# Matt Brass

Matt Brass is a Republican member of the Georgia Senate for district 6.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Georgia Senate, district 6
- Serving since: 2017-01-09
- Current term: GA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/81b84318-8c9f-467f-a7c1-776d9c415f51

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/81b84318-8c9f-467f-a7c1-776d9c415f51 (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

0% of Brass’s statements discuss policy, in the bottom 5% of State Senate Republicans (average 37%).

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

215 classified statements: 215 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Brass | State Senate Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.3% | 272 of 354 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 9.5% | 331 of 354 |
| Policy discussion | 0.0% | 37.3% | 351 of 354 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.3% | 311 of 354 |
| Credit claiming | 0.0% | 15.4% | 342 of 354 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.3% | 261 of 354 |

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.33 (standard error 0.03), from 163 donors and 856 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 45% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (GA 2025–26 session)

1,406 roll calls. Attendance 93.6% (Georgia Senate 92.2%). Party unity 89% (96.0%). 120 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 300 bills: 300 reached committee, 251 passed one chamber, 60 passed both, 49 became law. Cosponsored 0. 83.7% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Georgia Senate 76.9%; rank 11 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 13: Allen, Tayvian D.; recognize and commend (passed one chamber, 2026-06-23) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/SR13/
- SR 12: Thomas, Morriscene Watts; condolences (passed one chamber, 2026-06-23) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/SR12/
- SB 3: Election Equipment Specifications and Standards Committee; establish (became law, 2026-06-25) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/SB3/
- SR 3: Adjournment; relative to (passed both chambers, 2026-06-17) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/SR3/
- SR 1070: Touhy, Mrs. Angela W.; recognize and commend (passed one chamber, 2026-03-31) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/SR1070/
- SR 1062: Eck, Fallon Georgeanna; celebrate the birth (passed one chamber, 2026-03-31) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/SR1062/
- 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 1050: Vaughn, Lee; recognize (passed one chamber, 2026-03-27) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/SR1050/
- SR 1011: American Red Cross; commend; Red Cross Month; recognize March 2026 (passed one chamber, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/SR1011/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $193.6K (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 94% 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.

- 2025-07-17 · Post on X · https://x.com/vote_matt_brass/status/1945648225484177917
- 2025-07-17 · Post on X · https://x.com/vote_matt_brass/status/1945676697254465873
- 2025-07-17 · Post on X · https://x.com/vote_matt_brass/status/1945697484602589459
- 2025-07-17 · Post on X · https://x.com/vote_matt_brass/status/1945726615599841634
- 2025-07-17 · Post on X · https://x.com/vote_matt_brass/status/1945752962380497291
- 2025-07-17 · Post on X · https://x.com/vote_matt_brass/status/1945762067098849569
- 2025-07-17 · Post on X · https://x.com/vote_matt_brass/status/1945763789523329475
- 2025-07-17 · Post on X · https://x.com/vote_matt_brass/status/1945766248073265203
- 2025-07-17 · Post on X · https://x.com/vote_matt_brass/status/1945774490841145466
- 2025-07-17 · Post on X · https://x.com/vote_matt_brass/status/1945789361221742801

## Links

- X: https://x.com/vote_matt_brass
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/p/matt-brass-for-state-senate-100058228054899/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthew-brass-68486b82/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/81b84318-8c9f-467f-a7c1-776d9c415f51