# Lucy McBath

Lucy McBath is a Democratic member of the U.S. House for Georgia’s 6th district.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: U.S. House, Georgia’s 6th district
- Serving since: 2019-01-03
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2026-11-03
- Bioguide ID: M001208
- FEC candidate IDs: H8GA06393

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/M001208 (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

20% of McBath’s statements use bipartisan language, 2.1 times the House Democrat average of 9.8%.

## What McBath says (119th Congress (2025–27))

661 classified statements: 382 posts on X, 134 press releases, 81 Congressional Record speeches, 64 newsletters. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | McBath | House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 1.8% | 6.6% | 178 of 216 |
| Policy criticism | 29.8% | 27.5% | 94 of 216 |
| Policy discussion | 75.6% | 73.2% | 86 of 216 |
| Bipartisanship | 20.3% | 9.8% | 14 of 216 |
| Credit claiming | 35.1% | 22.7% | 17 of 216 |
| Extreme labels | 1.5% | 1.9% | 109 of 216 |

Most discussed policy areas: Crime and Law Enforcement 34% (House Democrats 8.9%); Health 31% (House Democrats 26%); Education 28% (House Democrats 9.8%); Government Operations and Politics 20% (House Democrats 20%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 17% (House Democrats 13%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.98 (standard error 0.01), from 9,120 donors and 3,786 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 54% of House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

674 roll calls. Attendance 95.4% (House Democrats 96.9%). Party unity 96.4% (96.4%). 21 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · S. 2403 Retire through Ownership Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190674
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Passage · H.J.Res. 213 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190671
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Passage · H.R. 10326 PROOF Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190670
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 9576 National Fraud Enforcement Division Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190669
- 2026-09-16 · voted nay · On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · H.R. 5334 An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190668
- 2026-09-15 · voted nay · On Passage · H.J.Res. 210 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190666
- 2026-09-15 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · H.R. 2140 Diesel Emissions Reduction Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190664
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 3276 Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190657
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 4219 National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190656
- 2026-09-03 · voted nay · On Passage · H.R. 4795 Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190655

## Legislation (119th Congress (2025–27))

Sponsored 23 bills: 23 reached committee, 0 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 332. 0.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Democrats 4.9%; rank 171 of 207).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H.R. 10631: Smaller Class Sizes for Students and Educators Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-09-28) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10631
- H.Res. 1580: Supporting the designation of the week of September 21 through September 25, 2026, as "National Hazing Awareness Week". (in committee, 2026-09-24) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1580
- H.Res. 1550: Expressing support for designation of the week of September 13 through 19, 2026, as "National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week". (in committee, 2026-09-16) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1550
- H.Res. 1551: Honoring the life and legacy of the late Constance Benjamin Clery. (in committee, 2026-09-16) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1551
- H.R. 10281: FEMA for Safe Recovery Act (in committee, 2026-09-03) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10281
- H.R. 10031: READ Act (in committee, 2026-08-03) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10031
- H.R. 9754: Health Claim Denial Transparency Act (in committee, 2026-07-16) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9754
- H.R. 8937: Early Childhood Workforce Advancement Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-05-20) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8937
- H.R. 8304: CREATES Act (in committee, 2026-04-15) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8304
- H.R. 8055: Extending WIC for New Moms Act (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8055

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $1.2M (House Democrats median $2.0M). 8.9% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 34% 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.

- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepLucyMcBath/status/2113284957611151406
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepLucyMcBath/status/2113284967669301329
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepLucyMcBath/status/2113329735824748590
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepLucyMcBath/status/2113329739356045501
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepLucyMcBath/status/2112585947300733132
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepLucyMcBath/status/2111125113563394194
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, bipartisanship · https://x.com/RepLucyMcBath/status/2111125116704661991
- 2026-10-16 · Newsletter · Highlights from This Week in the District · labels: policy discussion
- 2026-10-15 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepLucyMcBath/status/2110717682815246732
- 2026-10-15 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepLucyMcBath/status/2110841858234761681

## Links

- Official site: https://mcbath.house.gov
- X: https://x.com/RepLucyMcBath
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepLucyMcBath
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/replucymcbath
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/M001208

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/M001208