# Arlene Beckles

Arlene Beckles is a Democratic member of the Georgia House for district 96.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Georgia House, district 96
- Serving since: 2025-01-13
- Current term: GA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/3b3da57c-2f96-4a94-a7bc-eb6a814cc627

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/3b3da57c-2f96-4a94-a7bc-eb6a814cc627 (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

87% of the 147 bills Beckles sponsored got out of committee, in the top 5% of the Georgia House.

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

51 classified statements: 51 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 | Beckles | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 7.8% | 2.5% | 75 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 10.4% | 717 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 0.0% | 39.2% | 756 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.9% | 676 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 0.0% | 14.4% | 729 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 2.0% | 1.0% | 119 of 764 |

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.37 (standard error 0.04), from 10 donors and 299 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 85% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (GA 2025–26 session)

1,391 roll calls. Attendance 99.5% (Georgia House 93.5%). Party unity 97.7% (97.2%). 12 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 147 bills: 131 reached committee, 128 passed one chamber, 6 passed both, 5 became law. Cosponsored 0. 87.1% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Georgia House 65.7%; rank 6 of 177).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 55: Morocco National Football Team; competing in the 2026 FIFA World Cup; recognize (passed one chamber, 2026-06-23) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/HR55/
- HR 57: South Africa National Football Team; competing in the 2026 FIFA World Cup; recognize (passed one chamber, 2026-06-23) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/HR57/
- HR 56: Democratic Republic of the Congo National Football Team; competing in the 2026 FIFA World Cup; recognize (passed one chamber, 2026-06-23) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/HR56/
- HR 32: Dupri, Jermaine; commend (passed one chamber, 2026-06-22) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/HR32/
- HR 30: Mensah; Honorable Sylvester Adinam; distinguished leadership, public service, and contributions to economic development and international trade; recognize (passed one chamber, 2026-06-22) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/HR30/
- HR 31: Haiti National Football Team; qualifying for and competing in the 2026 FIFA World Cup; recognize (passed one chamber, 2026-06-22) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/HR31/
- HR 44: Sugarloaf Community Improvement District; 10th Anniversary; recognize (passed one chamber, 2026-06-22) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/HR44/
- HR 37: Jackson, Bishop Reginald Thomas; condolences (passed one chamber, 2026-06-22) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/HR37/
- HR 35: Rainey, Dr. Willie Frank, Jr.; condolences (passed one chamber, 2026-06-22) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/HR35/
- HR 19: Georges, Debrah; commend (passed one chamber, 2026-06-20) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/HR19/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $16.3K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 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.

- 2025-11-17 · Post on X · https://x.com/Dr_APBeckles/status/1990361409184759980
- 2025-11-12 · Post on X · https://x.com/Dr_APBeckles/status/1988675404253847953
- 2025-10-19 · Post on X · https://x.com/Dr_APBeckles/status/1979935400303972557
- 2025-10-12 · Post on X · https://x.com/Dr_APBeckles/status/1977431532227707062
- 2025-08-15 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks · https://x.com/Dr_APBeckles/status/1956285524454301820
- 2025-08-01 · Post on X · https://x.com/Dr_APBeckles/status/1951391214038634936
- 2025-07-31 · Post on X · https://x.com/Dr_APBeckles/status/1950949364123173025
- 2025-07-27 · Post on X · https://x.com/Dr_APBeckles/status/1949523440354083124
- 2025-07-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/Dr_APBeckles/status/1949256308672323695
- 2025-07-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/Dr_APBeckles/status/1948548508455501942

## Links

- Official site: https://www.legis.ga.gov/members/house/5076?session=1033
- Campaign site: https://www.arlenebeckles.com/
- X: https://x.com/Dr_APBeckles
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/arlene.beckles/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drapbeckles/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drarlenebecklespmp

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/3b3da57c-2f96-4a94-a7bc-eb6a814cc627