# Dale Washburn

Dale Washburn is a Republican member of the Georgia House for district 144.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Georgia House, district 144
- Serving since: 2023-01-09
- Current term: GA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/ec6cf250-ebcc-4dda-89a5-12da9ebbe51a

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/ec6cf250-ebcc-4dda-89a5-12da9ebbe51a (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

Washburn missed 19% of 1,391 roll calls, attendance in the bottom 5% of the Georgia House (average 93.5%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.39 (standard error 0.03), from 239 donors and 921 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 56% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (GA 2025–26 session)

1,391 roll calls. Attendance 81% (Georgia House 93.5%). Party unity 97.4% (97.2%). 10 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-06-23 · voted not voting · 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 not voting · 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 not voting · 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 87 bills: 64 reached committee, 51 passed one chamber, 12 passed both, 10 became law. Cosponsored 0. 58.6% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Georgia House 65.7%; rank 132 of 177).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 60: Habersham, Alex C.; commend (passed one chamber, 2026-06-23) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/HR60/
- HR 1995: Whaley, Kristen Morgan; honoring the life and memory; condolences (passed one chamber, 2026-03-27) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1995/
- HR 1938: Finley, Dr. Delvecchio S.; commend (passed one chamber, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1938/
- HR 1937: Sims, Dr. Dan A.; commend (passed one chamber, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1937/
- HB 1574: Motor vehicles; certain convictions of homicide by vehicle when operating such vehicle under the influence of alcohol or drugs; require restitution (introduced, 2026-03-20) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HB1574/
- HB 1545: Putnam County; board of commissioners; current board members to continue their terms of office; provide (became law, 2026-05-11) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HB1545/
- HR 1683: Building Owners and Managers Association of Georgia (BOMA Georgia); BOMA Georgia Day at the state capitol; February 3, 2026; recognize (passed one chamber, 2026-03-12) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1683/
- HR 1675: House Study Committee on Community Associations; create (introduced, 2026-03-18) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1675/
- HB 1536: Eatonton, City of; provide a new charter (became law, 2026-07-01) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HB1536/
- HB 1537: Bibb County; ad valorem tax for educational purposes; provide a homestead exemption (became law, 2026-05-12) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HB1537/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $57.4K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 95% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://www.legis.ga.gov/members/house/4958?session=1031
- Campaign site: https://www.washburnforstatehouse.com/
- X: https://x.com/repdalewashburn
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WashburnforStateHouse/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/washburnforga/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/ec6cf250-ebcc-4dda-89a5-12da9ebbe51a