# Jaclyn Ford Jaclyn Ford is a Republican member of the Georgia House for district 170. - Party: Republican - Seat: Georgia House, district 170 - Serving since: 2025-01-13 - Current term: GA 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/37602f7b-947e-4067-8f2e-b2fec620643e Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/37602f7b-947e-4067-8f2e-b2fec620643e (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 100% of Ford’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Georgia, in the top quarter of State House Republicans. ## What Ford says (GA 2025–26 session) 8 classified statements: 8 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate. | Label | Ford | State House Republicans average | Rank | |---|---|---|---| | Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.9% | 643 of 792 | | Policy criticism | 0.0% | 9.3% | 736 of 792 | | Policy discussion | 0.0% | 31.9% | 780 of 792 | | Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 1.8% | 678 of 792 | | Credit claiming | 0.0% | 12.7% | 764 of 792 | | Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.4% | 619 of 792 | ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score +0.48 (standard error 0.05), from 196 donors and 298 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 72% of State House Republicans score lower. ## Votes (GA 2025–26 session) 1,391 roll calls. Attendance 99.3% (Georgia House 93.5%). Party unity 99.7% (97.2%). 2 votes against the party majority. Key votes: - 2026-06-23 · voted yea · 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 yea · PASSAGE · SB 3 Election Equipment Specifications and Standards Committee; establish · pass · https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/SB3/ - 2026-06-23 · voted yea · 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 yea · 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 yea · 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 yea · 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 yea · 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 yea · 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 yea · 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 53 bills: 45 reached committee, 40 passed one chamber, 16 passed both, 15 became law. Cosponsored 0. 75.5% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Georgia House 65.7%; rank 36 of 177). Recent sponsored bills: - HB 78: Tifton, City of; ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption (passed one chamber, 2026-06-23) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/HB78/ - HB 79: Tift County; ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption (passed one chamber, 2026-06-23) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/HB79/ - HR 2130: Wellspring Living; occasion of its 25th anniversary; recognize (passed one chamber, 2026-04-02) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR2130/ - HR 1889: Termed and perpetual conservation easements; important tools for promoting conservation practices; express support (in committee, 2026-03-31) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1889/ - HB 1567: Quitman, City of; transfer of all legal rights, privileges, and assets to Brooks County; provide (became law, 2026-05-12) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HB1567/ - HR 1667: Bryce Johnson Memorial Bridge; Worth and Tift Counties; dedicate (introduced, 2026-03-18) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1667/ - HB 1466: Alcoholic beverages; satellite tasting rooms operated by brewers; provide (introduced, 2026-03-03) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HB1466/ - HR 1416: Joint Study Committee on Generational Sustainability of Family Farms; create (passed both chambers, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1416/ - HR 1425: Georgia peanut industry; Georgia Peanut Day at the state capitol; 03/03/26; recognize (passed one chamber, 2026-02-19) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1425/ - HR 1410: Georgia Green Industry Association; commend (passed one chamber, 2026-02-18) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1410/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $55.8K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 100% 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. - 2026-09-10 · Post on X · https://x.com/jaclyndford/status/2098007612402905578 - 2026-09-09 · Post on X · https://x.com/jaclyndford/status/2097621189258539048 - 2026-09-09 · Post on X · https://x.com/jaclyndford/status/2097818151480434700 - 2026-09-08 · Post on X · https://x.com/jaclyndford/status/2097154513580994866 - 2026-09-08 · Post on X · https://x.com/jaclyndford/status/2097214297063538729 - 2026-09-05 · Post on X · https://x.com/jaclyndford/status/2096095710525669504 - 2026-09-05 · Post on X · https://x.com/jaclyndford/status/2096288475309883721 - 2025-01-14 · Post on X · https://x.com/jaclyndford/status/1879165158326735333 ## Links - Official site: https://www.legis.ga.gov/members/house/5085?session=1033 - Campaign site: https://jaclynforgeorgia.com/ - X: https://x.com/jaclyndford - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/p/Jaclyn-Ford-for-State-House-61558330512839/?locale=ne_NP - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jdixonford/?hl=en - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jaclyn-ford-06326173 Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/37602f7b-947e-4067-8f2e-b2fec620643e