# Sheikh Rahman

Sheikh Rahman is a Democratic member of the Georgia Senate for district 5.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Georgia Senate, district 5
- Serving since: 2019-01-14
- Current term: GA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/5b6e0e37-802b-4103-b401-551532aba2e7

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/5b6e0e37-802b-4103-b401-551532aba2e7 (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

63% of the 225 bills Rahman sponsored got out of committee, in the bottom tenth of the Georgia Senate.

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

27 classified statements: 27 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Rahman | State Senate Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.4% | 248 of 329 |
| Policy criticism | 7.4% | 10.3% | 174 of 329 |
| Policy discussion | 37.0% | 42.9% | 203 of 329 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 3.4% | 294 of 329 |
| Credit claiming | 7.4% | 16.1% | 231 of 329 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 0.8% | 228 of 329 |

Most discussed policy areas: Immigration 30% (State Senate Democrats 4.2%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 20% (State Senate Democrats 8.4%); Families 20% (State Senate Democrats 5.0%); Government Operations and Politics 20% (State Senate Democrats 14%); Housing and Community Development 20% (State Senate Democrats 6.7%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.50 (standard error 0.02), from 120 donors and 843 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 73% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (GA 2025–26 session)

1,406 roll calls. Attendance 89% (Georgia Senate 92.2%). Party unity 96.9% (96.0%). 27 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 nay · 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 nay · 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 225 bills: 225 reached committee, 142 passed one chamber, 12 passed both, 10 became law. Cosponsored 0. 63.1% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Georgia Senate 76.9%; rank 49 of 53).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SR 5: Juneteenth; the history and meaning of the Juneteenth holiday; commemorate and recognize (passed one chamber, 2026-06-20) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/SR5/
- SR 1095: Scattering Resources, Inc.; recognize and commend (passed one chamber, 2026-04-02) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/SR1095/
- SR 1096: Bangladeshi Americans in Georgia; recognize and commend (passed one chamber, 2026-04-02) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/SR1096/
- SR 1091: Wright Jr., Daniel Waldon; condolences (passed one chamber, 2026-04-02) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/SR1091/
- SR 1089: Parent, Senator Elena; recognize and commend (passed one chamber, 2026-04-02) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/SR1089/
- SR 1094: Atlanta Fire Cricket Club; commend (passed one chamber, 2026-04-02) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/SR1094/
- SR 1090: Sims, Senator Freddie Powell; recognize and commend (passed one chamber, 2026-04-02) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/SR1090/
- SR 1092: Harbison, Senator Ed; recognize and commend (passed one chamber, 2026-04-02) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/SR1092/
- SR 1084: Nicholas House Inc.; recognize and commend; Dream Builders Event; honor on April 23, 2026 (passed one chamber, 2026-04-02) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/SR1084/
- SR 1070: Touhy, Mrs. Angela W.; recognize and commend (passed one chamber, 2026-03-31) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/SR1070/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $11.7K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 83% 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.

- 2026-03-18 · Post on X · https://x.com/rahmanforga/status/2034112005817106734
- 2026-03-18 · Post on X · https://x.com/rahmanforga/status/2034112257030836628
- 2026-03-16 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/rahmanforga/status/2033342067896696905
- 2026-03-16 · Post on X · https://x.com/rahmanforga/status/2033342071302443344
- 2026-03-06 · Post on X · https://x.com/rahmanforga/status/2030009944074764619
- 2026-02-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/rahmanforga/status/2024819587888320925
- 2026-01-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/rahmanforga/status/2013755009096163798
- 2026-01-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/rahmanforga/status/2013338054237335921
- 2026-01-14 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/rahmanforga/status/2011525633520845220
- 2026-01-13 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/rahmanforga/status/2010880524395696461

## Links

- X: https://x.com/rahmanforga
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rahmanforga
- Instagram: https://instagram.com/rahmanforga/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rahmanforga/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/5b6e0e37-802b-4103-b401-551532aba2e7