# Drew Echols

Drew Echols is a Republican member of the Georgia Senate for district 49.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Georgia Senate, district 49
- Serving since: 2025-01-13
- Current term: GA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/6be704ef-6250-4e08-86d3-f5fa2e1eebf3

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/6be704ef-6250-4e08-86d3-f5fa2e1eebf3 (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

Echols sits at +0.58 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 81% of State Senate Republicans.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.58 (standard error 0.04), from 249 donors and 297 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 81% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (GA 2025–26 session)

1,406 roll calls. Attendance 94.2% (Georgia Senate 92.2%). Party unity 99.1% (96.0%). 21 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/
- 2026-04-03 · voted yea · Senate Vote #987 - 2025-2026 Regular Session · HB 295 Local government; procedures for real property owners to make claims for compensation for loss of property value or expenses incurred; provisions · pass · https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HB295/
- 2026-04-03 · voted yea · Senate Vote #983 - 2025-2026 Regular Session · HB 1247 Georgia Bureaucratic Deference Elimination Act; enact · pass · https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HB1247/
- 2026-04-03 · voted yea · Senate Vote #982 - 2025-2026 Regular Session · HB 1161 Motor vehicles; proper operation upon approach by an authorized emergency vehicle or by a law enforcement vehicle for purposes of a traffic stop;… · pass · https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HB1161/
- 2026-04-03 · voted yea · Senate Vote #985 - 2025-2026 Regular Session · HB 297 Ad valorem tax; define multipurpose off-highway vehicle; provisions · pass · https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HB297/

## Legislation (GA 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 285 bills: 285 reached committee, 235 passed one chamber, 58 passed both, 51 became law. Cosponsored 0. 82.5% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Georgia Senate 76.9%; rank 16 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/
- SR 4: United State Citizens; right to register and vote- CA (in committee, 2026-06-17) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/SR4/
- 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 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 1049: Senate Study Committee on Acquiring and Management of Lake Lanier; create (in committee, 2026-03-27) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/SR1049/
- SR 1052: Cottrell, Don Michael "Mike"; condolences (passed one chamber, 2026-03-27) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/SR1052/
- SR 1051: Senate Study Committee on Comprehensive Services and Long-term Outcomes for Individuals with Disabilities; create (in committee, 2026-03-27) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/SR1051/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $176.0K (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 100% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://www.legis.ga.gov/members/senate/5067?session=1033
- Campaign site: https://www.votedrewechols.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/p/Drew-Echols-for-State-Senate-61557264784253/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_drewechols_/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/6be704ef-6250-4e08-86d3-f5fa2e1eebf3