# Soo Hong Soo Hong is a Republican member of the Georgia House for district 103. - Party: Republican - Seat: Georgia House, district 103 - Serving since: 2023-01-09 - Current term: GA 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/64721c9b-451c-4bc9-9040-4ca232ffd746 Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/64721c9b-451c-4bc9-9040-4ca232ffd746 (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 106 bills Hong sponsored got out of committee, in the top 5% of the Georgia House. ## What Hong says (GA 2025–26 session) 10 classified statements: 10 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate. | Label | Hong | State House Republicans average | Rank | |---|---|---|---| | Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.9% | 642 of 791 | | Policy criticism | 0.0% | 9.3% | 735 of 791 | | Policy discussion | 10.0% | 31.9% | 699 of 791 | | Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 1.8% | 677 of 791 | | Credit claiming | 30.0% | 12.7% | 67 of 791 | | Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.4% | 618 of 791 | Most discussed policy areas: Housing and Community Development 100% (State House Republicans 3.4%); Taxation 100% (State House Republicans 8.1%); Agriculture and Food 0% (State House Republicans 4.4%); Armed Forces and National Security 0% (State House Republicans 4.9%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 0% (State House Republicans 6.2%). ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score +0.49 (standard error 0.03), from 225 donors and 519 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 73% of State House Republicans score lower. ## Votes (GA 2025–26 session) 1,391 roll calls. Attendance 99.4% (Georgia House 93.5%). Party unity 99.7% (97.2%). 14 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/ - 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 106 bills: 99 reached committee, 89 passed one chamber, 39 passed both, 33 became law. Cosponsored 0. 84.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Georgia House 65.7%; rank 9 of 177). Recent sponsored bills: - HR 50: World OKTA Global Startup Month; September 2026; recognize (passed one chamber, 2026-06-22) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/HR50/ - HR 46: Broad Street Concert Band of Sugar Hill; commend (passed one chamber, 2026-06-22) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/HR46/ - HR 2130: Wellspring Living; occasion of its 25th anniversary; recognize (passed one chamber, 2026-04-02) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR2130/ - HR 2025: Wheeler High School Social Studies National Honor Society; commend (passed one chamber, 2026-03-31) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR2025/ - HR 1948: State and local authorities; transfer operation of Georgia Capitol Museum from University System of Georgia to Georgia Building Authority; urge (in committee, 2026-03-31) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1948/ - HR 1768: Gardner, George "Coach"; commend (passed one chamber, 2026-03-18) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1768/ - HR 1677: Hughes, Jason; honoring the life and memory; condolences (passed one chamber, 2026-03-12) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1677/ - HR 1633: Vietnamese Women's Association of Georgia; commend (passed one chamber, 2026-03-06) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1633/ - HB 1524: Gwinnett County; school district ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption (introduced, 2026-03-10) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HB1524/ - HR 1597: Carr, Brad; exemplary leadership as Chair of the Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce; commend (passed one chamber, 2026-03-04) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1597/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $87.9K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 100% 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. - 2026-04-09 · Post on X · https://x.com/soohong/status/2042297395485032531 - 2026-03-04 · Post on X · https://x.com/soohong/status/2029161685152420227 - 2026-03-04 · Post on X · https://x.com/soohong/status/2029256516771905751 - 2026-01-29 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/soohong/status/2016847234235576496 - 2025-11-06 · Post on X · https://x.com/soohong/status/1986504383090061314 - 2025-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/soohong/status/1980977115739599306 - 2025-10-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/soohong/status/1977116660822950290 - 2025-06-03 · Post on X · https://x.com/soohong/status/1930051665555795983 - 2025-02-23 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/soohong/status/1893684416179785895 - 2025-01-14 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/soohong/status/1879125289512706362 ## Links - Official site: https://www.legis.ga.gov/members/house/5042?session=1031 - Campaign site: https://www.hongforgeorgia.com/ - X: https://x.com/soohong - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/soohong81 - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hongforgeorgia/ - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/soo-hong-03230828/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/64721c9b-451c-4bc9-9040-4ca232ffd746