# Steven Sainz Steven Sainz is a Republican member of the Georgia House for district 180. - Party: Republican - Seat: Georgia House, district 180 - Serving since: 2019-01-14 - Current term: GA 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/99082062-acd6-4c6b-bb45-2cfa071f19fc Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/99082062-acd6-4c6b-bb45-2cfa071f19fc (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 Sainz sits at +0.59 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 85% of State House Republicans. ## What Sainz says (GA 2025–26 session) 51 classified statements: 51 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 | Sainz | State House Republicans average | Rank | |---|---|---|---| | Personal attacks | 5.9% | 2.9% | 133 of 791 | | Policy criticism | 2.0% | 9.3% | 593 of 791 | | Policy discussion | 31.4% | 31.9% | 383 of 791 | | Bipartisanship | 3.9% | 1.8% | 107 of 791 | | Credit claiming | 21.6% | 12.7% | 148 of 791 | | Extreme labels | 3.9% | 1.4% | 91 of 791 | Most discussed policy areas: Taxation 31% (State House Republicans 8.1%); Commerce 19% (State House Republicans 3.9%); Education 19% (State House Republicans 15%); Government Operations and Politics 19% (State House Republicans 18%); Armed Forces and National Security 13% (State House Republicans 4.9%). ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score +0.59 (standard error 0.03), from 137 donors and 938 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 85% of State House Republicans score lower. ## Votes (GA 2025–26 session) 1,391 roll calls. Attendance 93.6% (Georgia House 93.5%). Party unity 98.0% (97.2%). 27 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 63 bills: 43 reached committee, 35 passed one chamber, 13 passed both, 13 became law. Cosponsored 0. 55.6% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Georgia House 65.7%; rank 143 of 177). Recent sponsored bills: - HR 1791: Federal government; establish a national data protection authority; urge (introduced, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1791/ - HR 1793: Georgia Department of Natural Resources; establish regulations for placement of lifeguards on Georgia's public beaches during times of high occupancy; urge (in committee, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1793/ - HB 1575: Kingsland, City of; ad valorem tax; apply exemption to residents 62 years or older (became law, 2026-07-01) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HB1575/ - HB 1577: Woodbine, City of; mayor; revise powers (passed one chamber, 2026-03-27) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HB1577/ - HB 1576: Kingsland, City of; ad valorem tax for municipal purposes; provide homestead exemption (became law, 2026-05-12) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HB1576/ - HB 1415: Stone Mountain Memorial Association; hold all real property obtained before January 1, 1971, in trust; require (became law, 2026-05-11) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HB1415/ - HR 1427: Congress; pass Thiokol Memorial Gold Medical Act; urge (introduced, 2026-02-25) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1427/ - HR 1436: Law Enforcement Appreciation Day at the Capitol; February 26, 2026; commending law enforcement officers in Georgia; recognize (passed one chamber, 2026-02-20) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1436/ - HB 1332: Georgia Buy American Medicine Act; enact (in committee, 2026-03-03) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HB1332/ - HR 1334: Georgia Limb Loss and Limb Difference Awareness Day at the state capitol; 03/10/26; recognize (passed one chamber, 2026-02-11) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1334/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $22.6K (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. - 2026-09-29 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepSainz/status/2104972297501294746 - 2026-09-03 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/RepSainz/status/2095519822197002524 - 2026-08-03 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepSainz/status/2084233839744893170 - 2026-07-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepSainz/status/2081115916637532406 - 2026-07-18 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks, policy discussion · https://x.com/RepSainz/status/2078528603742961834 - 2026-07-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepSainz/status/2076077430498886012 - 2026-07-10 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepSainz/status/2075701483262165452 - 2026-07-01 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepSainz/status/2072326354016547176 - 2026-07-01 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepSainz/status/2072350492680687923 - 2026-06-30 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepSainz/status/2071897807733068180 ## Links - Official site: https://www.legis.ga.gov/members/house/4962?session=1031 - Campaign site: https://stevensainz.com/ - X: https://x.com/RepSainz - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/steven4statehouse/ - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stevensainz/ - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ssainz/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/99082062-acd6-4c6b-bb45-2cfa071f19fc