# Bill Fincher

Bill Fincher is a Republican member of the Georgia House for district 23.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Georgia House, district 23
- Serving since: 2026-01-10
- Current term: GA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/f2444048-8c14-45b2-b700-37f7899fa5bb

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/f2444048-8c14-45b2-b700-37f7899fa5bb (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

Fincher has served since 2026.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.45 (standard error 0.05), from 103 donors and 221 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 67% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (GA 2025–26 session)

790 roll calls. Attendance 99.1% (Georgia House 93.5%). Party unity 99.0% (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 15 bills: 9 reached committee, 9 passed one chamber, 2 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 0. 60.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Georgia House 65.7%; rank 125 of 177).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 2009: Hall, Danny; commend (passed one chamber, 2026-03-27) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR2009/
- HR 1893: House Study Committee on Modernizing the Discovery Process through the Use of New Technologies; create (introduced, 2026-03-31) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1893/
- HR 1584: Eric W. Wilmarth Roundabout; Cherokee County; dedicate (introduced, 2026-03-09) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1584/
- HR 1580: Mayor Rick Roberts Intersection; Cherokee County; dedicate (introduced, 2026-03-06) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1580/
- HR 1531: Representative Mandi L. Ballinger Memorial Interchange; Cherokee County; dedicate (introduced, 2026-03-06) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1531/
- HB 1303: Crimes and offenses; offense of possession of a controlled substance in the presence of a child; provide (passed one chamber, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HB1303/
- HR 1368: Pacifico, Deputy Anthony; commend (passed one chamber, 2026-02-12) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1368/
- HR 1367: Glass, Deputy Nicholas; commend (passed one chamber, 2026-02-12) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1367/
- HB 1290: Crimes and offenses; protection of elder persons; sexual abuse; revise definition (passed one chamber, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HB1290/
- HB 1263: Insurance; premiums made within three years of payment to the Commissioner; provide for a claim for a refund of certain fees and taxes (passed both chambers, 2026-03-31) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HB1263/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $78.8K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 97% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://www.legis.ga.gov/members/house/5092?session=1033
- Campaign site: https://billfincherforcherokee.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/billfincherforcherokee
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/billfincherforcherokee/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/f2444048-8c14-45b2-b700-37f7899fa5bb