# Robert Dawson

Robert Dawson is a Democratic member of the Georgia House for district 65.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Georgia House, district 65
- Serving since: 2025-01-13
- Current term: GA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/5d77204f-89e7-43df-bccb-a08b9956132d

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/5d77204f-89e7-43df-bccb-a08b9956132d (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

Dawson voted against the majority of Georgia House Democrats 40 times; party unity 90%, in the bottom 5% of the Georgia House (average 97.2%).

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

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

| Label | Dawson | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.5% | 584 of 765 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 10.4% | 717 of 765 |
| Policy discussion | 0.0% | 39.2% | 757 of 765 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.9% | 676 of 765 |
| Credit claiming | 0.0% | 14.4% | 729 of 765 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 544 of 765 |

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.26 (standard error 0.02), from 35 donors and 297 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 94% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (GA 2025–26 session)

1,391 roll calls. Attendance 98.4% (Georgia House 93.5%). Party unity 90% (97.2%). 40 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 nay · 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 nay · 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 71 bills: 57 reached committee, 52 passed one chamber, 8 passed both, 8 became law. Cosponsored 0. 73.2% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Georgia House 65.7%; rank 45 of 177).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 32: Dupri, Jermaine; commend (passed one chamber, 2026-06-22) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/HR32/
- HR 30: Mensah; Honorable Sylvester Adinam; distinguished leadership, public service, and contributions to economic development and international trade; recognize (passed one chamber, 2026-06-22) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/HR30/
- HR 31: Haiti National Football Team; qualifying for and competing in the 2026 FIFA World Cup; recognize (passed one chamber, 2026-06-22) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/HR31/
- HR 27: Thomas, Morriscene Watts; condolences (passed one chamber, 2026-06-20) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/HR27/
- HR 2097: Center for Employment Opportunities Atlanta; commend (passed one chamber, 2026-04-02) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR2097/
- HR 2043: Blackburn, Bob; commend (passed one chamber, 2026-03-31) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR2043/
- HR 1983: Brady, Keith; commend (passed one chamber, 2026-03-27) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1983/
- HR 1947: House Study Committee on Education Finance; create (in committee, 2026-03-31) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1947/
- HR 1867: The Georgia Caribbean American Heritage Coalition Inc.; commend (passed one chamber, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1867/
- HR 1780: Lakshmanan, Shri Ramesh Babu; Consul General of India; distinguished diplomatic service and extraordinary contributions to the State of Georgia and the… (passed one chamber, 2026-03-18) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1780/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $7,612 (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 95% 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.

- 2025-02-03 · Post on X · https://x.com/RobertforGA/status/1886536063256039849

## Links

- Official site: https://www.legis.ga.gov/members/house/5072?session=1033
- Campaign site: https://www.robertforgeorgia.com/
- X: https://x.com/RobertforGA
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robertforgeorgia/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/5d77204f-89e7-43df-bccb-a08b9956132d