# Will Wade

Will Wade is a Republican member of the Georgia House for district 9.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Georgia House, district 9
- Serving since: 2021-01-11
- Current term: GA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/97a002db-6151-4fdf-9bce-013a6344764f

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/97a002db-6151-4fdf-9bce-013a6344764f (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

Wade sits at +0.68 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 91% of State House Republicans.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.68 (standard error 0.03), from 308 donors and 755 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 91% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (GA 2025–26 session)

1,391 roll calls. Attendance 92.0% (Georgia House 93.5%). Party unity 99.6% (97.2%). 23 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 not voting · 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 not voting · 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 79 bills: 67 reached committee, 58 passed one chamber, 35 passed both, 28 became law. Cosponsored 0. 73.4% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Georgia House 65.7%; rank 43 of 177).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 65: Dahlonega, City of; ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption (passed one chamber, 2026-06-22) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/HB65/
- 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 17: Lumpkin County; ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption (passed one chamber, 2026-06-22) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/HB17/
- HR 1969: America 250 Day at the state capitol; April 1, 2026; recognize (passed one chamber, 2026-03-27) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1969/
- HR 1948: State and local authorities; transfer operation of Georgia Capitol Museum from University System of Georgia to Georgia Building Authority; urge (in committee, 2026-03-31) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1948/
- HR 1792: Georgia Department of Community Affairs; refrain from adopting the 2024 International Energy Conservation Code for residential construction; urge (in committee, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1792/
- HR 1789: United States Department of Education; dissolve and restore educational authority to the states; express support (in committee, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1789/
- HR 1666: John W. Ralston Memorial Intersection; Lumpkin County; dedicate (introduced, 2026-03-18) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1666/
- HR 1664: General Wallace Intersection; Dawson County; dedicate (introduced, 2026-03-18) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1664/
- HB 1505: Quality Basic Education Act; prescribed course of study in sex education and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) prevention instruction is age appropriate and… (introduced, 2026-03-06) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HB1505/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $235.6K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 98% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://www.legis.ga.gov/members/house/4988?session=1031
- Campaign site: https://www.votewillwade.com/
- X: https://x.com/WmS_Wade
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/william-s-wade-4a140215/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/97a002db-6151-4fdf-9bce-013a6344764f