# Phil Olaleye

Phil Olaleye is a Democratic member of the Georgia House for district 59.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Georgia House, district 59
- Serving since: 2023-01-09
- Current term: GA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/80928bd9-c963-4b21-954c-c62ee9373064

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/80928bd9-c963-4b21-954c-c62ee9373064 (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

5.8% of Olaleye’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Georgia, in the bottom 5% of State House Democrats.

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

162 classified statements: 162 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Olaleye | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.6% | 2.5% | 357 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 5.6% | 10.4% | 459 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 32.1% | 39.2% | 502 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 4.3% | 2.9% | 174 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 21.6% | 14.4% | 201 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 543 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Education 54% (State House Democrats 15%); Housing and Community Development 33% (State House Democrats 6.2%); Economics and Public Finance 12% (State House Democrats 11%); Families 7.7% (State House Democrats 5.0%); Health 7.7% (State House Democrats 15%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.54 (standard error 0.02), from 436 donors and 522 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 63% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (GA 2025–26 session)

1,391 roll calls. Attendance 97.2% (Georgia House 93.5%). Party unity 98.8% (97.2%). 8 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-06-23 · voted nay · 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 nay · PASSAGE · SB 3 Election Equipment Specifications and Standards Committee; establish · pass · https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/SB3/
- 2026-06-23 · voted nay · 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 nay · 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 nay · 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 nay · 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 nay · 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 nay · 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 nay · 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 85 bills: 57 reached committee, 49 passed one chamber, 5 passed both, 4 became law. Cosponsored 0. 57.6% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Georgia House 65.7%; rank 135 of 177).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 55: Morocco National Football Team; competing in the 2026 FIFA World Cup; recognize (passed one chamber, 2026-06-23) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/HR55/
- HR 57: South Africa National Football Team; competing in the 2026 FIFA World Cup; recognize (passed one chamber, 2026-06-23) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/HR57/
- HR 56: Democratic Republic of the Congo National Football Team; competing in the 2026 FIFA World Cup; recognize (passed one chamber, 2026-06-23) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/HR56/
- HR 2097: Center for Employment Opportunities Atlanta; commend (passed one chamber, 2026-04-02) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR2097/
- HR 2022: Ndewa, Blaise Aristide; commend (passed one chamber, 2026-03-31) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR2022/
- HR 2075: 90th annual Atlanta Dogwood Festival; recognize (passed one chamber, 2026-03-31) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR2075/
- HR 2032: Per Scholas Atlanta; occasion of its 10th anniversary; recognize (passed one chamber, 2026-03-31) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR2032/
- HR 2024: Campos, Daniel; commend (passed one chamber, 2026-03-31) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR2024/
- HR 2023: Uwigabye, Prisca; commend (passed one chamber, 2026-03-31) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR2023/
- HR 1959: Field Mob; cultural legacy and contributions; commend (passed one chamber, 2026-03-27) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1959/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $37.1K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 5.8% 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.

- 2026-08-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/PhilForGeorgia/status/2090578046365446268
- 2026-08-13 · Post on X · https://x.com/PhilForGeorgia/status/2087885673583829225
- 2026-08-06 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/PhilForGeorgia/status/2085460340406366270
- 2026-07-13 · Post on X · https://x.com/PhilForGeorgia/status/2076778093058867254
- 2026-07-04 · Post on X · https://x.com/PhilForGeorgia/status/2073489703777529946
- 2026-07-04 · Post on X · https://x.com/PhilForGeorgia/status/2073489820718940588
- 2026-07-04 · Post on X · https://x.com/PhilForGeorgia/status/2073489828935573641
- 2026-07-04 · Post on X · https://x.com/PhilForGeorgia/status/2073489874464776288
- 2026-07-04 · Post on X · https://x.com/PhilForGeorgia/status/2073489906853085191
- 2026-06-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/PhilForGeorgia/status/2069039866055217185

## Links

- Official site: https://www.legis.ga.gov/members/house/5028?session=1031
- Campaign site: https://www.philforgeorgia.com/
- X: https://x.com/PhilForGeorgia
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PhilForGeorgia
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/philforgeorgia/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/phillipolaleye/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/80928bd9-c963-4b21-954c-c62ee9373064