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Republican · Georgia House, district 48

Serving since Jan 9, 2023GA 2025–26 session

Portrait of Scott Hilton, rendered as a two-tone print
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the State House Republican rate of bipartisan language

7.5% of 253 statements use bipartisan language (19 statements); the average for State House Republicans is 1.8%. Ranks 26th of 791, where 1st is the highest rate.

An AI model reads each of Hilton’s posts on X and marks whether it stresses working across party lines. The rate is the share of statements marked; it is compared with the average among State House Republicans and ranked against the same group.

At a glance

6 measures against State House Republicans. Hilton reported $306.8K in the 2026 cycle, in the top tenth of State House Republicans (median $33.7K). 28% of Hilton’s statements claim credit, 2.2 times the State House Republican average of 13%.

The measures on which Hilton sits furthest from the middle of State House Republicans, each against the same group, with the CSIP score when there is one. Every number is explained in its own section below.

Bipartisanship

7.5%

State House Republicans average 1.8% · ranks 26th of 791

Itemized, 2026

$306.8K

State House Republicans’ median $33.7K · ranks 152nd of 2,521

Credit claiming

28%

State House Republicans average 13% · ranks 79th of 791

Talk-to-bills agreement

0.67

State House Republicans average 0.53 · ranks 43rd of 504

Personal attacks

0%

State House Republicans average 2.9% · ranks 642nd of 791

CSIP ideology

+0.52

Right of 0, the centre of the scale · ± 0.05

Peer group: State House Republicans. Rank 1 is the highest value in the group; the thick bar is Hilton, the thin grey bar the peer average. The headline is the measure on which Hilton is most unusual among peers (Methods, §08).

Back to topNext: What politicians say

What Hilton says

Hilton attacks opponents personally less than 81% of State House Republicans. Personal attacks in 0% of 253 statements, against 2.9% for the average State House Republican; 642nd of 791.

An AI model reads each of Hilton’s 253 statements in the GA 2025–26 session (253 posts on X) and marks the kinds of statement it contains: a personal attack, criticism of a policy, discussion of policy, bipartisanship, credit claiming, and extreme labels. A statement can carry several. Every rate is compared with the average for State House Republicans and ranked among them.

Kinds of statement

Share of statements carrying each label, the GA 2025–26 session

0%80%
Hilton
Peers
Rank
Policy discussion111 statements
44%
32%
202nd of 791
Credit claiming72 statements
28%
13%
79th of 791
Bipartisanship19 statements
8%
2%
26th of 791
Policy criticism15 statements
6%
9%
414th of 791
Personal attacks0 statements
0%
3%
642nd of 791
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Hilton's share of statements in each category against the State House Republicans average.
RowHiltonPeers
Policy discussion44%32%
Credit claiming28%13%
Bipartisanship8%2%
Policy criticism6%9%
Personal attacks0%3%
253

statements classified

253 posts on X.

posts on X: 253 (100.0%)posts on X 253
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Hilton's statements by source
PartValue
posts on X253
How to read the bars

The thick bar is Hilton; the thin grey bar is the average State House Republicans. A longer thick bar means Hilton does this more than peers. Rank 1 is the highest rate in the group.

Extreme labels

Hilton used extreme labels in 0.4% of statements, 28% of the peer average. 1 statement; peers 1.4%.

    Who gets the labels

    Targets named alongside an extreme label, by number of statements

    No targets recorded.

    What an extreme label is

    Calls a politician, a party or a policy “far left”, “far right”, “MAGA”, “extreme”, “radical”, “woke”, “fascist” or “communist”. The target is who or what the label was aimed at. The lists show the five most used labels and targets; the toggle shows the rest.

    Month by month

    Share of statements per month, the GA 2025–26 session

    Statements2025-01: 92025-02: 212025-03: 212025-04: 72025-05: 182025-06: 92025-07: 62025-08: 62025-09: 132025-10: 122025-11: 42025-12: 62026-01: 82026-02: 162026-03: 202026-04: 42026-05: 62026-06: 42026-07: 92026-08: 132026-09: 222026-10: 19peak 22 · Sep ’26Personal attackspeak 0.0% · Feb ’25 · latest 0.0%Personal attacks, 2025-01: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Personal attacks, 2025-02: 0.0% of 21Personal attacks, 2025-03: 0.0% of 21Personal attacks, 2025-04: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Personal attacks, 2025-05: 0.0% of 18Personal attacks, 2025-06: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Personal attacks, 2025-07: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Personal attacks, 2025-08: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Personal attacks, 2025-09: 0.0% of 13Personal attacks, 2025-10: 0.0% of 12Personal attacks, 2025-11: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Personal attacks, 2025-12: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Personal attacks, 2026-01: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Personal attacks, 2026-02: 0.0% of 16Personal attacks, 2026-03: 0.0% of 20Personal attacks, 2026-04: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Personal attacks, 2026-05: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Personal attacks, 2026-06: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Personal attacks, 2026-07: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Personal attacks, 2026-08: 0.0% of 13Personal attacks, 2026-09: 0.0% of 22Personal attacks, 2026-10: 0.0% of 19Policy criticismpeak 16.7% · Oct ’25 · latest 0.0%Policy criticism, 2025-01: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy criticism, 2025-02: 14.3% of 21Policy criticism, 2025-03: 9.5% of 21Policy criticism, 2025-04: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy criticism, 2025-05: 5.6% of 18Policy criticism, 2025-06: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy criticism, 2025-07: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy criticism, 2025-08: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy criticism, 2025-09: 7.7% of 13Policy criticism, 2025-10: 16.7% of 12Policy criticism, 2025-11: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy criticism, 2025-12: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy criticism, 2026-01: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy criticism, 2026-02: 6.3% of 16Policy criticism, 2026-03: 10.0% of 20Policy criticism, 2026-04: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy criticism, 2026-05: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy criticism, 2026-06: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy criticism, 2026-07: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy criticism, 2026-08: 0.0% of 13Policy criticism, 2026-09: 4.5% of 22Policy criticism, 2026-10: 0.0% of 19Policy discussionpeak 71.4% · Feb ’25 · latest 63.2%Policy discussion, 2025-01: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy discussion, 2025-02: 71.4% of 21Policy discussion, 2025-03: 47.6% of 21Policy discussion, 2025-04: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy discussion, 2025-05: 33.3% of 18Policy discussion, 2025-06: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy discussion, 2025-07: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy discussion, 2025-08: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy discussion, 2025-09: 23.1% of 13Policy discussion, 2025-10: 50.0% of 12Policy discussion, 2025-11: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy discussion, 2025-12: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy discussion, 2026-01: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy discussion, 2026-02: 50.0% of 16Policy discussion, 2026-03: 40.0% of 20Policy discussion, 2026-04: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy discussion, 2026-05: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy discussion, 2026-06: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy discussion, 2026-07: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Policy discussion, 2026-08: 30.8% of 13Policy discussion, 2026-09: 40.9% of 22Policy discussion, 2026-10: 63.2% of 19Bipartisanshippeak 20.0% · Mar ’26 · latest 10.5%Bipartisanship, 2025-01: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Bipartisanship, 2025-02: 19.1% of 21Bipartisanship, 2025-03: 14.3% of 21Bipartisanship, 2025-04: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Bipartisanship, 2025-05: 5.6% of 18Bipartisanship, 2025-06: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Bipartisanship, 2025-07: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Bipartisanship, 2025-08: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Bipartisanship, 2025-09: 7.7% of 13Bipartisanship, 2025-10: 0.0% of 12Bipartisanship, 2025-11: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Bipartisanship, 2025-12: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Bipartisanship, 2026-01: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Bipartisanship, 2026-02: 6.3% of 16Bipartisanship, 2026-03: 20.0% of 20Bipartisanship, 2026-04: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Bipartisanship, 2026-05: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Bipartisanship, 2026-06: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Bipartisanship, 2026-07: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Bipartisanship, 2026-08: 0.0% of 13Bipartisanship, 2026-09: 0.0% of 22Bipartisanship, 2026-10: 10.5% of 19Credit claimingpeak 62.5% · Feb ’26 · latest 21.1%Credit claiming, 2025-01: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Credit claiming, 2025-02: 42.9% of 21Credit claiming, 2025-03: 28.6% of 21Credit claiming, 2025-04: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Credit claiming, 2025-05: 27.8% of 18Credit claiming, 2025-06: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Credit claiming, 2025-07: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Credit claiming, 2025-08: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Credit claiming, 2025-09: 7.7% of 13Credit claiming, 2025-10: 25.0% of 12Credit claiming, 2025-11: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Credit claiming, 2025-12: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Credit claiming, 2026-01: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Credit claiming, 2026-02: 62.5% of 16Credit claiming, 2026-03: 45.0% of 20Credit claiming, 2026-04: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Credit claiming, 2026-05: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Credit claiming, 2026-06: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Credit claiming, 2026-07: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Credit claiming, 2026-08: 15.4% of 13Credit claiming, 2026-09: 9.1% of 22Credit claiming, 2026-10: 21.1% of 19Extreme labelspeak 0.0% · Feb ’25 · latest 0.0%Extreme labels, 2025-01: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Extreme labels, 2025-02: 0.0% of 21Extreme labels, 2025-03: 0.0% of 21Extreme labels, 2025-04: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Extreme labels, 2025-05: 0.0% of 18Extreme labels, 2025-06: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Extreme labels, 2025-07: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Extreme labels, 2025-08: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Extreme labels, 2025-09: 0.0% of 13Extreme labels, 2025-10: 0.0% of 12Extreme labels, 2025-11: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Extreme labels, 2025-12: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Extreme labels, 2026-01: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Extreme labels, 2026-02: 0.0% of 16Extreme labels, 2026-03: 0.0% of 20Extreme labels, 2026-04: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Extreme labels, 2026-05: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Extreme labels, 2026-06: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Extreme labels, 2026-07: not plotted (fewer than 10 statements)Extreme labels, 2026-08: 0.0% of 13Extreme labels, 2026-09: 0.0% of 22Extreme labels, 2026-10: 0.0% of 19Jan ’25Jul ’25Jan ’26Jul ’26Oct ’26
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    Monthly rates for Hilton, each row shaded against its own peak, with statement volume. Months with fewer than 10 statements are left blank.
    ColumnStatementsPersonal attacksPolicy criticismPolicy discussionBipartisanshipCredit claimingExtreme labels
    Jan ’259— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)
    Feb ’25210.0%14.3%71.4%19.1%42.9%0.0%
    Mar ’25210.0%9.5%47.6%14.3%28.6%0.0%
    Apr ’257— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)
    May ’25180.0%5.6%33.3%5.6%27.8%0.0%
    Jun ’259— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)
    Jul ’256— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)
    Aug ’256— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)
    Sep ’25130.0%7.7%23.1%7.7%7.7%0.0%
    Oct ’25120.0%16.7%50.0%0.0%25.0%0.0%
    Nov ’254— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)
    Dec ’256— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)
    Jan ’268— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)
    Feb ’26160.0%6.3%50.0%6.3%62.5%0.0%
    Mar ’26200.0%10.0%40.0%20.0%45.0%0.0%
    Apr ’264— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)
    May ’266— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)
    Jun ’264— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)
    Jul ’269— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)— (fewer than 10 statements)
    Aug ’26130.0%0.0%30.8%0.0%15.4%0.0%
    Sep ’26220.0%4.5%40.9%0.0%9.1%0.0%
    Oct ’26190.0%0.0%63.2%10.5%21.1%0.0%
    How to read the strips

    Each row is one kind of statement; each cell is a month, shaded against that row’s own peak (darker = closer to the peak), with the peak and the latest value written at the right. The top row counts statements. The strip covers every month of the GA 2025–26 session, the same span as the rates above, including months with no statements. A month with fewer than 10 statements is hatched, not shaded: one or two posts would swing its rate to 0% or 100%. 12 months are hatched here.

    In Hilton’s words

    Real statements from the classifier’s example set, with the labels it assigned

    Credit claiming

    The text of this post is on X; follow the source link to read it.

    Oct 25, 2026 · Posts on X (state legislators) · policy discussion; credit claiming; Taxation; Education; Commerce; Labor and Employment; Crime and Law Enforcement · Source

    Bipartisanship

    The text of this post is on X; follow the source link to read it.

    Oct 19, 2026 · Posts on X (state legislators) · policy discussion; bipartisanship; credit claiming; Families; Government Operations and Politics · Source

    Extreme label

    The text of this post is on X; follow the source link to read it.

    Jun 25, 2025 · Posts on X (state legislators) · bipartisanship; extreme label “extreme” · Source

    Examples by category

    Up to five recent statements in each category

    Category

    Overtly questions a named person’s character, integrity or loyalty, or calls them names. Criticising a record or a policy does not count.

    No statements in this category in this window.

    All 253 statements

    Newest first, the GA 2025–26 session

    The full feed

    Five statements at a time, newest first; filters apply to the statements loaded so far. Export saves the statements that match. Sources: 253 posts on X.

    Back to topNext: Policy

    Policy

    Education is what Hilton talks about most: 40% of policy statements, 2.7 times the peer share. Talk and legislation agree at 0.67 on a 0–1 scale (State House Republicans average 0.53; 43rd of 504).

    Each policy statement is tagged by the AI model with one or more of 25 policy areas from the Congressional Research Service list, so the shares say what Hilton talks about. The bills Hilton sponsors and cosponsors carry the same areas, so the two can be compared.

    What Hilton talks about

    Share of policy statements by area, the GA 2025–26 session

    0%44%
    Hilton
    Peers
    Education44 statements
    40%
    15%
    Government Operations and Politics17 statements
    15%
    18%
    Taxation16 statements
    14%
    8%
    Health11 statements
    10%
    10%
    Families10 statements
    9%
    4%
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    Policy areas Hilton talks about, as a share of policy statements, against the State House Republicans average.
    RowHiltonPeers
    Education40%15%
    Government Operations and Politics15%18%
    Taxation14%8%
    Health10%10%
    Families9%4%
    How to read the bars

    The thick bar is the share of Hilton’s policy statements in an area; the thin grey bar is the average share for State House Republicans. A statement counts once in each of its areas, so shares can add to more than 100%. The five largest areas are shown; the toggle shows the rest.

    Talks about · legislates on

    Left: share of statements by policy area. Right: share of bills. Areas in order of their share of statements; both sides run from 0 to 44%. Grey ticks are the State House Republicans averages.

    Talks aboutLegislates onEducationEducation, talks about: 40% (State House Republicans 15%)40%Education, legislates on: 40% (State House Republicans 9%)40%Government Operations andPoliticsGovernment Operations and Politics, talks about: 15% (State House Republicans 18%)15%Government Operations and Politics, legislates on: 9% (State House Republicans 12%)9%TaxationTaxation, talks about: 14% (State House Republicans 8%)14%Taxation, legislates on: 16% (State House Republicans 11%)16%HealthHealth, talks about: 10% (State House Republicans 10%)10%Health, legislates on: 8% (State House Republicans 10%)8%FamiliesFamilies, talks about: 9% (State House Republicans 4%)9%Families, legislates on: 1% (State House Republicans 2%)1%
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    Hilton's share of statements against share of bills in each policy area.
    AreaTalks aboutState House Republicans, talks aboutLegislates onState House Republicans, legislates on
    Education40%15%40%9%
    Government Operations and Politics15%18%9%12%
    Taxation14%8%16%11%
    Health10%10%8%10%
    Families9%4%1%2%
    0.67

    talk-to-bills agreement, 0 to 1

    State House Republicans average 0.53. Ranks 43rd of 504.

    What agreement means, and what it doesn’t

    Agreement is 1 minus the distance between the two distributions (Jensen–Shannon): 1 means Hilton legislates on exactly the areas Hilton talks about, in the same proportions; 0 means no overlap. It does not say whether the bills match the positions in the statements, only the subjects. Bills Hilton sponsored count fully, cosponsored bills a quarter. Shown with at least 20 policy statements and 5 bills.

    Back to topNext: Ideology

    Ideology

    Hilton sits at +0.52 on the CSIP scale, right of 0, more conservative than 76% of State House Republicans. Approximate range +0.46 to +0.57, which understates the uncertainty; from 620 donors and 520 roll calls.

    CSIP, the lab’s Common-Space Ideal Point, places every official, federal and state, on one left–right scale, estimated from roll-call votes, who gives money to whom, and the text of statements. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it; 0 is the centre of the scale, not a definition of “moderate”.

    +0.52

    CSIP ideal point

    Approximate range +0.46 to +0.57. From 620 donors and 520 roll calls. Run 2026-10-25T215945. Blue is left of 0, red right of 0.

    ← More liberalMore conservative →0Hilton +0.5State House Republicans +0.4Georgia House +0.4All State House +0.1

    The outlined dot is Hilton, coloured by its side of 0 (blue left, red right, deeper further out); the bar through it is the approximate range (±1.96 standard errors), which understates the uncertainty; the grey ticks below are the medians of Hilton’s groups. 0 is the centre of the scale, not “moderate” by definition.

    What this means, and what it doesn’t

    The score summarises how an official votes, who funds them and how they talk, relative to everyone else. It does not grade positions as good or bad, and two officials with the same score can differ on any single issue. The ± range is 1.96 standard errors, which understates the uncertainty: scores whose ranges overlap may not differ at all, and even scores whose ranges do not overlap may not differ.

    Where Hilton sits

    Every official in each group, on the CSIP scale

    −2.0−1.00.0+1.0+2.0← More liberalMore conservative →State House Republicansmedian +0.4Hilton +0.5Georgia Housemedian +0.4All State Housemedian +0.1
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    Hilton's CSIP score of +0.52 placed against State House Republicans, Georgia House, All State House.
    GroupOfficialsMedianShare left of Hilton
    State House Republicans2917+0.476%
    Georgia House180+0.480%
    All State House5324+0.187%
    How to read the strips

    Every small dot is one official on the same scale, coloured by its own score (blue left of 0, red right of 0, grey at 0, deeper further out) and spread up and down only to keep dots apart; where a group is crowded the dots overlap, and darker patches mean more officials. The large outlined dot is Hilton in every row; the rule is each group’s median. The table under the figure gives the share of each group to the left of Hilton.

    Back to topNext: Money

    Money

    Hilton reported $306.8K in the 2026 cycle, 9.1 times the State House Republicans’ median of $33.7K. State filings report no small-donation total. 85% of itemized individual money came from Georgia.

    Campaign money from state campaign-finance filings, as aggregates only; the lab never shows an individual donor. Campaigns must report by name every person who gives them more than $200 in a cycle (“itemized”); smaller gifts are reported only as one total (“unitemized”), so donor counts, donor states, employers and occupations describe itemized donors only. State filings report no small-gift total, so these figures add up itemized contributions only.

    Election cycle
    $306.8K

    itemized in the 2026 cycle

    From 331 itemized donors. State House Republicans’ median $33.7K.

    Where the money came from

    Each square is one percent of itemized contributions in the 2026 cycle.

    Individuals (itemized): $238.5K (77.8%)Individuals (itemized): $238.5K (77.8%)Individuals (itemized): $238.5K (77.8%)Individuals (itemized): $238.5K (77.8%)Individuals (itemized): $238.5K (77.8%)Individuals (itemized): $238.5K (77.8%)Individuals (itemized): $238.5K (77.8%)Individuals (itemized): $238.5K (77.8%)Individuals (itemized): $238.5K (77.8%)Individuals (itemized): $238.5K (77.8%)Individuals (itemized): $238.5K (77.8%)Individuals (itemized): $238.5K (77.8%)Individuals (itemized): $238.5K (77.8%)Individuals (itemized): $238.5K (77.8%)Individuals (itemized): $238.5K (77.8%)Individuals (itemized): $238.5K (77.8%)Individuals (itemized): $238.5K (77.8%)Individuals (itemized): $238.5K (77.8%)Individuals (itemized): $238.5K (77.8%)Individuals (itemized): $238.5K (77.8%)Individuals (itemized): $238.5K (77.8%)Individuals (itemized): $238.5K (77.8%)Individuals (itemized): $238.5K (77.8%)Individuals (itemized): $238.5K (77.8%)Individuals (itemized): $238.5K (77.8%)Individuals (itemized): $238.5K (77.8%)Individuals (itemized): $238.5K (77.8%)Individuals (itemized): $238.5K (77.8%)Individuals (itemized): $238.5K (77.8%)Individuals (itemized): $238.5K (77.8%)Individuals (itemized): $238.5K (77.8%)Individuals (itemized): $238.5K (77.8%)Individuals (itemized): $238.5K (77.8%)Individuals (itemized): $238.5K (77.8%)Individuals (itemized): $238.5K (77.8%)Individuals (itemized): $238.5K (77.8%)Individuals (itemized): $238.5K (77.8%)Individuals (itemized): $238.5K (77.8%)Individuals (itemized): $238.5K (77.8%)Individuals (itemized): $238.5K (77.8%)Individuals (itemized): $238.5K (77.8%)Individuals (itemized): $238.5K (77.8%)Individuals (itemized): $238.5K (77.8%)Individuals (itemized): $238.5K (77.8%)Individuals (itemized): $238.5K (77.8%)Individuals (itemized): $238.5K (77.8%)Individuals (itemized): $238.5K (77.8%)Individuals (itemized): $238.5K (77.8%)Individuals (itemized): $238.5K (77.8%)Individuals (itemized): $238.5K (77.8%)Individuals (itemized): $238.5K (77.8%)Individuals (itemized): $238.5K (77.8%)Individuals (itemized): $238.5K (77.8%)Individuals (itemized): $238.5K (77.8%)Individuals (itemized): $238.5K (77.8%)Individuals (itemized): $238.5K (77.8%)Individuals (itemized): $238.5K (77.8%)Individuals (itemized): $238.5K (77.8%)Individuals (itemized): $238.5K (77.8%)Individuals (itemized): $238.5K (77.8%)Individuals (itemized): $238.5K (77.8%)Individuals (itemized): $238.5K (77.8%)Individuals (itemized): $238.5K (77.8%)Individuals (itemized): $238.5K (77.8%)Individuals (itemized): $238.5K (77.8%)Individuals (itemized): $238.5K (77.8%)Individuals (itemized): $238.5K (77.8%)Individuals (itemized): $238.5K (77.8%)Individuals (itemized): $238.5K (77.8%)Individuals (itemized): $238.5K (77.8%)Individuals (itemized): $238.5K (77.8%)Individuals (itemized): $238.5K (77.8%)Individuals (itemized): $238.5K (77.8%)Individuals (itemized): $238.5K (77.8%)Individuals (itemized): $238.5K (77.8%)Individuals (itemized): $238.5K (77.8%)Individuals (itemized): $238.5K (77.8%)Individuals (itemized): $238.5K (77.8%)PACs and other committees: $65.0K (21.2%)PACs and other committees: $65.0K (21.2%)PACs and other committees: $65.0K (21.2%)PACs and other committees: $65.0K (21.2%)PACs and other committees: $65.0K (21.2%)PACs and other committees: $65.0K (21.2%)PACs and other committees: $65.0K (21.2%)PACs and other committees: $65.0K (21.2%)PACs and other committees: $65.0K (21.2%)PACs and other committees: $65.0K (21.2%)PACs and other committees: $65.0K (21.2%)PACs and other committees: $65.0K (21.2%)PACs and other committees: $65.0K (21.2%)PACs and other committees: $65.0K (21.2%)PACs and other committees: $65.0K (21.2%)PACs and other committees: $65.0K (21.2%)PACs and other committees: $65.0K (21.2%)PACs and other committees: $65.0K (21.2%)PACs and other committees: $65.0K (21.2%)PACs and other committees: $65.0K (21.2%)PACs and other committees: $65.0K (21.2%)Party committees: $3,300 (1.1%)
    • Individuals (itemized)78 squares$238.5K
    • PACs and other committees21 squares$65.0K
    • Party committees1 squares$3,300
    Show the data
    Sources of Hilton's money, 2026 cycle, one square per percent
    SourceAmountShare
    Individuals (itemized)$238.5K77.8%
    PACs and other committees$65.0K21.2%
    Party committees$3,3001.1%
    What this means, and what it doesn’t

    Totals say how much a campaign took in, not how it was spent, and they rise sharply when a seat is up for election; compare cycles with that in mind.

    Receipts by cycle

    Itemized contributions, 2022 to 2026. The grey line is the State House Republicans’ median for 2026.

    2022 cycle: $213.2K$213.2K20222024 cycle: $425.8K$425.8K20242026 cycle: $306.8K$306.8K2026State House Republicans median $33.7K
    Show the data
    Hilton's receipts by cycle against the 2026 State House Republicans median.
    ItemValue
    2022 cycle$213.2K
    2024 cycle$425.8K
    2026 cycle$306.8K

    Top donor states, 2026

    Itemized contributions by donor state. 85% came from Georgia.

    1. Georgia$203.4K
    2. Florida$15.8K
    3. Pennsylvania$5,800
    4. North Carolina$3,550
    5. New York$3,406

    Small donations

    State filings report no total for small gifts.

    Not reported in state filings.

    Where itemized donors live

    Individuals who gave more than $200, by donor state

    Alaska: no dataAKMaine: no dataMEVermont: no dataVTNew Hampshire: no dataNHWashington: no dataWAIdaho: no dataIDMontana: no dataMTNorth Dakota: no dataNDMinnesota: no dataMNIllinois: no dataILWisconsin: no dataWIMichigan: no dataMINew York: $3,406NYRhode Island: no dataRIMassachusetts: no dataMAOregon: no dataORNevada: no dataNVWyoming: no dataWYSouth Dakota: no dataSDIowa: no dataIAIndiana: no dataINOhio: no dataOHPennsylvania: $5,800PANew Jersey: no dataNJConnecticut: no dataCTCalifornia: $759CAUtah: no dataUTColorado: no dataCONebraska: no dataNEMissouri: no dataMOKentucky: $2,500KYWest Virginia: no dataWVVirginia: no dataVAMaryland: no dataMDDelaware: no dataDEArizona: no dataAZNew Mexico: no dataNMKansas: no dataKSArkansas: no dataARTennessee: no dataTNNorth Carolina: $3,550NCSouth Carolina: no dataSCDistrict of Columbia: $3,300DCOklahoma: no dataOKLouisiana: no dataLAMississippi: no dataMSAlabama: no dataALGeorgia: $203.4KGAHawaii: no dataHITexas: no dataTXFlorida: $15.8KFL
    Show the data
    Hilton's itemized individual contributions by donor state, 2026 cycle
    StateValue
    Georgia$203.4K
    Florida$15.8K
    Pennsylvania$5,800
    North Carolina$3,550
    New York$3,406
    District of Columbia$3,300
    Kentucky$2,500
    California$759
    AlaskaNo data
    MaineNo data
    VermontNo data
    New HampshireNo data
    WashingtonNo data
    IdahoNo data
    MontanaNo data
    North DakotaNo data
    MinnesotaNo data
    IllinoisNo data
    WisconsinNo data
    MichiganNo data
    Rhode IslandNo data
    MassachusettsNo data
    OregonNo data
    NevadaNo data
    WyomingNo data
    South DakotaNo data
    IowaNo data
    IndianaNo data
    OhioNo data
    New JerseyNo data
    ConnecticutNo data
    UtahNo data
    ColoradoNo data
    NebraskaNo data
    MissouriNo data
    West VirginiaNo data
    VirginiaNo data
    MarylandNo data
    DelawareNo data
    ArizonaNo data
    New MexicoNo data
    KansasNo data
    ArkansasNo data
    TennesseeNo data
    South CarolinaNo data
    OklahomaNo data
    LouisianaNo data
    MississippiNo data
    AlabamaNo data
    HawaiiNo data
    TexasNo data
    331

    itemized donors

    People who gave more than $200

    85%

    from Georgia

    Of itemized individual dollars

    How to read the map

    Every state the same size. Darker states gave more itemized money; hatched states had no itemized donors; the outlined state is Georgia. Gifts of $200 or less carry no address and are left out.

    Top donor occupations

    Itemized, 2026 cycle.

    1. RETIRED$64.1K 111 donors
    2. CEO$15.0K 14 donors
    3. CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER$11.5K 19 donors
    4. MANAGER$10.4K 8 donors
    5. ATTORNEY$8,204 14 donors

    Top committees

    PAC and committee contributions, 2026 cycle.

    1. GEORGIANS FOR TOMORROW, INC.$6,600
    2. OLD BREED PAC$6,600
    3. FRIENDS OF MCCORMICK$3,300
    4. FULTON COUNTY REPUBLICAN PARTY$3,300
    5. GEORGIA BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC - STATE$3,000

    Top employers

    Itemized, 2026 cycle.

    1. MOM$6,125 3 donors
    2. STATE OF GEORGIA$5,002 4 donors
    3. NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL$923 3 donors

    Aggregates only. Individual donors are never named.

    Back to topNext: Votes

    Votes

    Hilton voted with the majority of Georgia House Republicans on 99.1% of party-line votes and missed 3.8% of 1,391 roll calls. Georgia House on average: 97.2% party unity, 93.5% attendance. Across all roll calls, Hilton voted against the majority of Georgia House Republicans 14 times.

    1,391 roll calls Hilton could vote on in the GA 2025–26 session, compared with Georgia House. Attendance is the share with a vote recorded. Party unity counts only party-line roll calls, where most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides, and is the share of those where Hilton voted with the majority of Georgia House Republicans. The count of votes against that majority covers every roll call where the majority took a side.

    14

    votes against the majority of Georgia House Republicans

    Party unity 99.1%, Georgia House average 97.2%, ranks 109th of 178. 1,391 roll calls in the GA 2025–26 session.

    Attendance and party unity

    The thick bar is Hilton, the thin grey bar the Georgia House average. The scale runs from 80% to 100% to show the gap.

    80%100%
    Hilton
    Peers
    Rank
    Attendance
    96.1%
    93.5%
    105th of 180
    Party unity
    99.1%
    97.2%
    109th of 178
    Show the data
    Hilton's attendance and party unity against Georgia House.
    RowHiltonPeers
    Attendance96.1%93.5%
    Party unity99.1%97.2%
    What this means, and what it doesn’t

    A missed roll call has many causes, from illness to campaigning, so attendance says how often, not why. A vote against the majority can be on procedure as well as substance, and many fall on roll calls where both parties split; the key votes below show the ones that decided something.

    Key votes

    25 roll calls the lab flagged as key in the GA 2025–26 session

    Key votes
    Party split (yea–nay)Why it’s key
    Jun 23, 2026
    HB 78
    Tifton, City of; ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption
    Local Calendar
    YeaWith majorityfailD 2–71 · R 94–0Democrats 2 yea, 71 nay; Republicans 94 yea, 0 naymuch discussed
    Jun 23, 2026
    SB 3
    Election Equipment Specifications and Standards Committee; establish
    PASSAGE
    YeaWith majoritypassD 1–76 · R 93–3Democrats 1 yea, 76 nay; Republicans 93 yea, 3 naybecame law · close vote
    Jun 23, 2026
    HB 78
    Tifton, City of; ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption
    Local Calendar
    YeaWith majoritypassD 2–72 · R 95–0Democrats 2 yea, 72 nay; Republicans 95 yea, 0 naymuch discussed
    Jun 23, 2026
    HB 78
    Tifton, City of; ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption
    Local Calendar
    YeaWith majorityfailD 2–72 · R 95–0Democrats 2 yea, 72 nay; Republicans 95 yea, 0 naymuch discussed
    Jun 22, 2026
    HB 61
    Twiggs County; ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption
    Local Calendar
    YeaWith majoritypassD 0–75 · R 97–0Democrats 0 yea, 75 nay; Republicans 97 yea, 0 naymuch discussed
    How key votes are chosen

    Automatically: a final-passage or override vote where the measure became law, the margin was under 10%, at least 10% of either party voted against its majority, or the bill was among the 25 most mentioned in officials’ own statements. Up to 25 per window, most recent first; five are shown. Bars show yea on the left, nay on the right, per party.

    Votes most often with

    The colleagues who voted the same way as Hilton most often

    1. Mandi BallingerR529 shared votes99%
    2. Marcus WiedowerR386 shared votes99%
    3. Lee HawkinsR1,337 shared votes99%
    4. Karen MathiakR1,325 shared votes99%
    5. John LaHoodR1,297 shared votes99%

    Votes least often with

    The colleagues who voted the same way as Hilton least often

    1. Akbar AliD776 shared votes59%
    2. Eric GislerD779 shared votes59%
    3. Gabriel SanchezD1,251 shared votes64%
    4. Ruwa RommanD1,189 shared votes65%
    5. Mekyah McQueenD1,129 shared votes66%
    How to read the agreement lists

    The share of roll calls both members voted on where they voted the same way, among colleagues sharing at least 50 such votes. High agreement with members of the other party is common on routine votes.

    Full voting record

    GA 2025–26 session, loads in batches

    Back to topNext: Legislation

    Legislation

    Hilton sponsored 154 bills in the GA 2025–26 session; 26 became law. Cosponsored 0 others. 66% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Georgia House average 66%; 98th of 177).

    The bills Hilton sponsored and cosponsored in the GA 2025–26 session, from the official bill records, and how far each got: introduced, referred to or acted on in committee, passed one chamber, passed both, became law. A bill counts at every stage it has reached, so the blocks only shrink to the right.

    Bills by stage

    Counts for the GA 2025–26 session

    Sponsored154 billsSponsored, Introduced: 154154Sponsored, In committee: 121121Sponsored, Passed one chamber: 101101Sponsored, Passed both chambers: 3131Sponsored, Became law: 2626Cosponsored0 billsCosponsored, Introduced: 00Cosponsored, In committee: 00Cosponsored, Passed one chamber: 00Cosponsored, Passed both chambers: 00Cosponsored, Became law: 00IntroducedIncommitteePassed onechamberPassed bothchambersBecamelaw
    Show the data
    Bills Hilton sponsored and cosponsored, by furthest stage reached
    RoleIntroducedIn committeePassed one chamberPassed both chambersBecame law
    Sponsored1541211013126
    Cosponsored00000
    How to read the blocks

    Ink blocks are bills Hilton sponsored, ochre blocks bills Hilton cosponsored; the figure above each block is the count. Most bills in any legislature never leave committee, so a short staircase is the norm.

    66%

    of sponsored bills got out of committee

    Georgia House average 66%. Ranks 98th of 177.

    Cosponsorship partners

    Colleagues who most often cosponsor with Hilton, by number of shared bills in the GA 2025–26 session; the square shows their party.

    1. Jan Jones51
    2. Matt Reeves37
    3. Sandy Donatucci35
    4. Carmen Rice31
    5. Chuck Martin28
    What this means, and what it doesn’t

    The score is the share of sponsored bills that a committee reported out or a chamber passed, with at least 5 sponsored bills, ranked within the peer group. Members of the majority party and committee chairs move more bills, so the rank reflects position in the chamber as well as effort. Cosponsorship partners are the five colleagues who share the most of Hilton’s bills; the toggle shows more.

    Bill list

    Sponsored and cosponsored, with status and policy area; five are shown, the toggle shows the rest

    Bills sponsored and cosponsored
    HR 41Blakey, Jennifer; commendSponsorJun 22, 2026Passed one chamberUnassignedHouse Read and Adopted Jun 22, 2026
    HR 47Hilton, Robert Lund; Chris Ann Chapman Hilton; commendSponsorJun 22, 2026Passed one chamberUnassignedHouse Read and Adopted Jun 22, 2026
    HR 9Barrera, Joshua; commendSponsorJun 17, 2026Passed one chamberUnassignedHouse Read and Adopted Jun 17, 2026
    HB 69Gwinnett County; ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemptionSponsorJun 17, 2026IntroducedTaxation(model)House Second Readers Jun 20, 2026
    HR 8Dover, Olivia; commendSponsorJun 17, 2026Passed one chamberUnassignedHouse Read and Adopted Jun 17, 2026

    Back to topNext: Online

    Online

    A site that has not changed in 90 days. Hilton’s official site had 0 pages when last crawled.

    The lab crawls Hilton’s official and campaign websites (weekly for Congress, monthly for the states) and keeps every page’s text, so changes can be read later; it also records social accounts and describes the images Hilton posts with a vision model.

    Websites

    How to read the counts

    “Pages crawled” is the size of the site at the last crawl; “changes in 90 days” counts pages whose text differed from the previous crawl. Sites change for many routine reasons, such as new press releases, so a high count is not by itself notable.

    Images Hilton posted

    No images from Hilton’s posts have been described.

    About the descriptions

    Written by a vision model and may be wrong. Open the post to see the original. Five are shown; the toggle shows the rest.

    State floor speeches

    No transcribed state floor speeches are matched to this legislator yet.

    Floor speeches

    Transcribed from chamber video or captions by the lab. They are not classified for kinds of statement.

    Back to topNext: Methods and sources

    Methods and sources

    How this page was made. Profile built Oct 28, 2026; site last built Oct 28, 2026. Every number on the page is computed from the sources listed here, by the same rules for every official; nothing is written by hand.

    The headline

    The headline is the measure on which Hilton is most unusual among State House Republicans, chosen by one rule for every official of every party. The candidates are the rate of each kind of statement and of extreme labels, party unity, attendance, the small-donor share, the in-state share and total receipts of the latest cycle, the share of sponsored bills that got out of committee, talk-to-bills agreement, and the CSIP score’s place within the party group.

    The builder ranks every measure within the same peer group the page compares it with, and writes each official’s percentile: the share of the group below the value, ties counting half, so 0.5 is the median and a value shared by many never ranks first. A measure’s score is how far that percentile sits from the median (0 in the middle, 0.5 at either end), and the highest score leads if it is above 0.25, outside the middle half of the group. Scores within 0.03 of each other are a tie, broken in this order: votes against the party majority, kinds of statement, ideology, roll calls missed, small donations, in-state money, legislation, agreement, extreme labels, receipts.

    A measure counts only with at least 200 statements, 100 roll calls or 5 sponsored bills behind it and a peer group of at least 10. Two things never lead: high party unity or attendance, where most members sit, and a high rate of a kind of statement backed by fewer than 10 statements. When nothing qualifies, the headline is a neutral fact instead: statements classified, or years in office. The wording always names the direction (“in the bottom 5% of …”, “votes against the majority of …”).

    Identifiers

    Profile id
    91abe321-5ea4-4f17-b8d8-573d7cb913e6
    Open States
    ocd-person/91abe321-5ea4-4f17-b8d8-573d7cb913e6

    Bulk files with the same data for every official:

    Freshness of this profile’s data

    • What politicians sayOct 27, 20261 days agoMembers of Congress: tweets since 2017; press releases, newsletters and floor speeches since 2022. State legislators: tweets since May 2024. Governors: tweets since January 2025. Labels from an LLM classifier.
    • Roll calls (state)Oct 21, 20267 days agoOpen States floor roll calls, 2019 on (none for AK and MO).
    • Bills (state)Oct 28, 2026todayOpen States bills and sponsors, 2019 on; stages from roll calls.
    • Campaign money (state)no dateState campaign-finance agencies, 2019 on; aggregates only.
    • Ideology (CSIP)Oct 25, 20263 days agoCommon-Space Ideal Points (CSIP), current validated run.
    • WebsitesOct 25, 20263 days agoWeekly crawls of federal sites since April 2026; monthly state crawls since June 2026.
    • State floor speechesOct 21, 20267 days agoState floor speech turns (published transcripts and captions), 2020 on; not LLM-classified.

    How the measures work

    What politicians say
    Every post, press release, newsletter and congressional floor speech is read by a language model and marked for personal attacks, policy criticism, policy discussion, bipartisanship and credit claiming. A statement can be in several. Rates are shares of statements in the window. The methods paper.
    Extreme labels
    A statement has an extreme label when it calls a politician, party or policy “far left”, “far right”, “MAGA”, “extreme”, “radical”, “woke”, “fascist” or “communist”. The target is who the label is aimed at.
    Policy areas and agreement
    Statements and bills share 25 Congressional Research Service policy areas (state bills are assigned by a language model). Agreement is 1 − Jensen–Shannon distance between the two distributions, shown with at least 20 policy statements and 5 bills.
    Ideology (CSIP)
    Common-Space Ideal Points place federal and state officials on one left–right scale, estimated jointly from roll calls, campaign contributions and the text of statements, with standard errors. Only a validated run is shown. The methods paper.
    Campaign money
    Campaigns report by name only donors who give more than $200 in a cycle; smaller gifts are reported as one total. Federal totals and the small-donor share come from the FEC’s financial summaries of each campaign committee. Donor counts, donor states, employers and occupations cover itemized donors only. State filings report no small-gift totals, so state figures are itemized only. The lab never publishes donor names.
    Votes and key votes
    Attendance, party unity and the count of votes against the majority of an official’s own party come from roll calls (Voteview for Congress, chamber records for the states). Key votes are final-passage or override votes that became law, were decided by under 10%, saw at least 10% of a party vote against its majority, or concerned one of the 25 bills most mentioned in officials’ statements.
    Peers and ranks
    Comparisons are with the same party, chamber and level (for example House Democrats); state legislators are compared within their state and chamber for votes. Every comparison names its group. Rank 1 is the highest value in the group; tied values share the average of their ranks, and the percentile is the share of the group below the value, ties counting half.

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