# Kay Kirkpatrick

Kay Kirkpatrick is a Republican member of the Georgia Senate for district 32.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Georgia Senate, district 32
- Serving since: 2017-06-02
- Current term: GA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/fc31ab02-026c-4173-86db-570c0b297c64

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/fc31ab02-026c-4173-86db-570c0b297c64 (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

89% of the 359 bills Kirkpatrick sponsored got out of committee, in the top 5% of the Georgia Senate.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.37 (standard error 0.02), from 299 donors and 877 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 52% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (GA 2025–26 session)

1,406 roll calls. Attendance 96.4% (Georgia Senate 92.2%). Party unity 92.4% (96.0%). 36 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 not voting · 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 359 bills: 359 reached committee, 318 passed one chamber, 80 passed both, 68 became law. Cosponsored 0. 88.6% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Georgia Senate 76.9%; rank 2 of 53).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SR 1093: Robinson, Fire Chief Eddie; recognize (passed one chamber, 2026-04-02) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/SR1093/
- SR 1057: Glass, Deputy Nicolas; recognize and commend (passed one chamber, 2026-03-31) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/SR1057/
- SR 1056: Pacifico, Deputy Anthony; recognize and commend (passed one chamber, 2026-03-31) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/SR1056/
- SR 1063: Haney, Larry Wayne; condolences (passed one chamber, 2026-03-31) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/SR1063/
- SR 1070: Touhy, Mrs. Angela W.; recognize and commend (passed one chamber, 2026-03-31) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/SR1070/
- SR 1030: Jones, Senator Emanuel; honor (passed one chamber, 2026-03-27) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/SR1030/
- SR 1034: West, Cyndi; honor (passed one chamber, 2026-03-27) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/SR1034/
- SR 1050: Vaughn, Lee; recognize (passed one chamber, 2026-03-27) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/SR1050/
- SR 1046: Haupert, John; commend (passed one chamber, 2026-03-27) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/SR1046/
- SR 1004: American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists; recognize (passed one chamber, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/SR1004/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $104.5K (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 100% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/fc31ab02-026c-4173-86db-570c0b297c64