# Regina Lewis-Ward Regina Lewis-Ward is a Democratic member of the Georgia House for district 115. - Party: Democrat - Seat: Georgia House, district 115 - Serving since: 2023-01-09 - Current term: GA 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/21651856-bba6-49fd-b3f8-8ed1b723e804 Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/21651856-bba6-49fd-b3f8-8ed1b723e804 (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 Lewis-Ward voted against the majority of Georgia House Democrats 22 times; party unity 95.6%, in the bottom quarter of the Georgia House (average 97.2%). ## What Lewis-Ward says (GA 2025–26 session) 3 classified statements: 3 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 | Lewis-Ward | State House Democrats average | Rank | |---|---|---|---| | Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.5% | 584 of 765 | | Policy criticism | 0.0% | 10.4% | 717 of 765 | | Policy discussion | 33.3% | 39.2% | 481 of 765 | | Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.9% | 676 of 765 | | Credit claiming | 0.0% | 14.4% | 729 of 765 | | Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 544 of 765 | Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 100% (State House Democrats 15%); Agriculture and Food 0% (State House Democrats 4.6%); Armed Forces and National Security 0% (State House Democrats 3.1%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 0% (State House Democrats 9.8%); Commerce 0% (State House Democrats 3.1%). ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score −0.37 (standard error 0.01), from 229 donors and 761 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 85% of State House Democrats score lower. ## Votes (GA 2025–26 session) 1,391 roll calls. Attendance 92.4% (Georgia House 93.5%). Party unity 95.6% (97.2%). 22 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 20 bills: 14 reached committee, 11 passed one chamber, 1 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 0. 55.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Georgia House 65.7%; rank 145 of 177). Recent sponsored bills: - HR 1962: National Council of Negro Women, Inc.; 90th anniversary; recognize (passed one chamber, 2026-03-27) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1962/ - HR 1887: Councilman Alphonso Thomas Memorial Intersection; Henry County; dedicate (introduced, 2026-03-31) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1887/ - HB 1580: Henry County Airport Authority; current operative provisions; repeal and replace (became law, 2026-05-11) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HB1580/ - HR 1751: Condominium associations, property owners' associations, and any other corporations or voluntary entities; provide transparency to members; urge (introduced, 2026-03-20) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1751/ - HR 1775: 2026 Georgia Single Parent "Legacy Builders" Recognition and Awards finalists, "Overcomer Founder" award, and "Ruth Brewster Endurance" award recipients for… (passed one chamber, 2026-03-18) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1775/ - HR 1675: House Study Committee on Community Associations; create (introduced, 2026-03-18) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1675/ - HB 1394: Community Affairs, Department of; ensure that Rosenwald Schools are treated as historic properties (in committee, 2026-03-03) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HB1394/ - HR 1297: City of McDonough, Georgia; the first annual McDonough Day at the state capitol; recognize (passed one chamber, 2026-02-09) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1297/ - HB 1222: Property; regulation of specialized land transactions; provide issuance of statements of accounts (in committee, 2026-02-18) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HB1222/ - HB 1219: Property; require new property owners' associations to be subject to Georgia Property Owners' Association Act (introduced, 2026-02-09) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HB1219/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $16.3K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 99% 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. - 2026-05-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/reginalewisward/status/2057297816490229904 - 2025-10-05 · Post on X · https://x.com/reginalewisward/status/1974836842961969492 - 2025-01-03 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/reginalewisward/status/1875172511714857231 ## Links - Official site: https://www.legis.ga.gov/members/house/5001?session=1031 - Campaign site: https://reginalewisward.com/ - X: https://x.com/reginalewisward - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/me.reginalewis - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reginalewisward/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/21651856-bba6-49fd-b3f8-8ed1b723e804