# Debra Bazemore

Debra Bazemore is a Democratic member of the Georgia House for district 69.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Georgia House, district 69
- Serving since: 2023-01-09
- Current term: GA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/1bb8d14b-9d5d-4edd-8c93-37e95991a8e4

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/1bb8d14b-9d5d-4edd-8c93-37e95991a8e4 (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

100% of Bazemore’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Georgia, in the top tenth of State House Democrats.

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

10 classified statements: 10 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Bazemore | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.5% | 584 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 10.4% | 717 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 0.0% | 39.2% | 756 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.9% | 676 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 0.0% | 14.4% | 729 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 543 of 764 |

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.45 (standard error 0.02), from 36 donors and 854 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 75% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (GA 2025–26 session)

1,391 roll calls. Attendance 92.2% (Georgia House 93.5%). Party unity 100% (97.2%). 9 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-06-23 · voted nay · 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 nay · 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 nay · 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/
- 2026-04-03 · voted yea · House Vote #880 - 2025-2026 Regular Session · HB 1409 Domestic relations; revise mandated reporting of child abuse · pass · https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HB1409/

## Legislation (GA 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 67 bills: 50 reached committee, 48 passed one chamber, 10 passed both, 10 became law. Cosponsored 0. 71.6% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Georgia House 65.7%; rank 57 of 177).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 80: Fayette County; ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption (passed one chamber, 2026-06-23) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/HB80/
- HR 4: Dobbs, Julia Lee Jackson; commend (passed one chamber, 2026-06-17) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/HR4/
- HR 2027: Kemp, First Lady Marty; commend (passed one chamber, 2026-03-31) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR2027/
- HR 1958: Maternal Health Vitality Think Tank; commend (passed one chamber, 2026-03-27) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1958/
- HB 1597: Georgia Dream Expansion and Housing Affordability Act of 2026; enact (introduced, 2026-03-27) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HB1597/
- HB 1581: Fayetteville, City of; ad valorem tax for municipal purposes; provide homestead exemption (became law, 2026-05-12) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HB1581/
- HB 1583: Fayette County; ad valorem tax; floating proportional amount based upon any increased property tax collections; provide new exemption (became law, 2026-05-12) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HB1583/
- HB 1582: Fayette County; school district ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption (became law, 2026-05-12) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HB1582/
- HR 1737: Perinatal responders; State of Georgia expands the workforce for birth responders who are committed to increasing the safety of families in the childbirth… (passed one chamber, 2026-03-16) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1737/
- HR 1719: Wilson, Monique; commend (passed one chamber, 2026-03-16) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1719/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $11.4K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 100% 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.

- 2026-08-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/repbazemore63/status/2091110559252988050
- 2026-06-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/repbazemore63/status/2070238595562995808
- 2026-05-19 · Post on X · https://x.com/repbazemore63/status/2056632737419706465
- 2026-03-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/repbazemore63/status/2036387416878055453
- 2026-01-16 · Post on X · https://x.com/repbazemore63/status/2012084879467687958
- 2026-01-05 · Post on X · https://x.com/repbazemore63/status/2008131539562049751
- 2025-12-07 · Post on X · https://x.com/repbazemore63/status/1997629463450796435
- 2025-12-07 · Post on X · https://x.com/repbazemore63/status/1997636183883473130
- 2025-12-07 · Post on X · https://x.com/repbazemore63/status/1997636658565370195
- 2025-11-12 · Post on X · https://x.com/repbazemore63/status/1988573147810222456

## Links

- Official site: https://www.legis.ga.gov/members/house/4890?session=1031
- Campaign site: https://debrabazemore69.org/
- X: https://x.com/repbazemore63
- Facebook: https://www.instagram.com/ladyd4469/
- Instagram: https://www.facebook.com/RepBazemore
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/debra-jones-bazemore-9b05b13b/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/1bb8d14b-9d5d-4edd-8c93-37e95991a8e4