# Ron Stephens

Ron Stephens is a Republican member of the Georgia House for district 164.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Georgia House, district 164
- Serving since: 1997-07-20
- Current term: GA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/aeaeb854-ff9c-47cb-8069-395b60ba05b2

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/aeaeb854-ff9c-47cb-8069-395b60ba05b2 (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

57% of the 185 bills Stephens sponsored got out of committee, in the bottom quarter of the Georgia House.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.43 (standard error 0.03), from 140 donors and 706 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 64% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (GA 2025–26 session)

1,391 roll calls. Attendance 97.2% (Georgia House 93.5%). Party unity 99.7% (97.2%). 4 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-06-23 · voted yea · 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 yea · 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 yea · 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 185 bills: 129 reached committee, 105 passed one chamber, 41 passed both, 36 became law. Cosponsored 0. 56.8% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Georgia House 65.7%; rank 138 of 177).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 55: Morocco National Football Team; competing in the 2026 FIFA World Cup; recognize (passed one chamber, 2026-06-23) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/HR55/
- HR 57: South Africa National Football Team; competing in the 2026 FIFA World Cup; recognize (passed one chamber, 2026-06-23) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/HR57/
- HR 56: Democratic Republic of the Congo National Football Team; competing in the 2026 FIFA World Cup; recognize (passed one chamber, 2026-06-23) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/HR56/
- HR 23: Shores, Police Chief Raymond; retirement; commend (passed one chamber, 2026-06-20) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/HR23/
- HR 2020: Gilliard, Representative Carl; recognize (passed one chamber, 2026-03-31) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR2020/
- HR 1940: Buy Local Savannah; commitment to strengthening independent businesses and preserving the unique character and economic vitality of Savannah and Chatham… (passed one chamber, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1940/
- HR 1793: Georgia Department of Natural Resources; establish regulations for placement of lifeguards on Georgia's public beaches during times of high occupancy; urge (in committee, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1793/
- 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/
- HB 1571: Bryan County; State Court; revise terms (became law, 2026-07-01) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HB1571/
- HR 1709: Mary Davis "S.O.S. Band" Intersection; Chatham County; dedicate (introduced, 2026-03-19) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1709/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $51.1K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 94% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://www.legis.ga.gov/members/house/219?session=1031
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StephensForHouse

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/aeaeb854-ff9c-47cb-8069-395b60ba05b2