# Marvin Lim

Marvin Lim is a Democratic member of the Georgia House for district 98.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Georgia House, district 98
- Serving since: 2023-01-09
- Current term: GA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/9531d502-440c-48db-83c4-70dfbe9a9ea1

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/9531d502-440c-48db-83c4-70dfbe9a9ea1 (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

The policy areas Lim talks about and legislates on agree at 0.74 on a 0–1 scale, in the top 5% of State House Democrats.

## What Lim says (GA 2025–26 session)

1,089 classified statements: 1,089 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 | Lim | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.2% | 2.5% | 395 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 16.9% | 10.4% | 174 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 71.9% | 39.2% | 33 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 2.9% | 2.9% | 274 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 34.3% | 14.4% | 52 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 543 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Health 22% (State House Democrats 15%); Education 21% (State House Democrats 15%); Housing and Community Development 14% (State House Democrats 6.2%); Immigration 11% (State House Democrats 4.3%); Crime and Law Enforcement 10% (State House Democrats 8.0%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.32 (standard error 0.01), from 332 donors and 789 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 90% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (GA 2025–26 session)

1,391 roll calls. Attendance 98.8% (Georgia House 93.5%). Party unity 99.1% (97.2%). 40 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 113 bills: 65 reached committee, 60 passed one chamber, 3 passed both, 3 became law. Cosponsored 0. 53.1% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Georgia House 65.7%; rank 150 of 177).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 58: Bell, Former State Representative Simone; distinguished public service, leadership, and contributions to the State of Georgia; recognize (passed one chamber, 2026-06-23) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/HR58/
- HR 45: Migraine and Headache Awareness Day; June 29, 2026; recognize (passed one chamber, 2026-06-22) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/HR45/
- HR 33: Pain Awareness Day; June 25, 2026; recognize (passed one chamber, 2026-06-22) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/HR33/
- 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 6: WE ARE ALL ILL WEEK; October 25-31,2026; recognize (passed one chamber, 2026-06-17) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/HR6/
- HR 7: Endometrial cancer as public health concern; recognize (passed one chamber, 2026-06-17) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/HR7/
- HR 2047: Georgia Asian Times; commend (passed one chamber, 2026-03-31) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR2047/
- HR 2032: Per Scholas Atlanta; occasion of its 10th anniversary; recognize (passed one chamber, 2026-03-31) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR2032/
- HR 2024: Campos, Daniel; commend (passed one chamber, 2026-03-31) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR2024/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $74.1K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 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.

- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/marvinlimforga/status/2113729518796238883
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/marvinlimforga/status/2113729520838562270
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/marvinlimforga/status/2113729663751029207
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/marvinlimforga/status/2113729667807240403
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/marvinlimforga/status/2113388840836833474
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · https://x.com/marvinlimforga/status/2110917387881201693
- 2026-10-14 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/marvinlimforga/status/2110352006900555818
- 2026-10-13 · Post on X · https://x.com/marvinlimforga/status/2110029078069956906
- 2026-10-13 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/marvinlimforga/status/2110029555968958503
- 2026-10-12 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/marvinlimforga/status/2109655445745160484

## Links

- Official site: https://www.legis.ga.gov/members/house/4999?session=1031
- Campaign site: https://www.marvinlimforga.com/
- X: https://x.com/marvinlimforga
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/marvinlimforga/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marvinlimforga/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marvin-lim-ga/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/9531d502-440c-48db-83c4-70dfbe9a9ea1