# Scott Holcomb

Scott Holcomb is a Democratic member of the Georgia House for district 101.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Georgia House, district 101
- Serving since: 2013-01-14
- Current term: GA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/99ef9b20-6b1f-4831-8e58-a523de606cda

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/99ef9b20-6b1f-4831-8e58-a523de606cda (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

Holcomb sits at −0.22 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 96% of State House Democrats.

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

55 classified statements: 55 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 | Holcomb | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 7.3% | 2.5% | 85 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 21.8% | 10.4% | 103 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 47.3% | 39.2% | 264 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 10.9% | 2.9% | 24 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 10.9% | 14.4% | 406 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 543 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Economics and Public Finance 27% (State House Democrats 11%); Armed Forces and National Security 19% (State House Democrats 3.1%); Crime and Law Enforcement 19% (State House Democrats 8.0%); Law 19% (State House Democrats 2.1%); Government Operations and Politics 15% (State House Democrats 15%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.22 (standard error 0.01), from 36 donors and 885 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 96% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (GA 2025–26 session)

1,391 roll calls. Attendance 92.8% (Georgia House 93.5%). Party unity 92.7% (97.2%). 31 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 yea · 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 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 76 bills: 52 reached committee, 37 passed one chamber, 11 passed both, 7 became law. Cosponsored 0. 48.7% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Georgia House 65.7%; rank 161 of 177).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 2085: St. Pius X Catholic High School boys basketball team; winning the 2026 GHSA 4A State Basketball Championship; commend (passed one chamber, 2026-03-31) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR2085/
- HR 2074: 5th Annual Green Egg and Kegs Festival at Dunwoody Village; recognize (passed one chamber, 2026-03-31) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR2074/
- HR 2078: Barranco, John Baptist; honoring the life and memory; condolences (passed one chamber, 2026-03-31) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR2078/
- HB 1596: No Evidence Ignored Act; enact (introduced, 2026-03-27) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HB1596/
- HR 1878: Forensic Nurses Week; November 2 through 8, 2026; important role Georgia's forensic nurses play in supporting survivors of violence and making our community… (passed one chamber, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1878/
- HR 1799: Furman, Major William "Rusty", Jr.; honoring the life and memory; condolences (passed one chamber, 2026-03-19) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1799/
- HR 1767: Herring, Robert McNeill (Neill); years of service at the Georgia General Assembly; commend (passed one chamber, 2026-03-18) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1767/
- HR 1779: DeKalb Day at the state capitol; March 23, 2026; recognize (passed one chamber, 2026-03-18) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1779/
- HR 1703: House Study Committee on Criminal Post-Conviction Litigation; create (in committee, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1703/
- HR 1658: Representative Michele Henson Interchange; Dekalb County; dedicate (introduced, 2026-03-16) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1658/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $13.3K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 70% 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.

- 2026-10-07 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepScottHolcomb/status/2107626716843663567
- 2026-10-07 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks, policy discussion · https://x.com/RepScottHolcomb/status/2107630116625137682
- 2026-10-07 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepScottHolcomb/status/2107636853822324838
- 2026-09-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepScottHolcomb/status/2103550234185883677
- 2026-08-25 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks, policy discussion · https://x.com/RepScottHolcomb/status/2092349150759182336
- 2026-08-08 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/RepScottHolcomb/status/2085907498175803791
- 2026-07-28 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepScottHolcomb/status/2082230894065049654
- 2026-07-15 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, bipartisanship, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepScottHolcomb/status/2077189083214876733
- 2026-07-10 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepScottHolcomb/status/2075711904861827557
- 2026-06-17 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepScottHolcomb/status/2067290536436752641

## Links

- Official site: https://www.legis.ga.gov/members/house/769?session=1031
- Campaign site: https://votescottholcomb.com/home/
- X: https://x.com/RepScottHolcomb
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/repscottholcomb
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/holcombscott/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/repscottholcomb

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/99ef9b20-6b1f-4831-8e58-a523de606cda