# Debbie Buckner

Debbie Buckner is a Democratic member of the Georgia House for district 137.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Georgia House, district 137
- Serving since: 2013-01-14
- Current term: GA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/5061bc6b-83af-46d0-a78d-30ebe10a63db

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/5061bc6b-83af-46d0-a78d-30ebe10a63db (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

Buckner sits at −0.24 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 95% of State House Democrats.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.24 (standard error 0.01), from 90 donors and 936 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 95% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (GA 2025–26 session)

1,391 roll calls. Attendance 93.1% (Georgia House 93.5%). Party unity 94.2% (97.2%). 18 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 not voting · 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 not voting · 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 146 bills: 109 reached committee, 100 passed one chamber, 17 passed both, 14 became law. Cosponsored 0. 68.5% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Georgia House 65.7%; rank 77 of 177).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 88: Hogansville, City of; ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption (introduced, 2026-06-23) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/HB88/
- HR 15: Rucker, Raleigh James, Jr.; condolences (passed one chamber, 2026-06-18) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/HR15/
- HR 5: Holden, Benjamin A.; condolences (passed one chamber, 2026-06-17) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/HR5/
- HB 51: Troup County; ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption (passed one chamber, 2026-06-22) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/HB51/
- HR 2045: Muscogee County School District's 2026 Teachers of the Year; commend (passed one chamber, 2026-03-31) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR2045/
- HR 2037: Armstrong, Dee; induction into the Georgia Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame; recognize (passed one chamber, 2026-03-31) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR2037/
- HR 1985: Hairston, Ruben; induction into the Fort Valley State Hall of Fame; commend (passed one chamber, 2026-03-27) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1985/
- HR 1960: Huff, Bruce; outstanding public service; commend (passed one chamber, 2026-03-27) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1960/
- HR 2008: Hallett, Sierra; Family and Consumer Sciences Legislative Fellow for the 2026 regular session of the General Assembly of Georgia (passed one chamber, 2026-03-27) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR2008/
- HR 1889: Termed and perpetual conservation easements; important tools for promoting conservation practices; express support (in committee, 2026-03-31) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1889/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $40.7K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 95% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://www.legis.ga.gov/members/house/71?session=1031
- Campaign site: https://electdebbiebuckner.com/
- X: https://x.com/repbuckner
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/debbie.buckner.94
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/debbie_buckner/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/debbie-buckner-5b99a824/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/5061bc6b-83af-46d0-a78d-30ebe10a63db