# Saira Draper

Saira Draper is a Democratic member of the Georgia House for district 90.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Georgia House, district 90
- Serving since: 2023-01-09
- Current term: GA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/2a66b922-b812-4c45-9786-478187cd5e33

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/2a66b922-b812-4c45-9786-478187cd5e33 (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

46% of the 61 bills Draper sponsored got out of committee, in the bottom tenth of the Georgia House.

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

82 classified statements: 82 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 | Draper | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 1.2% | 2.5% | 309 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 9.8% | 10.4% | 320 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 35.4% | 39.2% | 451 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.9% | 676 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 6.1% | 14.4% | 537 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 543 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 45% (State House Democrats 15%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 24% (State House Democrats 9.8%); Health 17% (State House Democrats 15%); Labor and Employment 10% (State House Democrats 5.7%); Energy 6.9% (State House Democrats 3.6%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.52 (standard error 0.02), from 556 donors and 505 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 66% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (GA 2025–26 session)

1,391 roll calls. Attendance 90% (Georgia House 93.5%). Party unity 95.6% (97.2%). 25 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 61 bills: 32 reached committee, 28 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 0. 45.9% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Georgia House 65.7%; rank 167 of 177).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 14: Mid-decade reapportionment or redistricting of congressional and legislative districts; prohibit - CA (introduced, 2026-06-20) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/HR14/
- HR 12: Congressional, legislative, and other state-wide apportionment or district plans; provide for certain minimum standards - CA (introduced, 2026-06-20) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/HR12/
- HR 13: Racial minorities in legislative reapportionment and redistricting; protect - CA (introduced, 2026-06-20) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/HR13/
- HR 1957: Delta Phi Lambda Sorority Inc., an Asian-interest sorority and 501(c)(7) non-profit organization; outstanding work in creating the next generation of Asian… (passed one chamber, 2026-03-27) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1957/
- HR 1910: Clark, Representative Jasmine; recognize (passed one chamber, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1910/
- HR 1917: McClain; Representative Dewey; recognize (passed one chamber, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1917/
- HR 1909: Jackson, Representative Derrick; recognize (passed one chamber, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1909/
- HR 1912: Romman, Representative Ruwa; recognize (passed one chamber, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1912/
- HR 1913: Reese, Representative Teddy; recognize (passed one chamber, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1913/
- HR 1919: Cannon, Representative Park; recognize (passed one chamber, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1919/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $241.6K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 91% 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.

- 2026-10-14 · Post on X · https://x.com/SairaForGeorgia/status/2110449717713002781
- 2026-10-09 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SairaForGeorgia/status/2108561213449711939
- 2026-05-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SairaForGeorgia/status/2056707188567994624
- 2026-05-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SairaForGeorgia/status/2056827768768176272
- 2026-05-18 · Post on X · https://x.com/SairaForGeorgia/status/2056375352172158994
- 2026-05-17 · Post on X · https://x.com/SairaForGeorgia/status/2056012683124592916
- 2026-05-16 · Post on X · https://x.com/SairaForGeorgia/status/2055650221166588028
- 2026-05-15 · Post on X · https://x.com/SairaForGeorgia/status/2055272927503716526
- 2026-05-15 · Post on X · https://x.com/SairaForGeorgia/status/2055378228844405247
- 2026-05-15 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SairaForGeorgia/status/2055411230450332129

## Links

- Official site: https://www.legis.ga.gov/members/house/5038?session=1031
- Campaign site: https://www.sairadraper.com/
- X: https://x.com/SairaForGeorgia
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/votesaira
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/votesaira/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sairadraper/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/2a66b922-b812-4c45-9786-478187cd5e33