# Imani Barnes

Imani Barnes is a Democratic member of the Georgia House for district 86.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Georgia House, district 86
- Serving since: 2023-01-09
- Current term: GA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/2a68d594-e7d5-49cd-b615-6efb872430c3

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/2a68d594-e7d5-49cd-b615-6efb872430c3 (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

58% of Barnes’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Georgia, in the bottom quarter of State House Democrats.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.53 (standard error 0.03), from 87 donors and 501 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 65% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (GA 2025–26 session)

1,391 roll calls. Attendance 92.7% (Georgia House 93.5%). Party unity 96.0% (97.2%). 31 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 nay · 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: 34 reached committee, 31 passed one chamber, 2 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 0. 50.8% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Georgia House 65.7%; rank 156 of 177).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 2085: St. Pius X Catholic High School boys basketball team; winning the 2026 GHSA 4A State Basketball Championship; commend (passed one chamber, 2026-03-31) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR2085/
- HB 1608: Georgia Youth Advisory Council; create (introduced, 2026-04-02) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HB1608/
- HR 1884: Importance of theater education; recognize (passed one chamber, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1884/
- HR 1790: House Study Committee on Long COVID (Coronavirus Disease); create (introduced, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1790/
- 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 1722: Morningside Presbyterian Church; 100th anniversary; commend (passed one chamber, 2026-03-16) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1722/
- HR 1668: Education, Department of; local school systems; prioritize the inclusion of ex officio, honorary, and nonvoting student representatives on its local boards of… (introduced, 2026-03-18) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1668/
- HR 1658: Representative Michele Henson Interchange; Dekalb County; dedicate (introduced, 2026-03-16) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1658/
- HR 1656: House Study Committee on School Nutrition, Student Food Security, Georgia Agriculture, and Student Success; create (introduced, 2026-03-16) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1656/
- HR 1638: Empower Her, Elevate All; presented by UBiG-WE Foundation; commend (passed one chamber, 2026-03-06) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1638/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $2,450 (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 58% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://www.legis.ga.gov/members/house/5037?session=1031
- Campaign site: https://imani4ga.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/imani.a.bell
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/imani4ga/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/imani-barnes-drph-c-msph-rlat-9bb1071b0/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/2a68d594-e7d5-49cd-b615-6efb872430c3