# Teddy Reese

Teddy Reese is a Democratic member of the Georgia House for district 140.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Georgia House, district 140
- Serving since: 2023-01-09
- Current term: GA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/9fe70ed7-31a0-4732-92b1-54d2a79a4654

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/9fe70ed7-31a0-4732-92b1-54d2a79a4654 (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

Reese missed 13% of 1,391 roll calls, attendance in the bottom quarter of the Georgia House (average 93.5%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.41 (standard error 0.03), from 176 donors and 485 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 81% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (GA 2025–26 session)

1,391 roll calls. Attendance 87% (Georgia House 93.5%). Party unity 97.5% (97.2%). 15 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 122 bills: 97 reached committee, 92 passed one chamber, 4 passed both, 3 became law. Cosponsored 0. 75.4% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Georgia House 65.7%; rank 37 of 177).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 51: Governor Brian P. Kemp; immediately release funds withheld through executive budget disregards issued against House Bill 974; urge (introduced, 2026-06-23) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/HR51/
- HR 21: Pasha, Sunnah Muhammad; condolences (passed one chamber, 2026-06-20) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/HR21/
- HR 15: Rucker, Raleigh James, Jr.; condolences (passed one chamber, 2026-06-18) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/HR15/
- HR 5: Holden, Benjamin A.; condolences (passed one chamber, 2026-06-17) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/HR5/
- HR 2109: Oglesby; Brenda Sue Pike; honoring the life and memory; condolences (passed one chamber, 2026-04-02) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR2109/
- HR 2045: Muscogee County School District's 2026 Teachers of the Year; commend (passed one chamber, 2026-03-31) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR2045/
- HR 2037: Armstrong, Dee; induction into the Georgia Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame; recognize (passed one chamber, 2026-03-31) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR2037/
- HR 1959: Field Mob; cultural legacy and contributions; commend (passed one chamber, 2026-03-27) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1959/
- HR 1960: Huff, Bruce; outstanding public service; commend (passed one chamber, 2026-03-27) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1960/
- HR 1850: Arbery, Marcus, Sr.; author of Where's Daddy: The Ahmaud Arbery Story; commend (passed one chamber, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1850/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $73.6K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 87% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://www.legis.ga.gov/members/house/5050?session=1031
- Campaign site: https://www.teddyreese.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/teddyreesevote/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/teddyreese06/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/teddy-reese-esq-5429979/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/9fe70ed7-31a0-4732-92b1-54d2a79a4654