# Jason Anavitarte

Jason Anavitarte is a Republican member of the Georgia Senate for district 31.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Georgia Senate, district 31
- Serving since: 2021-01-11
- Current term: GA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/cb7d8c1d-3c26-4f35-8d37-d1cf8a7ce207

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/cb7d8c1d-3c26-4f35-8d37-d1cf8a7ce207 (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

15% of Anavitarte’s statements discuss policy, in the bottom quarter of State Senate Republicans (average 37%).

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

770 classified statements: 770 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Anavitarte | State Senate Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 1.9% | 2.3% | 120 of 354 |
| Policy criticism | 3.1% | 9.5% | 241 of 354 |
| Policy discussion | 14.5% | 37.3% | 312 of 354 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.7% | 2.3% | 231 of 354 |
| Credit claiming | 9.3% | 15.4% | 211 of 354 |
| Extreme labels | 0.9% | 1.3% | 113 of 354 |

Most discussed policy areas: Education 21% (State Senate Republicans 14%); Government Operations and Politics 18% (State Senate Republicans 17%); Armed Forces and National Security 14% (State Senate Republicans 6.5%); Economics and Public Finance 13% (State Senate Republicans 12%); Crime and Law Enforcement 12% (State Senate Republicans 12%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.65 (standard error 0.03), from 212 donors and 761 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 87% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (GA 2025–26 session)

1,406 roll calls. Attendance 97.0% (Georgia Senate 92.2%). Party unity 95.7% (96.0%). 83 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-06-23 · voted nay · 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 yea · 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 yea · 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 yea · 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 yea · 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 yea · 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 367 bills: 367 reached committee, 296 passed one chamber, 71 passed both, 59 became law. Cosponsored 0. 80.7% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Georgia Senate 76.9%; rank 23 of 53).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SR 1: Senate Rules; adopt (passed one chamber, 2026-06-17) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/SR1/
- SR 4: United State Citizens; right to register and vote- CA (in committee, 2026-06-17) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/SR4/
- SB 3: Election Equipment Specifications and Standards Committee; establish (became law, 2026-06-25) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/SB3/
- SR 3: Adjournment; relative to (passed both chambers, 2026-06-17) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/SR3/
- SR 2: Senate Convened; notify the House of Representatives (passed one chamber, 2026-06-17) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/SR2/
- SR 1076: Brown, Robert "Bob"; honor (passed one chamber, 2026-03-31) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/SR1076/
- SR 1069: Boger, Jennifer; recognize and commend (passed one chamber, 2026-03-31) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/SR1069/
- SR 1063: Haney, Larry Wayne; condolences (passed one chamber, 2026-03-31) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/SR1063/
- SR 1071: Trott, Austin; recognize and commend (passed one chamber, 2026-03-31) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/SR1071/
- SR 1070: Touhy, Mrs. Angela W.; recognize and commend (passed one chamber, 2026-03-31) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/SR1070/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $188.7K (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 76% 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.

- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/jasonanavitarte/status/2114006629964529710
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/jasonanavitarte/status/2113417924866085049
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/jasonanavitarte/status/2112372312079032741
- 2026-10-17 · Post on X · https://x.com/jasonanavitarte/status/2111475577999995303
- 2026-10-17 · Post on X · https://x.com/jasonanavitarte/status/2111552558141784557
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · https://x.com/jasonanavitarte/status/2110906651586761066
- 2026-10-15 · Post on X · https://x.com/jasonanavitarte/status/2110874202702254163
- 2026-10-15 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/jasonanavitarte/status/2110879993744232717
- 2026-10-13 · Post on X · https://x.com/jasonanavitarte/status/2109815901151203538
- 2026-10-12 · Post on X · https://x.com/jasonanavitarte/status/2109615500380586193

## Links

- X: https://x.com/jasonanavitarte
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jason.anavitarte
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jason_r_anavitarte/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonanavitarte/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/cb7d8c1d-3c26-4f35-8d37-d1cf8a7ce207