# Ed Harbison

Ed Harbison is a Democratic member of the Georgia Senate for district 15.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Georgia Senate, district 15
- Serving since: 1993-01-11
- Current term: GA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/4cf7c975-678b-4e21-9877-6d22d7b37916

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/4cf7c975-678b-4e21-9877-6d22d7b37916 (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

Harbison voted against the majority of Georgia Senate Democrats 37 times; party unity 91.2%, in the bottom quarter of the Georgia Senate (average 96.0%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.34 (standard error 0.02), from 76 donors and 800 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 89% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (GA 2025–26 session)

1,406 roll calls. Attendance 90.8% (Georgia Senate 92.2%). Party unity 91.2% (96.0%). 37 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-06-23 · voted yea · 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 not voting · 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 nay · 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 nay · 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 nay · 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 nay · 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 nay · 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 341 bills: 341 reached committee, 241 passed one chamber, 16 passed both, 15 became law. Cosponsored 0. 70.7% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Georgia Senate 76.9%; rank 39 of 53).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SR 6: Thompson, Mrs. Florine Jackson; recognize (passed one chamber, 2026-06-20) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/SR6/
- SR 1105: Central United Methodist Church; recognize and commend (passed one chamber, 2026-04-02) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/SR1105/
- SR 1100: Childers, Former Representative Eugene Milton "Buddy" (passed one chamber, 2026-04-02) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/SR1100/
- SR 1097: Dickerson, Robert T. "Terry"; recognize (passed one chamber, 2026-04-02) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/SR1097/
- SR 1077: Peterson, Samuel C.; condolences (passed one chamber, 2026-04-02) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/SR1077/
- SR 1069: Boger, Jennifer; recognize and commend (passed one chamber, 2026-03-31) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/SR1069/
- 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 1060: Salem Bible Church; recognize and commend (passed one chamber, 2026-03-31) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/SR1060/
- SR 1068: Tillman, Samuel L.; recognize and commend (passed one chamber, 2026-03-31) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/SR1068/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $32.8K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 95% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/senatoredharbison15/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/harbisoned/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/senator-ed-harbison-533b4784/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/4cf7c975-678b-4e21-9877-6d22d7b37916