# Bo Hatchett

Bo Hatchett is a Republican member of the Georgia Senate for district 50.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Georgia Senate, district 50
- Serving since: 2021-01-11
- Current term: GA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/60bb96c4-f20c-4918-b88b-d7857341e5f4

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/60bb96c4-f20c-4918-b88b-d7857341e5f4 (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

84% of the 294 bills Hatchett sponsored got out of committee, in the top quarter of the Georgia Senate.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.37 (standard error 0.03), from 298 donors and 690 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 51% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (GA 2025–26 session)

35 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Georgia Senate 92.2%). Party unity 100% (96.0%). 0 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/

## Legislation (GA 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 294 bills: 294 reached committee, 248 passed one chamber, 66 passed both, 56 became law. Cosponsored 0. 84.4% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Georgia Senate 76.9%; rank 9 of 53).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SB 10: Sales and Use Taxes; any existing special district option sales and use tax (FLOST) cease to be imposed and levied immediately prior to the imposition of any… (in committee, 2026-06-23) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/SB10/
- SB 5: City of Toccoa; ad valorem taxes; homestead property determined annually for the special district based upon the proceeds of a new Local Homestead Option… (in committee, 2026-06-23) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/SB5/
- SB 6: Stephens County; ad valorem taxes; homestead property determined annually for the special district based upon the proceeds of a new Local Homestead Option… (in committee, 2026-06-23) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/SB6/
- 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 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 1032: Rabun County High School Boys Basketball Team; recognize and commend (passed one chamber, 2026-03-27) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/SR1032/
- SR 1029: Roadless Area Conservation Rule; recognize; United States Forest Service; commend (passed one chamber, 2026-03-27) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/SR1029/
- SR 1052: Cottrell, Don Michael "Mike"; condolences (passed one chamber, 2026-03-27) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/SR1052/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $153.3K (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 91% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- X: https://x.com/bohatchett
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hatchettforgeorgia/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-bo-hatchett-66884173/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/60bb96c4-f20c-4918-b88b-d7857341e5f4