# Rhonda Burnough

Rhonda Burnough is a Democratic member of the Georgia House for district 77.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Georgia House, district 77
- Serving since: 2017-01-09
- Current term: GA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/e04bd985-5b75-4551-84a1-f9797ac495d2

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/e04bd985-5b75-4551-84a1-f9797ac495d2 (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

Burnough reported $1,850 in the 2026 cycle, in the bottom tenth of State House Democrats (median $40.4K).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.53 (standard error 0.01), from 3 donors and 1,004 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 64% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (GA 2025–26 session)

1,391 roll calls. Attendance 97.2% (Georgia House 93.5%). Party unity 99.7% (97.2%). 33 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 nay · 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 nay · 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 110 bills: 90 reached committee, 85 passed one chamber, 5 passed both, 5 became law. Cosponsored 0. 77.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Georgia House 65.7%; rank 25 of 177).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 61: 50th Southern Regional Conference and the Centennial Celebration of the Southern Region of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc.; recognize (passed one chamber, 2026-06-23) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/HR61/
- HR 30: Mensah; Honorable Sylvester Adinam; distinguished leadership, public service, and contributions to economic development and international trade; recognize (passed one chamber, 2026-06-22) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/HR30/
- HR 31: Haiti National Football Team; qualifying for and competing in the 2026 FIFA World Cup; recognize (passed one chamber, 2026-06-22) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/HR31/
- HR 40: Schofield, James; life, legacy, and 87th birthday; celebrate (passed one chamber, 2026-06-22) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/HR40/
- HR 2127: Central United Methodist Church; occasion of its 160th anniversary; recognize (passed one chamber, 2026-04-02) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR2127/
- HR 2118: City of College Park; 130th anniversary; recognize (passed one chamber, 2026-04-02) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR2118/
- HR 1974: Battle, Mrs. Arlecia; commend (passed one chamber, 2026-03-27) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1974/
- HR 2008: Hallett, Sierra; Family and Consumer Sciences Legislative Fellow for the 2026 regular session of the General Assembly of Georgia (passed one chamber, 2026-03-27) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR2008/
- HR 1958: Maternal Health Vitality Think Tank; commend (passed one chamber, 2026-03-27) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1958/
- HR 1933: Atlanta Dermatology and Aesthetics, PC; commend (passed one chamber, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1933/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $1,850 (State House Democrats median $40.4K). Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://www.legis.ga.gov/members/house/4895?session=1031
- Campaign site: https://www.statereprhondaburnough.com/
- X: https://x.com/statereprhondab
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/staterepresentativerhondaburnough/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rhonda-burnough-2166174a/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/e04bd985-5b75-4551-84a1-f9797ac495d2