# Kimberly New

Kimberly New is a Republican member of the Georgia House for district 40.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Georgia House, district 40
- Serving since: 2023-01-09
- Current term: GA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/fc1a5e1f-6ce4-47ab-987b-095afa166359

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/fc1a5e1f-6ce4-47ab-987b-095afa166359 (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

84% of the 79 bills New sponsored got out of committee, in the top tenth of the Georgia House.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.47 (standard error 0.03), from 99 donors and 525 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 69% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (GA 2025–26 session)

1,391 roll calls. Attendance 98.4% (Georgia House 93.5%). Party unity 99.7% (97.2%). 3 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 79 bills: 70 reached committee, 66 passed one chamber, 15 passed both, 13 became law. Cosponsored 0. 83.5% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Georgia House 65.7%; rank 10 of 177).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 25: World Financial Group; recognize (passed one chamber, 2026-06-20) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/HR25/
- HR 2130: Wellspring Living; occasion of its 25th anniversary; recognize (passed one chamber, 2026-04-02) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR2130/
- HR 1975: North Paulding High School Girls Basketball Team; winning the 2026 Georgia High School Association Class 6A State Championship and for outstanding athletic… (passed one chamber, 2026-03-27) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1975/
- HR 2007: Huff, Aaron; South Paulding High School's 2026 Teacher of the Year; commend (passed one chamber, 2026-03-27) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR2007/
- HR 2005: American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists; 75th anniversary; recognize (passed one chamber, 2026-03-27) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR2005/
- HR 2006: Camp, Evelyn Wallace Johnson; 100th birthday; recognize (passed one chamber, 2026-03-27) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR2006/
- HR 1810: Mapes, Steven Gregory; commend (passed one chamber, 2026-03-19) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1810/
- HR 1811: Gravley, Micah; outstanding public service; commend (passed one chamber, 2026-03-19) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1811/
- HR 1812: Mattick, Deputy Brice Richard; commend (passed one chamber, 2026-03-19) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1812/
- HR 1824: North Paulding High School varsity competition cheer team; winning the 2025 GHSA 6A State Championship; commend (passed one chamber, 2026-03-19) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1824/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $22.7K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 89% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://www.legis.ga.gov/members/house/5030?session=1031
- Campaign site: https://www.newforgeorgia.com/
- X: https://x.com/repkalexander
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kimberly-new-b7a5a627/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/fc1a5e1f-6ce4-47ab-987b-095afa166359