RepublicanIn office since Nov 2018

Steven Sainz

Georgia State Representative, District 180 since 2018. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

Georgia State Representative, District 180Born 1993

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 7 yrs; Since 2018
Bills became law: 13; 63 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 6.3%; Chamber median 3.0%
With party: 98%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +38.7; Won 2024
Next election: 2028; Nov 7, 2028

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET

Committees

As of 2026-10.

Interstate Cooperation · chair
Appropriations
Defense and Veterans Affairs
Economic Development and Tourism
Governmental Affairs
Public Safety and Homeland Security
State Properties

Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 63 sponsored · 13 became law

BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw

HB 1575 Kingsland, City of; ad valorem tax; apply exemption to residents 62 years or older
Became law Jul 2026

HB 1097 Mental health; criminal background, license status, and registry checks for owners, applicants, and…
CRIMES AND OFFENSES (CRIMINAL CODE) · Became law Jul 2026

HB 376 Income tax; rehabilitation of certified structures; increase amount of tax credits
BUILDINGS AND HOUSING · Became law May 2026

HB 1576 Kingsland, City of; ad valorem tax for municipal purposes; provide homestead exemption
Became law May 2026

HB 1131 Criminal procedure; personal service of process for notice of a warrant application hearing; provide
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE · Became law May 2026

Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Sainz sits in the Georgia House of Representatives

Sainz is closer to the center than 29% of the chamber's Republicans.

Closest: Sandy Donatucci, Tim Fleming, Danny Mathis

Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:48 PM ET

With Sainz’s party

Votes with the chamber's Republicans98%

Black tick: the average of Republicans in the Georgia House of Representatives.

Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships

Key votes

Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Sainz’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.

Date	Bill	Sainz	Rep. majority	Dem. majority	Result
Jun 23, 2026	SB 3: Election Equipment Specifications and Standards Committee; establish	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 94–79
Apr 2, 2026	HB 1534: Chatham County; State Court; provide additional judge	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 101–69
Apr 2, 2026	HB 413: Agriculture; prohibit local ordinances that prohibit operation of mobile sawmills on…	Not voting	Yes	No	Passed 96–70
Apr 2, 2026	SB 625: City of Decatur Public Facilities Authority; a referendum for issuing revenue bonds for…	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 110–63
Apr 2, 2026	SB 622: City of Tucker; annexation of certain territory into the boundaries of the city; provide	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 110–63

Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls

Career

Offices held, and every time Sainz was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

20182019202020212022202320242025202620272028Georgia House of Representatives, District 180

Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Elections

Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.

Year	Race	Result	Margin	Seat	+/−
2026	Georgia House District 180	Won	—	R+36.3	—
2024	Georgia House of Representatives, District 180	Won	R+38.7	—	—
2022	Georgia House of Representatives, District 180	Won	—	—	—
2020	Georgia House of Representatives, District 180	Won	—	—	—
2018	Georgia House of Representatives, District 180	Won	—	—	—