# Steve Gooch

Steve Gooch is a Republican member of the Georgia Senate for district 51.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Georgia Senate, district 51
- Serving since: 2011-01-10
- Current term: GA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/e2c141e9-9e04-4e2b-8e5b-57db594c7abc

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/e2c141e9-9e04-4e2b-8e5b-57db594c7abc (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

Gooch sits at +0.73 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 93% of State Senate Republicans.

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

9 classified statements: 9 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 | Gooch | State Senate Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.3% | 273 of 355 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 9.5% | 331 of 355 |
| Policy discussion | 44.4% | 37.3% | 133 of 355 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.3% | 311 of 355 |
| Credit claiming | 33.3% | 15.4% | 37 of 355 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.3% | 261 of 355 |

Most discussed policy areas: Armed Forces and National Security 50% (State Senate Republicans 6.5%); Economics and Public Finance 50% (State Senate Republicans 12%); Taxation 25% (State Senate Republicans 7.1%); Agriculture and Food 0% (State Senate Republicans 6.2%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 0% (State Senate Republicans 5.0%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.73 (standard error 0.04), from 85 donors and 841 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 93% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (GA 2025–26 session)

1,406 roll calls. Attendance 97.2% (Georgia Senate 92.2%). Party unity 97.6% (96.0%). 35 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 269 bills: 269 reached committee, 212 passed one chamber, 56 passed both, 48 became law. Cosponsored 0. 78.8% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Georgia Senate 76.9%; rank 30 of 53).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SR 1069: Boger, Jennifer; recognize and commend (passed one chamber, 2026-03-31) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/SR1069/
- 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/
- SR 1064: Willis, Coach Wesley; recognize and commend (passed one chamber, 2026-03-31) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/SR1064/
- SR 1052: Cottrell, Don Michael "Mike"; condolences (passed one chamber, 2026-03-27) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/SR1052/
- SR 1051: Senate Study Committee on Comprehensive Services and Long-term Outcomes for Individuals with Disabilities; create (in committee, 2026-03-27) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/SR1051/
- SR 1053: Trump, President Donald J.; commend (passed one chamber, 2026-03-27) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/SR1053/
- SR 1050: Vaughn, Lee; recognize (passed one chamber, 2026-03-27) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/SR1050/
- SR 1004: American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists; recognize (passed one chamber, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/SR1004/
- SR 998: 2026 Senate Aides and Senate Academic Aides; commend (passed one chamber, 2026-03-20) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/SR998/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $50.4K (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 100% 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.

- 2025-07-15 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/stephengooch/status/1944963473735135346
- 2025-07-04 · Post on X · https://x.com/stephengooch/status/1941132452866687257
- 2025-07-03 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/stephengooch/status/1940885047168716919
- 2025-06-27 · Post on X · https://x.com/stephengooch/status/1938731033484050778
- 2025-06-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/stephengooch/status/1936620142315618331
- 2025-05-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/stephengooch/status/1926837302396866905
- 2025-05-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/stephengooch/status/1926020510350979350
- 2025-05-13 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/stephengooch/status/1922088941110354422
- 2025-03-04 · Post on X · https://x.com/stephengooch/status/1896986890294985162

## Links

- X: https://x.com/stephengooch
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/p/state-senator-steve-gooch-100057957615848/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/goochsteve/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/steve-gooch-67281369/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/e2c141e9-9e04-4e2b-8e5b-57db594c7abc