# Tyler Smith

Tyler Smith is a Republican member of the Georgia House for district 18.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Georgia House, district 18
- Serving since: 2021-01-11
- Current term: GA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/4b162447-89a7-4ffc-acbf-617e1ad87e2a

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/4b162447-89a7-4ffc-acbf-617e1ad87e2a (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

Smith sits at +0.59 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 85% of State House Republicans.

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

26 classified statements: 26 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 | Smith | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.9% | 642 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 9.3% | 735 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 23.1% | 31.9% | 510 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 1.8% | 677 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 7.7% | 12.7% | 458 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.4% | 618 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Armed Forces and National Security 33% (State House Republicans 4.9%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 17% (State House Republicans 6.2%); Crime and Law Enforcement 17% (State House Republicans 11%); Emergency Management 17% (State House Republicans 2.8%); Families 17% (State House Republicans 3.6%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.59 (standard error 0.04), from 158 donors and 141 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 85% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (GA 2025–26 session)

245 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Georgia House 93.5%). Party unity 100% (97.2%). 0 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/

## Legislation (GA 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 138 bills: 107 reached committee, 76 passed one chamber, 30 passed both, 26 became law. Cosponsored 0. 55.1% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Georgia House 65.7%; rank 144 of 177).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 2126: The Atlanta's John Marshall Law School Law Journal; honor (passed one chamber, 2026-04-02) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR2126/
- HR 2098: Lee, Vernon; commend (passed one chamber, 2026-04-02) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR2098/
- HR 2014: Adams, John Widner; honoring the life and memory; condolences (passed one chamber, 2026-03-31) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR2014/
- HR 1975: North Paulding High School Girls Basketball Team; winning the 2026 Georgia High School Association Class 6A State Championship and for outstanding athletic… (passed one chamber, 2026-03-27) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1975/
- HR 1966: Reaffirming our commitment to attorney integrity and recognizing fiduciary duties owed by attorneys to clients and co-counsel; recognize (passed one chamber, 2026-03-27) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1966/
- HR 2007: Huff, Aaron; South Paulding High School's 2026 Teacher of the Year; commend (passed one chamber, 2026-03-27) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR2007/
- HR 2002: Smith, Howard Edward; honoring the life and memory; condolences (passed one chamber, 2026-03-27) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR2002/
- HR 1893: House Study Committee on Modernizing the Discovery Process through the Use of New Technologies; create (introduced, 2026-03-31) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1893/
- HR 1926: Coy, Anna Lane; commend (passed one chamber, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1926/
- HR 1920: Legal externs for the 2026 regular session of the General Assembly of Georgia; commend (passed one chamber, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1920/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $131.4K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 99% 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.

- 2026-10-13 · Post on X · https://x.com/tylerpaulsmith/status/2110035188818301299
- 2026-09-17 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/tylerpaulsmith/status/2100596098989535456
- 2026-09-11 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/tylerpaulsmith/status/2098390177903263766
- 2026-08-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/tylerpaulsmith/status/2092665615806849261
- 2026-07-29 · Post on X · https://x.com/tylerpaulsmith/status/2082499375939395919
- 2026-05-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/tylerpaulsmith/status/2058874158071640218
- 2026-05-16 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/tylerpaulsmith/status/2055787120485073041
- 2026-04-25 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/tylerpaulsmith/status/2048033823145746755
- 2026-02-28 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/tylerpaulsmith/status/2027751314629763255
- 2026-02-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/tylerpaulsmith/status/2024976333504188833

## Links

- Official site: https://www.legis.ga.gov/members/house/4990?session=1031
- Campaign site: https://www.tpsforstatehouse.com/
- X: https://x.com/tylerpaulsmith
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tylerpaul.smith.1
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tyler-paul-smith-b1281a33/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/4b162447-89a7-4ffc-acbf-617e1ad87e2a