# Al Williams

Al Williams is a Democratic member of the Georgia House for district 168.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Georgia House, district 168
- Serving since: 2003-01-13
- Current term: GA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/a5a0998b-3837-4c4e-a66b-a567dc2f9d77

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/a5a0998b-3837-4c4e-a66b-a567dc2f9d77 (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

Williams sits at −0.33 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 90% of State House Democrats.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.33 (standard error 0.05), from 63 donors and 141 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 90% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (GA 2025–26 session)

245 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Georgia House 93.5%). Party unity 100% (97.2%). 0 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/

## Legislation (GA 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 95 bills: 69 reached committee, 56 passed one chamber, 10 passed both, 9 became law. Cosponsored 0. 59.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Georgia House 65.7%; rank 131 of 177).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 53: Abrams, Reverend Robert Lee; condolences (passed one chamber, 2026-06-23) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/HR53/
- 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 2030: Cochran, Elect Lady Mary Frances; faithful service; commend (passed one chamber, 2026-03-31) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR2030/
- HR 1833: ALS Awareness Month; May 2026; recognize (passed one chamber, 2026-03-20) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1833/
- HB 1594: Riceboro, City of; revise corporate limits (became law, 2026-05-12) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HB1594/
- HR 1797: Grady Memorial Hospital; rename to Grady-Bell Memorial Hospital; urge (introduced, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1797/
- HR 1761: Fleming Foster, Ima Jean; honoring the life and memory; condolences (passed one chamber, 2026-03-18) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1761/
- 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 1756: White, Andre Moses; honoring the life and memory; condolences (passed one chamber, 2026-03-18) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1756/
- HR 1714: Bayard Rustin Day; March 17, 2026; recognize (passed one chamber, 2026-03-16) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1714/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $40.1K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 98% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://www.legis.ga.gov/members/house/230?session=1031
- X: https://x.com/RepAlWms168
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/al-williams-9347343b/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/a5a0998b-3837-4c4e-a66b-a567dc2f9d77