# Jason Ridley

Jason Ridley is a Republican member of the Georgia House for district 6.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Georgia House, district 6
- Serving since: 2017-01-09
- Current term: GA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/594aa971-500b-42a4-9d7a-1ceb4c029220

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/594aa971-500b-42a4-9d7a-1ceb4c029220 (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

Ridley sits at +0.74 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 94% of State House Republicans.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.74 (standard error 0.04), from 40 donors and 586 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 94% 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 71 bills: 55 reached committee, 37 passed one chamber, 19 passed both, 18 became law. Cosponsored 0. 52.1% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Georgia House 65.7%; rank 155 of 177).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 1907: Murray County High School Girls Varsity basketball team; winning the 2026 GHSA Class AA State Basketball Championship; commend (passed one chamber, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1907/
- HB 1530: Fairmount, City of; future mayors shall be elected to four-year terms; provide (became law, 2026-05-12) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HB1530/
- HR 1598: Crosby, Logan; professional achievements and contributions to Georgia and the arts; commend (passed one chamber, 2026-03-04) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1598/
- HB 1473: Local government; prohibit elected officials of a county, municipal corporation, or any county-municipal consolidated government from entering into… (introduced, 2026-03-04) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HB1473/
- HB 1454: Crimes and offenses; firearms and carrying and possession of firearms and other weapons; revise various laws (in committee, 2026-03-03) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HB1454/
- HB 1466: Alcoholic beverages; satellite tasting rooms operated by brewers; provide (introduced, 2026-03-03) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HB1466/
- HB 1419: Insurance; timely claims processing in supplemental estimates for repairs under motor vehicle liability insurance policies; provide (introduced, 2026-02-25) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HB1419/
- HB 1416: Income tax; exclude tips from taxation (introduced, 2026-02-25) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HB1416/
- HB 1420: Insurance; original equipment manufacturer repair procedures for repairs under motor vehicle liability insurance policies; provide (introduced, 2026-02-25) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HB1420/
- HB 1421: Insurance; prohibit improper steering to repair facilities under motor vehicle liability insurance policies (introduced, 2026-02-25) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HB1421/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $24.8K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 100% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://www.legis.ga.gov/members/house/4883?session=1031
- X: https://x.com/RepRidley
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jason.ridley.739
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-ridley-9919315b/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/594aa971-500b-42a4-9d7a-1ceb4c029220