# Sonya Halpern

Sonya Halpern is a Democratic member of the Georgia Senate for district 39.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Georgia Senate, district 39
- Serving since: 2021-01-11
- Current term: GA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/2abbbe23-8cb6-4f33-afaf-38ce88a4e10c

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/2abbbe23-8cb6-4f33-afaf-38ce88a4e10c (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

Halpern voted against the majority of Georgia Senate Democrats 29 times; party unity 92.8%, in the bottom quarter of the Georgia Senate (average 96.0%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.43 (standard error 0.02), from 459 donors and 723 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 81% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (GA 2025–26 session)

1,406 roll calls. Attendance 89% (Georgia Senate 92.2%). Party unity 92.8% (96.0%). 29 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-06-23 · voted yea · AGREE TO HOUSE SUBSTITUTE AS AMENDED · SB 3 Election Equipment Specifications and Standards Committee; establish · fail · https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/SB3/
- 2026-06-23 · voted yea · AGREE TO HOUSE SUBSTITUTE · SB 3 Election Equipment Specifications and Standards Committee; establish · pass · https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/SB3/
- 2026-06-20 · voted nay · PASSAGE · SB 1 Glynn County; ad valorem taxes; homestead property determined annually for the special district based upon the proceeds of a new Local Homestead Option… · fail · https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/SB1/
- 2026-06-20 · voted nay · PASSAGE AS AMENDED · SB 3 Election Equipment Specifications and Standards Committee; establish · pass · https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/SB3/
- 2026-06-20 · voted nay · LOCAL CONSENT CALENDAR · SB 1 Glynn County; ad valorem taxes; homestead property determined annually for the special district based upon the proceeds of a new Local Homestead Option… · fail · https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/SB1/
- 2026-06-17 · voted yea · ADOPTION · SR 3 Adjournment; relative to · pass · https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/SR3/
- 2026-04-03 · voted nay · Senate Vote #987 - 2025-2026 Regular Session · HB 295 Local government; procedures for real property owners to make claims for compensation for loss of property value or expenses incurred; provisions · pass · https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HB295/
- 2026-04-03 · voted nay · Senate Vote #983 - 2025-2026 Regular Session · HB 1247 Georgia Bureaucratic Deference Elimination Act; enact · pass · https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HB1247/
- 2026-04-03 · voted nay · Senate Vote #982 - 2025-2026 Regular Session · HB 1161 Motor vehicles; proper operation upon approach by an authorized emergency vehicle or by a law enforcement vehicle for purposes of a traffic stop;… · pass · https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HB1161/
- 2026-04-03 · voted yea · Senate Vote #985 - 2025-2026 Regular Session · HB 297 Ad valorem tax; define multipurpose off-highway vehicle; provisions · pass · https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HB297/

## Legislation (GA 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 382 bills: 382 reached committee, 266 passed one chamber, 24 passed both, 19 became law. Cosponsored 0. 69.6% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Georgia Senate 76.9%; rank 41 of 53).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SR 13: Allen, Tayvian D.; recognize and commend (passed one chamber, 2026-06-23) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/SR13/
- SR 12: Thomas, Morriscene Watts; condolences (passed one chamber, 2026-06-23) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/SR12/
- SR 5: Juneteenth; the history and meaning of the Juneteenth holiday; commemorate and recognize (passed one chamber, 2026-06-20) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/SR5/
- SR 1101: 100th anniversary of the Atlanta History Center; recognize and commemorate (passed one chamber, 2026-04-02) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/SR1101/
- SR 1091: Wright Jr., Daniel Waldon; condolences (passed one chamber, 2026-04-02) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/SR1091/
- SR 1089: Parent, Senator Elena; recognize and commend (passed one chamber, 2026-04-02) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/SR1089/
- SR 1090: Sims, Senator Freddie Powell; recognize and commend (passed one chamber, 2026-04-02) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/SR1090/
- SR 1092: Harbison, Senator Ed; recognize and commend (passed one chamber, 2026-04-02) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/SR1092/
- SR 1075: Music in Our Schools Month; recognize March 2026 (passed one chamber, 2026-03-31) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/SR1075/
- SR 1074: Apple Jr., MD, David; condolences (passed one chamber, 2026-03-31) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/SR1074/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $117.0K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 80% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- X: https://x.com/halsonya
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sonya.halpern
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sonya4ga/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sonyahalpern/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/2abbbe23-8cb6-4f33-afaf-38ce88a4e10c