# Viola Davis

Viola Davis is a Democratic member of the Georgia House for district 87.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Georgia House, district 87
- Serving since: 2019-01-14
- Current term: GA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/e3b1be9c-b244-4466-9192-adc365a31cfb

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/e3b1be9c-b244-4466-9192-adc365a31cfb (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

Davis reported $3,100 in the 2026 cycle, in the bottom quarter of State House Democrats (median $40.4K).

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

22 classified statements: 22 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Davis | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.5% | 584 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 13.6% | 10.4% | 234 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 31.8% | 39.2% | 505 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 4.5% | 2.9% | 164 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 4.5% | 14.4% | 571 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 543 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Housing and Community Development 43% (State House Democrats 6.2%); Economics and Public Finance 29% (State House Democrats 11%); Education 14% (State House Democrats 15%); Health 14% (State House Democrats 15%); Taxation 14% (State House Democrats 3.6%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.66 (standard error 0.01), from 3 donors and 988 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 45% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (GA 2025–26 session)

1,391 roll calls. Attendance 99.5% (Georgia House 93.5%). Party unity 98.0% (97.2%). 73 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 nay · 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 229 bills: 129 reached committee, 121 passed one chamber, 2 passed both, 2 became law. Cosponsored 0. 52.8% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Georgia House 65.7%; rank 151 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 45: Migraine and Headache Awareness Day; June 29, 2026; recognize (passed one chamber, 2026-06-22) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/HR45/
- HR 34: Importance of educational funding equity, the protection of local school funding, and the preservation of stable revenue sources for public education; recognize (passed one chamber, 2026-06-22) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/HR34/
- HR 33: Pain Awareness Day; June 25, 2026; recognize (passed one chamber, 2026-06-22) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/HR33/
- 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 4: Dobbs, Julia Lee Jackson; commend (passed one chamber, 2026-06-17) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/HR4/
- HR 10: Mickens, Sister Ella Mae Harrison; condolences (passed one chamber, 2026-06-17) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/HR10/
- HR 6: WE ARE ALL ILL WEEK; October 25-31,2026; recognize (passed one chamber, 2026-06-17) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/HR6/
- HR 7: Endometrial cancer as public health concern; recognize (passed one chamber, 2026-06-17) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/HR7/
- 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/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $3,100 (State House Democrats median $40.4K). Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2025-03-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/ElectViolaDavis/status/1903282608701583763
- 2025-03-16 · Post on X · https://x.com/ElectViolaDavis/status/1901095386007150827
- 2025-03-01 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/ElectViolaDavis/status/1895900450097910249
- 2025-02-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/ElectViolaDavis/status/1893828861151883387
- 2025-02-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, bipartisanship, credit claiming · https://x.com/ElectViolaDavis/status/1893377458218377617
- 2025-02-16 · Post on X · https://x.com/ElectViolaDavis/status/1890944630918611109
- 2025-02-16 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/ElectViolaDavis/status/1891209027222159404
- 2025-02-15 · Post on X · https://x.com/ElectViolaDavis/status/1890593045839548676
- 2025-02-08 · Post on X · https://x.com/ElectViolaDavis/status/1888020385213403556
- 2025-02-01 · Post on X · https://x.com/ElectViolaDavis/status/1885533460535632234

## Links

- Official site: https://www.legis.ga.gov/members/house/4947?session=1031
- Campaign site: https://violadavis.com/
- X: https://x.com/ElectViolaDavis
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/viola.davis.18294
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/repvioladavis/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/viola-davis-8a927716/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/e3b1be9c-b244-4466-9192-adc365a31cfb