# Lauren McDonald

Lauren McDonald is a Republican member of the Georgia House for district 26.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Georgia House, district 26
- Serving since: 2021-01-11
- Current term: GA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/7767ee85-7961-45ba-adc2-c3606b1c39b8

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/7767ee85-7961-45ba-adc2-c3606b1c39b8 (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

100% of McDonald’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Georgia, in the top quarter of State House Republicans.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.53 (standard error 0.03), from 162 donors and 816 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 77% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (GA 2025–26 session)

1,391 roll calls. Attendance 99.2% (Georgia House 93.5%). Party unity 100% (97.2%). 7 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 129 bills: 113 reached committee, 97 passed one chamber, 24 passed both, 21 became law. Cosponsored 0. 75.2% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Georgia House 65.7%; rank 38 of 177).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 2055: Lambert High School Esports team; excellence and achievements of the 2025 GHSA State Championship; commend (passed one chamber, 2026-03-31) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR2055/
- HR 2051: Cooper, Owen; athletic achievements; recognize (passed one chamber, 2026-03-31) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR2051/
- HR 2054: Denmark High School varsity dance team; winning the 2026 GHSA 6A State Championship in the Hip Hop Division; commend (passed one chamber, 2026-03-31) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR2054/
- HR 2053: South Forsyth High School girls swimming team; winning the 2026 GHSA Class 6A State Championship; commend (passed one chamber, 2026-03-31) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR2053/
- HR 2052: Speigner, Addie; 2026 State Champion in the 100m Butterfly; commend (passed one chamber, 2026-03-31) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR2052/
- HR 2050: Cooper, Ellie; recognize (passed one chamber, 2026-03-31) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR2050/
- HR 2048: Eaton, Artemis; commend (passed one chamber, 2026-03-31) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR2048/
- HR 2031: Sankowski, Adele; commend (passed one chamber, 2026-03-31) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR2031/
- HR 2049: Peteghem, Oliver Van; recognize (passed one chamber, 2026-03-31) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR2049/
- HR 2028: Kiefer, Derik; winning the West Forsyth 2026 State Wrestling Championship; commend (passed one chamber, 2026-03-31) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR2028/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $77.7K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 100% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://www.legis.ga.gov/members/house/4992?session=1031
- Campaign site: https://votelaurenmcdonald.com/
- X: https://x.com/mcdonaldga26
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/votelaurenmcdonald/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lauren-mcdonald-b542745/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/7767ee85-7961-45ba-adc2-c3606b1c39b8