea · ADOPTION · SR 3 Adjournment; relative to · pass · https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/SR3/
- 2026-04-03 · voted nay · Senate Vote #987 - 2025-2026 Regular Session · HB 295 Local government; procedures for real property owners to make claims for compensation for loss of property value or expenses incurred; provisions · pass · https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HB295/
- 2026-04-03 · voted nay · Senate Vote #983 - 2025-2026 Regular Session · HB 1247 Georgia Bureaucratic Deference Elimination Act; enact · pass · https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HB1247/
- 2026-04-03 · voted nay · Senate Vote #982 - 2025-2026 Regular Session · HB 1161 Motor vehicles; proper operation upon approach by an authorized emergency vehicle or by a law enforcement vehicle for purposes of a traffic stop;… · pass · https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HB1161/
- 2026-04-03 · voted yea · Senate Vote #985 - 2025-2026 Regular Session · HB 297 Ad valorem tax; define multipurpose off-highway vehicle; provisions · pass · https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HB297/

## Legislation (GA 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 450 bills: 450 reached committee, 314 passed one chamber, 13 passed both, 10 became law. Cosponsored 0. 69.8% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Georgia Senate 76.9%; rank 40 of 53).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SR 5: Juneteenth; the history and meaning of the Juneteenth holiday; commemorate and recognize (passed one chamber, 2026-06-20) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/SR5/
- SR 1091: Wright Jr., Daniel Waldon; condolences (passed one chamber, 2026-04-02) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/SR1091/
- SR 1088: Burgess, Flossie Mae Grant Williams; honor (passed one chamber, 2026-04-02) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/SR1088/
- SR 1078: Trillville; recognize and commend (passed one chamber, 2026-04-02) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/SR1078/
- SR 1089: Parent, Senator Elena; recognize and commend (passed one chamber, 2026-04-02) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/SR1089/
- SR 1081: Raheemm, Micaiah; commend (passed one chamber, 2026-04-02) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/SR1081/
- SR 1087: McCullom, Maggie; recognize and commend (passed one chamber, 2026-04-02) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/SR1087/
- SR 1085: Willis, Robert "Bob"; congratulate (passed one chamber, 2026-04-02) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/SR1085/
- SR 1086: Metzger, Deaundra "Deedee"; recognize and commend (passed one chamber, 2026-04-02) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/SR1086/
- SR 1090: Sims, Senator Freddie Powell; recognize and commend (passed one chamber, 2026-04-02) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/SR1090/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $51.4K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 87% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RashaunKemp/status/2114689245541704164
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/RashaunKemp/status/2114163003734004157
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RashaunKemp/status/2114166009821098074
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/RashaunKemp/status/2114168652123476056
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RashaunKemp/status/2114420201726849254
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/RashaunKemp/status/2114485137681637527
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RashaunKemp/status/2114083890407375073
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/RashaunKemp/status/2114084031520485833
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/RashaunKemp/status/2114100732219809976
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RashaunKemp/status/2114115052441829672

## Links

- Official site: https://www.legis.ga.gov/members/senate/5066?session=1033
- Campaign site: https://www.rashaunforgeorgia.com/
- X: https://x.com/RashaunKemp
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rashaunforgeorgia/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rashaunforgeorgia/?hl=en
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnON3W1YjuAiXKHr3HlrH4Q

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/069fb4fa-766b-40e4-90b7-ce96b4fa2ace