# Buddy DeLoach

Buddy DeLoach is a Republican member of the Georgia House for district 167.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Georgia House, district 167
- Serving since: 2021-01-11
- Current term: GA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/d40576ac-fbc0-4b42-98ee-f6362063784d

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/d40576ac-fbc0-4b42-98ee-f6362063784d (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

DeLoach missed 13% of 1,391 roll calls, attendance in the bottom quarter of the Georgia House (average 93.5%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.42 (standard error 0.03), from 191 donors and 690 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 62% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (GA 2025–26 session)

1,391 roll calls. Attendance 87% (Georgia House 93.5%). Party unity 99.3% (97.2%). 3 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 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 51 bills: 45 reached committee, 39 passed one chamber, 18 passed both, 15 became law. Cosponsored 0. 76.5% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Georgia House 65.7%; rank 28 of 177).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 11: Glynn County; ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption (passed one chamber, 2026-06-22) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/HB11/
- HR 1992: Hearn, Major General George J., Jr.; honoring life, military service, and civic contributions; condolences (passed one chamber, 2026-03-27) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1992/
- HB 1594: Riceboro, City of; revise corporate limits (became law, 2026-05-12) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HB1594/
- HR 1713: Golf Day; March 19, 2026; recognize (passed one chamber, 2026-03-16) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1713/
- HR 1688: First Preparatory Christian Academy boys basketball team; winning the 2026 GIAA Class A Boys State Basketball Championship; commend (passed one chamber, 2026-03-12) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1688/
- HR 1687: Barnett, Valerie; commend (passed one chamber, 2026-03-12) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1687/
- HB 1547: Liberty County; board of elections and registration; provide staggered terms for certain future appointees (became law, 2026-05-12) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HB1547/
- HR 1689: Flowers, Mrs. Nancy "Nan" McClellan; commend (passed one chamber, 2026-03-12) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1689/
- HR 1640: Reheis, Harold Franklin; condolences (passed one chamber, 2026-03-06) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1640/
- HR 1591: The Claxton Enterprise; commend (passed one chamber, 2026-03-04) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1591/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $43.0K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 97% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://www.legis.ga.gov/members/house/303?session=1033
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/buddy.deloach
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BuddyDeLoachforGA/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/d40576ac-fbc0-4b42-98ee-f6362063784d