# Trey Kelley

Trey Kelley is a Republican member of the Georgia House for district 16.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Georgia House, district 16
- Serving since: 2013-01-14
- Current term: GA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/6ac8933e-8dde-4902-8eec-61cc5a91c844

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/6ac8933e-8dde-4902-8eec-61cc5a91c844 (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

Kelley sits at +0.59 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 85% of State House Republicans.

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

12 classified statements: 12 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 | Kelley | 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 | 0.0% | 31.9% | 779 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 1.8% | 677 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 0.0% | 12.7% | 764 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.4% | 618 of 791 |

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.59 (standard error 0.03), from 179 donors and 968 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 85% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (GA 2025–26 session)

1,391 roll calls. Attendance 98.2% (Georgia House 93.5%). Party unity 99.1% (97.2%). 30 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 155 bills: 119 reached committee, 87 passed one chamber, 35 passed both, 27 became law. Cosponsored 0. 56.1% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Georgia House 65.7%; rank 141 of 177).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 2087: Northwest Georgia Regional Commission; 65th anniversary; recognize (passed one chamber, 2026-04-02) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR2087/
- HR 1975: North Paulding High School Girls Basketball Team; winning the 2026 Georgia High School Association Class 6A State Championship and for outstanding athletic… (passed one chamber, 2026-03-27) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1975/
- HR 2000: Holy Week; March 29 to April 4, 2026; recognize (passed one chamber, 2026-03-27) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR2000/
- HR 2007: Huff, Aaron; South Paulding High School's 2026 Teacher of the Year; commend (passed one chamber, 2026-03-27) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR2007/
- HR 1832: House Study Committee on the Assessment and Collection of Fees by Local Governments; create (in committee, 2026-03-27) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1832/
- HR 1810: Mapes, Steven Gregory; commend (passed one chamber, 2026-03-19) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1810/
- HR 1811: Gravley, Micah; outstanding public service; commend (passed one chamber, 2026-03-19) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1811/
- HR 1812: Mattick, Deputy Brice Richard; commend (passed one chamber, 2026-03-19) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1812/
- HR 1824: North Paulding High School varsity competition cheer team; winning the 2025 GHSA 6A State Championship; commend (passed one chamber, 2026-03-19) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1824/
- HR 1826: Hughen, Jesse; outstanding public service; commend (passed one chamber, 2026-03-19) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1826/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $105.5K (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.

- 2026-07-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepTreyKelley/status/2080851674772435272
- 2026-06-17 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepTreyKelley/status/2067071307678712084
- 2026-06-06 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepTreyKelley/status/2063351358003068961
- 2026-05-09 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepTreyKelley/status/2053171034434711659
- 2026-05-09 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepTreyKelley/status/2053197567190860156
- 2026-05-05 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepTreyKelley/status/2051792871725174902
- 2026-04-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepTreyKelley/status/2046379323850977657
- 2026-03-29 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepTreyKelley/status/2038328116158865852
- 2026-03-27 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepTreyKelley/status/2037527365270581409
- 2025-08-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepTreyKelley/status/1954731739697614873

## Links

- Official site: https://www.legis.ga.gov/members/house/825?session=1031
- Campaign site: https://kelleyforhouse.com/
- X: https://x.com/RepTreyKelley
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/trey.kelley.31
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reptreykelley/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/trey-kelley-43391016/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/6ac8933e-8dde-4902-8eec-61cc5a91c844