# Sylvia Wayfer

Sylvia Wayfer is a Democratic member of the Georgia House for district 64.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Georgia House, district 64
- Serving since: 2025-01-13
- Current term: GA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/cabc1e6f-ba7c-4063-a778-707579f91ec8

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/cabc1e6f-ba7c-4063-a778-707579f91ec8 (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

Wayfer missed 25% of 1,391 roll calls, attendance in the bottom 5% of the Georgia House (average 93.5%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.55 (standard error 0.06), from 2 donors and 219 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 62% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (GA 2025–26 session)

1,391 roll calls. Attendance 75% (Georgia House 93.5%). Party unity 99.6% (97.2%). 17 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 not voting · 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 not voting · 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 33 bills: 23 reached committee, 22 passed one chamber, 2 passed both, 2 became law. Cosponsored 0. 66.7% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Georgia House 65.7%; rank 93 of 177).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 2119: Pilgrim, Vicki; outstanding service and contributions to the Georgia Golden Olympics and the National Senior Games Association; commend (passed one chamber, 2026-04-02) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR2119/
- HR 1763: Men and women of the United States Armed Forces; honoring the courage, service, and sacrifice; honor (passed one chamber, 2026-03-18) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1763/
- HR 1732: Meyers Taylor, Elana; recognize (passed one chamber, 2026-03-16) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1732/
- HR 1712: Lay, Nasir Shakur; honoring the life and memory; condolences (passed one chamber, 2026-03-16) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1712/
- HR 1642: Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., Tri Mu Chapter; longstanding service and contributions to Douglas, Paulding, and Carroll Counties; commend (passed one chamber, 2026-03-06) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1642/
- HR 1595: Black Midwives Day in Georgia; March 14, 2026; recognize (passed one chamber, 2026-03-04) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1595/
- HR 1540: Washington, Senior Chief Earnest C.; retirement from the Department of Veterans Affairs and prior decades-long service to the United States Navy; commend (passed one chamber, 2026-03-03) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1540/
- HB 1489: Douglasville, City of; require candidates seeking election from a district to reside in such district for a certain amount of time prior to the date of such… (became law, 2026-05-11) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HB1489/
- HR 1571: McClendon-Redmond, Judy; receiving the 2026 Yellow Rose Nikki T. Randall Servant Leadership Award; commend (passed one chamber, 2026-03-03) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1571/
- HR 1510: Smooth Ashlar Grand Chapter, Order of Eastern Star, Prince Hall Origin, Jurisdiction of Georgia; 80 years of exemplary service, leadership, and charitable… (passed one chamber, 2026-02-26) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1510/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $850 (State House Democrats median $40.4K). Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://www.legis.ga.gov/members/house/5071?session=1033
- X: https://x.com/SwayInTheHouse
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sylviawayfer/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sylvia-wayfer-esq-b60069195

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/cabc1e6f-ba7c-4063-a778-707579f91ec8