# El-Mahdi Holly

El-Mahdi Holly is a Democratic member of the Georgia House for district 116.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Georgia House, district 116
- Serving since: 2023-01-09
- Current term: GA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/4615e308-db74-408f-89df-02be56b5013b

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/4615e308-db74-408f-89df-02be56b5013b (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

Holly missed 15% of 1,391 roll calls, attendance in the bottom tenth of the Georgia House (average 93.5%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.56 (standard error 0.02), from 148 donors and 853 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 60% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (GA 2025–26 session)

1,391 roll calls. Attendance 85% (Georgia House 93.5%). Party unity 95.8% (97.2%). 46 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-06-23 · voted not voting · 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 not voting · 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 not voting · 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 106 bills: 66 reached committee, 65 passed one chamber, 1 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 0. 61.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Georgia House 65.7%; rank 121 of 177).

Recent sponsored bills:

- 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 2019: King, Damarion; commend (passed one chamber, 2026-03-31) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR2019/
- HR 2062: Jeffries, Ayisha; honoring the life and memory; condolences (passed one chamber, 2026-03-31) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR2062/
- HR 2018: Lambry, Christopher, Jr.; commend (passed one chamber, 2026-03-31) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR2018/
- HR 2041: Woodard, Pastor Terry; outstanding service and leadership in Clayton County; commend (passed one chamber, 2026-03-31) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR2041/
- HR 2042: Townsend and Lockett, LLC; exemplary contributions to business law and economic leadership in the State of Georgia; commend (passed one chamber, 2026-03-31) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR2042/
- HR 2038: Locust Grove Day at the state capitol; March 12, 2026; recognize (passed one chamber, 2026-03-31) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR2038/
- HR 1987: Morehouse College Honors Program; outstanding academic excellence, leadership development, and service to the community; commend (passed one chamber, 2026-03-27) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1987/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $13.1K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 96% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://www.legis.ga.gov/members/house/4954?session=1031
- X: https://x.com/atl_environment
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HollyforGeorgia/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hollyforgeorgia/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@empowerthepeopletvwithel-m6371
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/repholly/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/4615e308-db74-408f-89df-02be56b5013b