# Josh McLaurin

Josh McLaurin is a Democratic member of the Georgia Senate for district 14.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Georgia Senate, district 14
- Serving since: 2023-01-09
- Current term: GA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/b83b0486-773f-4979-a1ce-e2f7f3e6d7e1

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/b83b0486-773f-4979-a1ce-e2f7f3e6d7e1 (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

61% of the 222 bills McLaurin sponsored got out of committee, in the bottom 5% of the Georgia Senate.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.80 (standard error 0.02), from 258 donors and 1,044 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 29% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (GA 2025–26 session)

1,406 roll calls. Attendance 94.8% (Georgia Senate 92.2%). Party unity 95.8% (96.0%). 103 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-06-23 · voted yea · AGREE TO HOUSE SUBSTITUTE AS AMENDED · SB 3 Election Equipment Specifications and Standards Committee; establish · fail · https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/SB3/
- 2026-06-23 · voted yea · AGREE TO HOUSE SUBSTITUTE · SB 3 Election Equipment Specifications and Standards Committee; establish · pass · https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/SB3/
- 2026-06-20 · voted nay · PASSAGE · SB 1 Glynn County; ad valorem taxes; homestead property determined annually for the special district based upon the proceeds of a new Local Homestead Option… · fail · https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/SB1/
- 2026-06-20 · voted nay · PASSAGE AS AMENDED · SB 3 Election Equipment Specifications and Standards Committee; establish · pass · https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/SB3/
- 2026-06-20 · voted nay · LOCAL CONSENT CALENDAR · SB 1 Glynn County; ad valorem taxes; homestead property determined annually for the special district based upon the proceeds of a new Local Homestead Option… · fail · https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/SB1/
- 2026-06-17 · voted yea · ADOPTION · SR 3 Adjournment; relative to · pass · https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/SR3/
- 2026-04-03 · voted nay · Senate Vote #987 - 2025-2026 Regular Session · HB 295 Local government; procedures for real property owners to make claims for compensation for loss of property value or expenses incurred; provisions · pass · https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HB295/
- 2026-04-03 · voted yea · Senate Vote #983 - 2025-2026 Regular Session · HB 1247 Georgia Bureaucratic Deference Elimination Act; enact · pass · https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HB1247/
- 2026-04-03 · voted nay · Senate Vote #982 - 2025-2026 Regular Session · HB 1161 Motor vehicles; proper operation upon approach by an authorized emergency vehicle or by a law enforcement vehicle for purposes of a traffic stop;… · pass · https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HB1161/
- 2026-04-03 · voted yea · Senate Vote #985 - 2025-2026 Regular Session · HB 297 Ad valorem tax; define multipurpose off-highway vehicle; provisions · pass · https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HB297/

## Legislation (GA 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 222 bills: 222 reached committee, 136 passed one chamber, 12 passed both, 10 became law. Cosponsored 0. 61.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Georgia Senate 76.9%; rank 52 of 53).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SR 5: Juneteenth; the history and meaning of the Juneteenth holiday; commemorate and recognize (passed one chamber, 2026-06-20) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/SR5/
- SR 1095: Scattering Resources, Inc.; recognize and commend (passed one chamber, 2026-04-02) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/SR1095/
- SR 1096: Bangladeshi Americans in Georgia; recognize and commend (passed one chamber, 2026-04-02) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/SR1096/
- SR 1089: Parent, Senator Elena; recognize and commend (passed one chamber, 2026-04-02) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/SR1089/
- SR 1090: Sims, Senator Freddie Powell; recognize and commend (passed one chamber, 2026-04-02) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/SR1090/
- SR 1092: Harbison, Senator Ed; recognize and commend (passed one chamber, 2026-04-02) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/SR1092/
- SR 1047: City of Hapeville; recognize and commend (passed one chamber, 2026-03-27) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/SR1047/
- SR 1050: Vaughn, Lee; recognize (passed one chamber, 2026-03-27) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/SR1050/
- SR 1046: Haupert, John; commend (passed one chamber, 2026-03-27) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/SR1046/
- SR 1045: Young, Andrea; recognize and commend (passed one chamber, 2026-03-27) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/SR1045/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $3,650 (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 100% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- X: https://x.com/joshforgeorgia
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/joshmclaurinforga/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joshforgeorgia/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/josh-mclaurin-72a13821/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/b83b0486-773f-4979-a1ce-e2f7f3e6d7e1