# Leesa Hagan

Leesa Hagan is a Republican member of the Georgia House for district 156.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Georgia House, district 156
- Serving since: 2021-07-22
- Current term: GA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/df874c28-6403-42c1-9cbb-0855508cda85

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/df874c28-6403-42c1-9cbb-0855508cda85 (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

Hagan sits at +0.55 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 81% of State House Republicans.

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

41 classified statements: 41 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 | Hagan | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.9% | 642 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 4.9% | 9.3% | 456 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 34.2% | 31.9% | 342 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 9.8% | 1.8% | 12 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 26.8% | 12.7% | 89 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.4% | 618 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Commerce 29% (State House Republicans 3.9%); Agriculture and Food 21% (State House Republicans 4.4%); Education 21% (State House Republicans 15%); Economics and Public Finance 14% (State House Republicans 12%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 7.1% (State House Republicans 6.2%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.55 (standard error 0.03), from 146 donors and 713 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 81% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (GA 2025–26 session)

1,391 roll calls. Attendance 97.3% (Georgia House 93.5%). Party unity 99.4% (97.2%). 5 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 115 bills: 93 reached committee, 80 passed one chamber, 31 passed both, 26 became law. Cosponsored 0. 69.6% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Georgia House 65.7%; rank 73 of 177).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 26: Nalley, Anna; commend (passed one chamber, 2026-06-20) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/HR26/
- HB 82: Telfair County; ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption (passed one chamber, 2026-06-23) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/HB82/
- HB 81: Santa Claus, City of; ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption (passed one chamber, 2026-06-23) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/HB81/
- HB 28: Fitzgerald, City of; ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption (passed one chamber, 2026-06-22) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/HB28/
- HB 68: Lyons, City of; ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption (passed one chamber, 2026-06-23) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/HB68/
- HB 70: Toombs County; ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption (passed one chamber, 2026-06-23) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/HB70/
- HB 60: Montgomery County; ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption (passed one chamber, 2026-06-22) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/HB60/
- HB 26: Ben Hill County; ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption (passed one chamber, 2026-06-22) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/HB26/
- HR 2059: Reyes-Garcia, Zoreida; outstanding service as a legislative intern; commend (passed one chamber, 2026-03-31) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR2059/
- HR 2014: Adams, John Widner; honoring the life and memory; condolences (passed one chamber, 2026-03-31) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR2014/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $67.9K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 89% 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.

- 2025-08-08 · Post on X · https://x.com/LeesaHagan/status/1953911555554447567
- 2025-07-30 · Post on X · https://x.com/LeesaHagan/status/1950550237963272538
- 2025-06-18 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, bipartisanship, credit claiming · https://x.com/LeesaHagan/status/1935303779332534330
- 2025-06-15 · Post on X · https://x.com/LeesaHagan/status/1934244884933702086
- 2025-06-14 · Post on X · https://x.com/LeesaHagan/status/1933915634724651044
- 2025-06-05 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/LeesaHagan/status/1930666120819753290
- 2025-06-05 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/LeesaHagan/status/1930673127022834050
- 2025-06-03 · Post on X · https://x.com/LeesaHagan/status/1929916892593975504
- 2025-05-31 · Post on X · labels: bipartisanship, credit claiming · https://x.com/LeesaHagan/status/1928650618085822848
- 2025-05-28 · Post on X · https://x.com/LeesaHagan/status/1927825093146677267

## Links

- Official site: https://www.legis.ga.gov/members/house/5010?session=1031
- Campaign site: https://leesahagan.com/
- X: https://x.com/LeesaHagan
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/leesahaganforgeorgia
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/leesa-hagan/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/df874c28-6403-42c1-9cbb-0855508cda85
