# Matthew Gambill

Matthew Gambill is a Republican member of the Georgia House for district 15.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Georgia House, district 15
- Serving since: 2019-01-14
- Current term: GA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/909e9026-e549-494b-be99-e8562a389e0c

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/909e9026-e549-494b-be99-e8562a389e0c (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

Gambill sits at +0.60 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 86% of State House Republicans.

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

147 classified statements: 147 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Gambill | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.9% | 642 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 4.1% | 9.3% | 493 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 35.4% | 31.9% | 325 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 1.8% | 677 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 23.1% | 12.7% | 131 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 0.7% | 1.4% | 342 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Education 29% (State House Republicans 15%); Taxation 23% (State House Republicans 8.1%); Government Operations and Politics 13% (State House Republicans 18%); Agriculture and Food 12% (State House Republicans 4.4%); Labor and Employment 12% (State House Republicans 2.5%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.60 (standard error 0.02), from 257 donors and 984 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 86% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (GA 2025–26 session)

1,391 roll calls. Attendance 98.2% (Georgia House 93.5%). Party unity 99.4% (97.2%). 17 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 153 bills: 131 reached committee, 116 passed one chamber, 37 passed both, 29 became law. Cosponsored 0. 75.8% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Georgia House 65.7%; rank 35 of 177).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 46: Cartersville, City of; ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption (passed one chamber, 2026-06-22) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/HB46/
- HB 66: Kingston, City of; ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption (passed one chamber, 2026-06-22) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/HB66/
- HB 47: Bartow County; ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption (passed one chamber, 2026-06-22) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/HB47/
- HB 50: White, City of; ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption (passed one chamber, 2026-06-22) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/HB50/
- HB 48: Euharlee, City of; ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption (passed one chamber, 2026-06-22) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/HB48/
- HR 3: General Assembly; motor fuel and diesel fuel taxes; ratify Governor Brian P. Kemp's Executive Order (passed both chambers, 2026-06-23) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/HR3/
- HB 45: Emerson, City of; ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption (passed one chamber, 2026-06-22) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/HB45/
- HB 49: Adairsville, City of; ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption (passed one chamber, 2026-06-22) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/HB49/
- HR 2087: Northwest Georgia Regional Commission; 65th anniversary; recognize (passed one chamber, 2026-04-02) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR2087/
- HR 2098: Lee, Vernon; commend (passed one chamber, 2026-04-02) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR2098/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $140.6K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 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.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/matthew_gambill/status/2114712945561366960
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/matthew_gambill/status/2113223293331202364
- 2026-10-15 · Post on X · https://x.com/matthew_gambill/status/2110761987890139284
- 2026-10-13 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/matthew_gambill/status/2109833091803971819
- 2026-10-07 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/matthew_gambill/status/2107819310865641926
- 2026-10-05 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/matthew_gambill/status/2107107344647622712
- 2026-10-01 · Post on X · https://x.com/matthew_gambill/status/2105788975571169708
- 2026-09-28 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/matthew_gambill/status/2104714999893803230
- 2026-09-27 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/matthew_gambill/status/2104197920513724583
- 2026-09-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/matthew_gambill/status/2103157555660804501

## Links

- Official site: https://www.legis.ga.gov/members/house/4934?session=1031
- Campaign site: https://www.votegambill.com/
- X: https://x.com/matthew_gambill
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/matthew.gambill.146
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/matthewgambill/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthew-gambill-64929726/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/909e9026-e549-494b-be99-e8562a389e0c