# Shea Roberts

Shea Roberts is a Democratic member of the Georgia House for district 52.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Georgia House, district 52
- Serving since: 2021-01-11
- Current term: GA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/9007dcd9-3246-4cf3-9185-7478b3a9ad7a

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/9007dcd9-3246-4cf3-9185-7478b3a9ad7a (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

52% of the 82 bills Roberts sponsored got out of committee, in the bottom quarter of the Georgia House.

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

24 classified statements: 24 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 | Roberts | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.5% | 584 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 4.2% | 10.4% | 516 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 25.0% | 39.2% | 588 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 4.2% | 2.9% | 183 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 4.2% | 14.4% | 584 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 543 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 50% (State House Democrats 9.8%); Crime and Law Enforcement 17% (State House Democrats 8.0%); Education 17% (State House Democrats 15%); Government Operations and Politics 17% (State House Democrats 15%); Agriculture and Food 0% (State House Democrats 4.6%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.53 (standard error 0.01), from 797 donors and 780 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 64% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (GA 2025–26 session)

1,391 roll calls. Attendance 96.6% (Georgia House 93.5%). Party unity 96.6% (97.2%). 25 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 82 bills: 48 reached committee, 43 passed one chamber, 7 passed both, 7 became law. Cosponsored 0. 52.4% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Georgia House 65.7%; rank 154 of 177).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 43: Artificial intelligence deepfakes; growing danger to election integrity, public trust, and the people of Georgia; recognize (passed one chamber, 2026-06-22) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/HR43/
- HR 24: Medical Marijuana Therapeutics; recognize (passed one chamber, 2026-06-20) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/HR24/
- HR 2085: St. Pius X Catholic High School boys basketball team; winning the 2026 GHSA 4A State Basketball Championship; commend (passed one chamber, 2026-03-31) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR2085/
- HR 2074: 5th Annual Green Egg and Kegs Festival at Dunwoody Village; recognize (passed one chamber, 2026-03-31) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR2074/
- HR 2078: Barranco, John Baptist; honoring the life and memory; condolences (passed one chamber, 2026-03-31) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR2078/
- HR 1951: House Study Committee on MARTA Governance, Financial Accountability, and Regional Transit Oversight; create (introduced, 2026-04-02) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1951/
- HR 1844: Evans, Shanita; commend (passed one chamber, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1844/
- HR 1847: Leadership Training Program; educational, civic, and leadership impact and commending its participants for their commitment to public service; recognize (passed one chamber, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1847/
- HR 1799: Furman, Major William "Rusty", Jr.; honoring the life and memory; condolences (passed one chamber, 2026-03-19) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1799/
- HB 1572: Food service establishments; food allergy awareness; require certain actions (introduced, 2026-03-20) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HB1572/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $72.3K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 99% 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.

- 2026-03-31 · Post on X · https://x.com/sheaforgeorgia/status/2038787253305049116
- 2026-01-09 · Post on X · https://x.com/sheaforgeorgia/status/2009717364762522071
- 2025-10-12 · Post on X · https://x.com/sheaforgeorgia/status/1977439931573141540
- 2025-10-11 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/sheaforgeorgia/status/1977060913405731022
- 2025-09-13 · Post on X · https://x.com/sheaforgeorgia/status/1966883669915611224
- 2025-09-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/sheaforgeorgia/status/1966115186890174546
- 2025-09-10 · Post on X · https://x.com/sheaforgeorgia/status/1965877195341230517
- 2025-09-05 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, bipartisanship · https://x.com/sheaforgeorgia/status/1964037191862009944
- 2025-08-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/sheaforgeorgia/status/1960421811918680336
- 2025-08-08 · Post on X · https://x.com/sheaforgeorgia/status/1953937732025122946

## Links

- Official site: https://www.legis.ga.gov/members/house/4994?session=1031
- Campaign site: https://www.sheaforgeorgia.com/
- X: https://x.com/sheaforgeorgia
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/shea.roberts1
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sheaforgeorgia/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shea-roberts-206b525/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/9007dcd9-3246-4cf3-9185-7478b3a9ad7a