# Karla Drenner Karla Drenner is a Democratic member of the Georgia House for district 85. - Party: Democrat - Seat: Georgia House, district 85 - Serving since: 2001-01-08 - Current term: GA 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/27365f19-a138-4a9e-9f6e-11352932e5d5 Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/27365f19-a138-4a9e-9f6e-11352932e5d5 (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 Drenner reported $3,400 in the 2026 cycle, in the bottom quarter of State House Democrats (median $40.4K). ## What Drenner says (GA 2025–26 session) 1 classified statements: 1 post 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 | Drenner | 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 | 0.0% | 39.2% | 757 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 | ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score −0.39 (standard error 0.02), from 3 donors and 861 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 83% of State House Democrats score lower. ## Votes (GA 2025–26 session) 1,391 roll calls. Attendance 96.5% (Georgia House 93.5%). Party unity 96.9% (97.2%). 41 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 68 bills: 43 reached committee, 37 passed one chamber, 4 passed both, 4 became law. Cosponsored 0. 54.4% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Georgia House 65.7%; rank 147 of 177). Recent sponsored bills: - HR 58: Bell, Former State Representative Simone; distinguished public service, leadership, and contributions to the State of Georgia; recognize (passed one chamber, 2026-06-23) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/HR58/ - HR 54: United States Supreme Court's Olmstead decision and the courage of its plaintiffs; honor anniversary (passed one chamber, 2026-06-23) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/HR54/ - HR 51: Governor Brian P. Kemp; immediately release funds withheld through executive budget disregards issued against House Bill 974; urge (introduced, 2026-06-23) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/HR51/ - HR 34: Importance of educational funding equity, the protection of local school funding, and the preservation of stable revenue sources for public education; recognize (passed one chamber, 2026-06-22) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/HR34/ - HR 43: Artificial intelligence deepfakes; growing danger to election integrity, public trust, and the people of Georgia; recognize (passed one chamber, 2026-06-22) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/HR43/ - HR 4: Dobbs, Julia Lee Jackson; commend (passed one chamber, 2026-06-17) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/HR4/ - HR 2034: United States of America; 250th anniversary; honoring the nation's enduring legacy of freedom, unity, and civic engagement; recognize (passed one chamber, 2026-03-31) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR2034/ - HR 2035: Kaur, Gurmit; commend (passed one chamber, 2026-03-31) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR2035/ - HR 2074: 5th Annual Green Egg and Kegs Festival at Dunwoody Village; recognize (passed one chamber, 2026-03-31) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR2074/ - HR 2036: Brand, Dr. Miranda; commend (passed one chamber, 2026-03-31) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR2036/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $3,400 (State House Democrats median $40.4K). Aggregates only; no individual donors. ## Recent statements Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only. - 2025-11-08 · Post on X · https://x.com/KarlaDrenner/status/1987268847779651715 ## Links - Official site: https://www.legis.ga.gov/members/house/95?session=1031 - Campaign site: https://karladrenner.com/ - X: https://x.com/KarlaDrenner - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DrennerforGeorgia/?_rdr - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drennerkarla/ - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/karla-drenner-phd/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/27365f19-a138-4a9e-9f6e-11352932e5d5