# James Burchett

James Burchett is a Republican member of the Georgia House for district 176.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Georgia House, district 176
- Serving since: 2019-03-18
- Current term: GA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/dbce462d-74e3-42d3-bd6c-3b9f8eeb69fe

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/dbce462d-74e3-42d3-bd6c-3b9f8eeb69fe (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

Burchett reported $225.0K in the 2026 cycle, in the top tenth of State House Republicans (median $33.7K).

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

33 classified statements: 33 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Burchett | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.9% | 642 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 12.1% | 9.3% | 223 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 30.3% | 31.9% | 404 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 1.8% | 677 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 15.2% | 12.7% | 286 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.4% | 618 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Armed Forces and National Security 20% (State House Republicans 4.9%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 20% (State House Republicans 6.2%); Crime and Law Enforcement 20% (State House Republicans 11%); Economics and Public Finance 20% (State House Republicans 12%); Government Operations and Politics 20% (State House Republicans 18%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.53 (standard error 0.03), from 226 donors and 886 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 78% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (GA 2025–26 session)

1,391 roll calls. Attendance 99.7% (Georgia House 93.5%). Party unity 99.7% (97.2%). 2 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 yea · 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 yea · 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 108 bills: 97 reached committee, 78 passed one chamber, 34 passed both, 31 became law. Cosponsored 0. 72.2% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Georgia House 65.7%; rank 50 of 177).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 28: Burns, Speaker Jon and Mrs. Dayle; celebration of their 50th wedding anniversary; recognize (passed one chamber, 2026-06-22) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/HR28/
- HB 75: Lanier County; ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption (passed one chamber, 2026-06-23) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/HB75/
- HB 27: Lowndes County; ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption (passed one chamber, 2026-06-22) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/HB27/
- HB 55: Valdosta, City of; ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption (passed one chamber, 2026-06-22) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/HB55/
- HR 1935: Kerce, Dr. Stephanie Dean; Georgia General Assembly Special Event Interns from Georgia State University; commend (passed one chamber, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1935/
- HR 1859: Capitol Art Standards Commission and the Governor; place a portrait of Governor Rufus Bullock in the state capitol; urge (introduced, 2026-03-27) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1859/
- HB 1566: Ware County; school district ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption (became law, 2026-05-12) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HB1566/
- HB 1539: Ware County; Probate Court; authorize assessment and collection of a technology fee (became law, 2026-05-12) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HB1539/
- HB 1541: Ware County; Magistrate Court; authorize assessment and collection of a technology fee (became law, 2026-05-12) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HB1541/
- HB 1540: Ware County; State Court; authorize assessment and collection of a technology fee (became law, 2026-05-12) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HB1540/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $225.0K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 92% 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.

- 2026-03-13 · Post on X · https://x.com/jamesdburchett/status/2032264047140245911
- 2026-01-03 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/jamesdburchett/status/2007552136855371953
- 2025-11-05 · Post on X · https://x.com/jamesdburchett/status/1986022411729604815
- 2025-11-02 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/jamesdburchett/status/1984935034135224500
- 2025-10-08 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/jamesdburchett/status/1976039320793514106
- 2025-09-10 · Post on X · https://x.com/jamesdburchett/status/1965878331641049522
- 2025-09-10 · Post on X · https://x.com/jamesdburchett/status/1965894093999092104
- 2025-08-06 · Post on X · https://x.com/jamesdburchett/status/1953130698803421553
- 2025-07-30 · Post on X · https://x.com/jamesdburchett/status/1950661344392364116
- 2025-07-04 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/jamesdburchett/status/1941111092694135150

## Links

- Official site: https://www.legis.ga.gov/members/house/4967?session=1031
- X: https://x.com/jamesdburchett
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/burchett.j.1
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/burchettjames/?locale=en_CA
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamesburchett51/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/dbce462d-74e3-42d3-bd6c-3b9f8eeb69fe