# Dewey McClain

Dewey McClain is a Democratic member of the Georgia House for district 109.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Georgia House, district 109
- Serving since: 2023-01-09
- Current term: GA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/8afda706-7afa-462c-89f2-0d6d5da010ff

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/8afda706-7afa-462c-89f2-0d6d5da010ff (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 McClain’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Georgia, in the top tenth of State House Democrats.

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

30 classified statements: 30 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 | McClain | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.5% | 584 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 10.0% | 10.4% | 316 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 43.3% | 39.2% | 320 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.9% | 676 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 3.3% | 14.4% | 612 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 543 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 46% (State House Democrats 15%); Economics and Public Finance 23% (State House Democrats 11%); Education 23% (State House Democrats 15%); Agriculture and Food 15% (State House Democrats 4.6%); Energy 15% (State House Democrats 3.6%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.80 (standard error 0.02), from 13 donors and 914 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 26% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (GA 2025–26 session)

1,391 roll calls. Attendance 95.5% (Georgia House 93.5%). Party unity 99.4% (97.2%). 24 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 138 bills: 98 reached committee, 93 passed one chamber, 5 passed both, 4 became law. Cosponsored 0. 67.4% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Georgia House 65.7%; rank 85 of 177).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 44: Sugarloaf Community Improvement District; 10th Anniversary; recognize (passed one chamber, 2026-06-22) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/HR44/
- HR 19: Georges, Debrah; commend (passed one chamber, 2026-06-20) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/HR19/
- HR 18: Duluth, City of; occasion of its 150th anniversary; commend (passed one chamber, 2026-06-18) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/HR18/
- HR 16: Brack, Elliott Earl; condolences (passed one chamber, 2026-06-18) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/HR16/
- HR 2022: Ndewa, Blaise Aristide; commend (passed one chamber, 2026-03-31) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR2022/
- HR 2010: Mitchell, Jajuan; outstanding public service; commend (passed one chamber, 2026-03-27) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR2010/
- HR 2011: Ruff, James Edward; outstanding public service; commend (passed one chamber, 2026-03-27) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR2011/
- HR 2004: Haynes, Reverend Dr. Richard B.; celebrating his retirement on April 11, 2026; recognize (passed one chamber, 2026-03-27) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR2004/
- HR 1896: Garvey, Marcus Mosiah; honoring the life and memory; condolences (passed one chamber, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1896/
- HR 1850: Arbery, Marcus, Sr.; author of Where's Daddy: The Ahmaud Arbery Story; commend (passed one chamber, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1850/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $2,500 (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 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.

- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/DewMac52/status/2111173821914878091
- 2026-10-06 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/DewMac52/status/2107311845954724261
- 2026-10-06 · Post on X · https://x.com/DewMac52/status/2107312200805490738
- 2026-10-01 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/DewMac52/status/2105668743246574048
- 2026-09-28 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/DewMac52/status/2104385207180902667
- 2026-09-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/DewMac52/status/2101450492727394556
- 2026-09-14 · Post on X · https://x.com/DewMac52/status/2099341857184485583
- 2026-08-17 · Post on X · https://x.com/DewMac52/status/2089422724326113449
- 2026-08-12 · Post on X · https://x.com/DewMac52/status/2087588729783267491
- 2026-08-08 · Post on X · https://x.com/DewMac52/status/2086080383100084487

## Links

- Official site: https://www.legis.ga.gov/members/house/845?session=1031
- Campaign site: https://deweymcclain.com/
- X: https://x.com/DewMac52
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/garepdeweymcclain/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/deweymcclain/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@DeweyMcClain-hx8yb
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dewey-mcclain-0ab5809/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/8afda706-7afa-462c-89f2-0d6d5da010ff