# Nan Orrock

Nan Orrock is a Democratic member of the Georgia Senate for district 36.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Georgia Senate, district 36
- Serving since: 2007-01-01
- Current term: GA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/bf2c1ec5-d995-4605-85ac-139adb037d99

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/bf2c1ec5-d995-4605-85ac-139adb037d99 (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

69% of the 421 bills Orrock sponsored got out of committee, in the bottom quarter of the Georgia Senate.

## What Orrock says (GA 2025–26 session)

6 classified statements: 6 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Orrock | State Senate Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.4% | 249 of 330 |
| Policy criticism | 16.7% | 10.3% | 81 of 330 |
| Policy discussion | 33.3% | 42.9% | 230 of 330 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 3.4% | 294 of 330 |
| Credit claiming | 0.0% | 16.1% | 322 of 330 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 0.8% | 228 of 330 |

Most discussed policy areas: Crime and Law Enforcement 50% (State Senate Democrats 8.4%); Government Operations and Politics 50% (State Senate Democrats 14%); Health 50% (State Senate Democrats 17%); Agriculture and Food 0% (State Senate Democrats 4.7%); Armed Forces and National Security 0% (State Senate Democrats 3.5%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.57 (standard error 0.02), from 368 donors and 824 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 63% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (GA 2025–26 session)

1,406 roll calls. Attendance 91.3% (Georgia Senate 92.2%). Party unity 97.5% (96.0%). 77 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 nay · 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 nay · 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 nay · 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 421 bills: 421 reached committee, 292 passed one chamber, 13 passed both, 13 became law. Cosponsored 0. 69.4% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Georgia Senate 76.9%; rank 42 of 53).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SR 13: Allen, Tayvian D.; recognize and commend (passed one chamber, 2026-06-23) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/SR13/
- SR 12: Thomas, Morriscene Watts; condolences (passed one chamber, 2026-06-23) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/SR12/
- SR 7: Simpson, David S.; condolences (passed one chamber, 2026-06-20) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/SR7/
- SR 8: Leslie, PE, Thomas Campbell; condolences (passed one chamber, 2026-06-20) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/SR8/
- 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 1101: 100th anniversary of the Atlanta History Center; recognize and commemorate (passed one chamber, 2026-04-02) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/SR1101/
- SR 1105: Central United Methodist Church; recognize and commend (passed one chamber, 2026-04-02) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/SR1105/
- SR 1100: Childers, Former Representative Eugene Milton "Buddy" (passed one chamber, 2026-04-02) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/SR1100/
- SR 1106: James, Laura; recognize and commend (passed one chamber, 2026-04-02) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/SR1106/
- SR 1095: Scattering Resources, Inc.; recognize and commend (passed one chamber, 2026-04-02) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/SR1095/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $34.1K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 99% 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.

- 2026-10-07 · Post on X · https://x.com/sennanorrock/status/2107825344275493308
- 2026-08-27 · Post on X · https://x.com/sennanorrock/status/2093028900007727301
- 2026-08-27 · Post on X · https://x.com/sennanorrock/status/2093029806132638138
- 2026-01-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/sennanorrock/status/2015926866222137395
- 2025-01-28 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/sennanorrock/status/1884367767677391201
- 2025-01-16 · Post on X · https://x.com/sennanorrock/status/1879973209963155962

## Links

- X: https://x.com/sennanorrock
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/senatornanorrock
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/senatornanorrock/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nan-grogan-orrock-2b30487/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/bf2c1ec5-d995-4605-85ac-139adb037d99