# Bill Werkheiser

Bill Werkheiser is a Republican member of the Georgia House for district 157.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Georgia House, district 157
- Serving since: 2015-01-12
- Current term: GA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/adefd0ba-43cd-4aae-9321-12f67e57ac8a

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/adefd0ba-43cd-4aae-9321-12f67e57ac8a (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

100% of Werkheiser’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Georgia, in the top quarter of State House Republicans.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.41 (standard error 0.03), from 279 donors and 955 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 60% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (GA 2025–26 session)

1,391 roll calls. Attendance 92.3% (Georgia House 93.5%). Party unity 97.7% (97.2%). 12 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-06-23 · voted not voting · 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 not voting · PASSAGE · SB 3 Election Equipment Specifications and Standards Committee; establish · pass · https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/SB3/
- 2026-06-23 · voted not voting · 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 not voting · 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 46 bills: 34 reached committee, 26 passed one chamber, 11 passed both, 9 became law. Cosponsored 0. 56.5% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Georgia House 65.7%; rank 139 of 177).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 2056: Melton, Sheriff Mark; commend (passed one chamber, 2026-03-31) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR2056/
- HR 1860: House Study Committee on Comprehensive Services and Long-term Outcomes for Individuals with Disabilities; create (in committee, 2026-03-31) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1860/
- HR 1591: The Claxton Enterprise; commend (passed one chamber, 2026-03-04) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1591/
- HR 1581: Sidney R. Miles Memorial Highway; Tattnall County; dedicate (introduced, 2026-03-06) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1581/
- HR 1486: Marchant, Kaitlyn Butler; commend (passed one chamber, 2026-02-25) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1486/
- HB 1456: Crimes and offenses; protective orders or consent agreements for victims against persons who have committed acts of sexual assault; provide (introduced, 2026-03-03) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HB1456/
- HB 1464: Labor, Department of; review and validate employment status of 1099 tax returns filed by employers on behalf of employees; establish a commission (introduced, 2026-03-03) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HB1464/
- HB 1453: Jeff Davis County; levy an excise tax (became law, 2026-05-12) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HB1453/
- HB 1442: Local government; local moratoria shall not apply to certain properties in certain circumstances; provide (in committee, 2026-03-06) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HB1442/
- HB 1393: Hospitals; allow rural hospitals to join together to allow further purchasing power with third-party payors but retain their independence (passed both chambers, 2026-03-31) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HB1393/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $113.4K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 100% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://www.legis.ga.gov/members/house/863?session=1031
- X: https://x.com/BillWerkheiser
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/werkheiser.bill
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bill_werkheiser/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/print2race
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bill-werkheiser/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/adefd0ba-43cd-4aae-9321-12f67e57ac8a