# Brian Strickland

Brian Strickland is a Republican member of the Georgia Senate for district 42.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Georgia Senate, district 42
- Serving since: 2018-01-16
- Current term: GA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/3a5721a0-d848-40d0-a48a-66b797e7d7d9

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/3a5721a0-d848-40d0-a48a-66b797e7d7d9 (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

4.0% of Strickland’s statements use an extreme label, 3.2 times the State Senate Republican average of 1.3%.

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

396 classified statements: 396 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Strickland | State Senate Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 1.0% | 2.3% | 141 of 354 |
| Policy criticism | 7.1% | 9.5% | 175 of 354 |
| Policy discussion | 51.5% | 37.3% | 82 of 354 |
| Bipartisanship | 3.3% | 2.3% | 87 of 354 |
| Credit claiming | 29.5% | 15.4% | 51 of 354 |
| Extreme labels | 4.0% | 1.3% | 31 of 354 |

Most discussed policy areas: Crime and Law Enforcement 52% (State Senate Republicans 12%); Families 16% (State Senate Republicans 4.2%); Government Operations and Politics 16% (State Senate Republicans 17%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 8.8% (State Senate Republicans 5.0%); Health 6.4% (State Senate Republicans 9.1%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.32 (standard error 0.02), from 230 donors and 854 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 42% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (GA 2025–26 session)

1,406 roll calls. Attendance 95.2% (Georgia Senate 92.2%). Party unity 96.0% (96.0%). 19 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-06-23 · voted nay · 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 yea · 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 yea · 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 yea · 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 yea · 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 yea · 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 yea · 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 287 bills: 287 reached committee, 242 passed one chamber, 62 passed both, 54 became law. Cosponsored 0. 84.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Georgia Senate 76.9%; rank 10 of 53).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SR 1107: Autism Acceptance Month; recognize April 2026; World Autism Awareness Day; recognize April 2, 2026 (passed one chamber, 2026-04-02) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/SR1107/
- SR 1069: Boger, Jennifer; recognize and commend (passed one chamber, 2026-03-31) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/SR1069/
- SR 1061: Stratford Academy Eagles; congratulate (passed one chamber, 2026-03-31) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/SR1061/
- SR 1071: Trott, Austin; recognize and commend (passed one chamber, 2026-03-31) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/SR1071/
- SR 1070: Touhy, Mrs. Angela W.; recognize and commend (passed one chamber, 2026-03-31) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/SR1070/
- SR 1062: Eck, Fallon Georgeanna; celebrate the birth (passed one chamber, 2026-03-31) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/SR1062/
- SR 1025: Gable, Phillip Cortez; condolences (passed one chamber, 2026-03-27) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/SR1025/
- SR 1029: Roadless Area Conservation Rule; recognize; United States Forest Service; commend (passed one chamber, 2026-03-27) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/SR1029/
- SR 1053: Trump, President Donald J.; commend (passed one chamber, 2026-03-27) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/SR1053/
- SR 1043: America 250 Day; recognize April 1, 2026 (passed one chamber, 2026-03-27) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/SR1043/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $15.7K (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 67% 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.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/stricklandforga/status/2114710280240300366
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/stricklandforga/status/2114738935800705458
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/stricklandforga/status/2114795891899183555
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/stricklandforga/status/2114823679083241552
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/stricklandforga/status/2113644188541595974
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/stricklandforga/status/2113647887087214623
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/stricklandforga/status/2113051652512972921
- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/stricklandforga/status/2112285940748013843
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/stricklandforga/status/2111204718399684895
- 2026-10-13 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/stricklandforga/status/2109966323497255296

## Links

- X: https://x.com/stricklandforga
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stricklandforga/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/3a5721a0-d848-40d0-a48a-66b797e7d7d9