# Steven McNeel

Steven McNeel is a Republican member of the Georgia Senate for district 18.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Georgia Senate, district 18
- Serving since: 2026-02-24
- Current term: GA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/516cb969-9467-490f-9a05-02c3e7decae3

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/516cb969-9467-490f-9a05-02c3e7decae3 (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

89% of the 38 bills McNeel sponsored got out of committee, the highest of 53 in the Georgia Senate.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.51 (standard error 0.05), from 392 donors and 153 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 72% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (GA 2025–26 session)

675 roll calls. Attendance 99.2% (Georgia Senate 92.2%). Party unity 97.8% (96.0%). 7 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-06-23 · voted nay · 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 yea · 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 yea · 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 yea · 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 yea · 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 yea · 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 yea · 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 38 bills: 38 reached committee, 34 passed one chamber, 5 passed both, 5 became law. Cosponsored 0. 89.5% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Georgia Senate 76.9%; rank 1 of 53).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SR 4: United State Citizens; right to register and vote- CA (in committee, 2026-06-17) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/SR4/
- SB 3: Election Equipment Specifications and Standards Committee; establish (became law, 2026-06-25) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/SB3/
- SR 1069: Boger, Jennifer; recognize and commend (passed one chamber, 2026-03-31) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/SR1069/
- SR 1061: Stratford Academy Eagles; congratulate (passed one chamber, 2026-03-31) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/SR1061/
- 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 1062: Eck, Fallon Georgeanna; celebrate the birth (passed one chamber, 2026-03-31) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/SR1062/
- SR 1055: Mary Persons FFA Forestry Team; congratulate and commend (passed one chamber, 2026-03-27) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/SR1055/
- SR 1025: Gable, Phillip Cortez; condolences (passed one chamber, 2026-03-27) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/SR1025/
- SR 1048: Senate Mileage Based User Fee Study Committee; create (in committee, 2026-03-27) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/SR1048/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $474.1K (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 94% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://www.legis.ga.gov/members/senate/5093?session=1033
- Campaign site: https://www.votestevenmcneel.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stevenmcneelforsenate
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/steven_mcneel_for_state_senate/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@StevenMcNeelFor18th

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/516cb969-9467-490f-9a05-02c3e7decae3