# Lehman Franklin

Lehman Franklin is a Republican member of the Georgia House for district 160.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Georgia House, district 160
- Serving since: 2023-01-09
- Current term: GA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/6971bb34-9ea4-4bdc-971e-c1a2c5de344c

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/6971bb34-9ea4-4bdc-971e-c1a2c5de344c (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

36% of Franklin’s statements claim credit, 2.8 times the State House Republican average of 13%.

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

308 classified statements: 308 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 | Franklin | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.9% | 642 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 1.9% | 9.3% | 595 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 53.6% | 31.9% | 87 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 3.9% | 1.8% | 110 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 35.7% | 12.7% | 39 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.4% | 618 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Economics and Public Finance 18% (State House Republicans 12%); Education 18% (State House Republicans 15%); Taxation 18% (State House Republicans 8.1%); Health 14% (State House Republicans 10%); Families 12% (State House Republicans 3.6%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.35 (standard error 0.03), from 100 donors and 526 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 49% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (GA 2025–26 session)

1,391 roll calls. Attendance 97.9% (Georgia House 93.5%). Party unity 98.6% (97.2%). 8 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 60 bills: 46 reached committee, 38 passed one chamber, 22 passed both, 19 became law. Cosponsored 0. 63.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Georgia House 65.7%; rank 113 of 177).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 1792: Georgia Department of Community Affairs; refrain from adopting the 2024 International Energy Conservation Code for residential construction; urge (in committee, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1792/
- HB 1571: Bryan County; State Court; revise terms (became law, 2026-07-01) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HB1571/
- HB 1508: Pembroke, City of; election and terms for mayor and city council members; revise provisions (became law, 2026-05-11) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HB1508/
- HR 1569: Georgia State Retirees Association; commend (passed one chamber, 2026-03-03) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1569/
- 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/
- HR 1488: Leopold's Ice Cream; commend (passed one chamber, 2026-02-25) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1488/
- HB 1440: Petrea-Stephens-Franklin-Watson Tax Relief Act; enact (became law, 2026-05-11) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HB1440/
- HB 1445: Juvenile proceedings; authorize sharing of GPS monitoring with law enforcement and school districts (in committee, 2026-03-04) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HB1445/
- HR 1471: Fertility Awareness Week; July 27-Aug 2, 2026; recognize (passed one chamber, 2026-02-24) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1471/
- 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/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $54.4K (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.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/FranklinforRep/status/2114765933336051991
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/FranklinforRep/status/2113779987731931341
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/FranklinforRep/status/2113255812130852959
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/FranklinforRep/status/2112702210320556319
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/FranklinforRep/status/2112726980848198003
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/FranklinforRep/status/2110894710047100952
- 2026-10-15 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/FranklinforRep/status/2110764296799912305
- 2026-10-15 · Post on X · https://x.com/FranklinforRep/status/2110834092124103149
- 2026-10-14 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/FranklinforRep/status/2110384395794399353
- 2026-10-13 · Post on X · https://x.com/FranklinforRep/status/2109808506664857679

## Links

- Official site: https://www.legis.ga.gov/members/house/5053?session=1031
- X: https://x.com/FranklinforRep
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lehmanf3
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lehman-franklin-3103165/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/6971bb34-9ea4-4bdc-971e-c1a2c5de344c