El-Mahdi Holly

On the November 2026 ballot

Running for State Representative · District 116 · Democratic

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293 roll-call votes on record - 225 yes, 36 no; these state roll calls carry no party-by-party tally. state roll calls
Serves as State Representative, District 116 (Georgia) since Jan 2023. legis.ga.gov ↗

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The record

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293

Roll-call votes on record.

293 votes · 225 yes · 36 no · 24 excused · 8 not voting. These roll calls don’t record a party-by-party tally, so there’s no party-alignment rate to show - the votes themselves are below. official roll calls · Jun 22, 2026

Votes by topic: top topics first, the rest behind filters

State Government10 votes · yes on 10, no on 0

Local Government9 votes · yes on 6, no on 2, 1 other

Health Care8 votes · yes on 8, no on 0

Education7 votes · yes on 4, no on 0, 3 other

Taxes7 votes · yes on 4, no on 2, 1 other

One vote can touch several topics.

LATEST: NOTwiggs County; ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemptionHB 61EX · Jun 22, 2026

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Personal finances

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Political placement

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Left–right estimates (academic)

Shor-McCarty · votesVery Liberal

More liberal than 96% of Georgia House members

Details

Score−1.20 on a −2.5 to +2.5 scale

BasisFrom roll-call votes

Party median0.65 more liberal than the Democratic median in this group (−0.55)

Compared with648 members of Georgia House members (1993–2022)

Covers2019–2022

● This person Democrats (288) Republicans (359)Thick bar: middle half · thin line: middle 80%

Shor, Boris. 2025. "Individual State Legislator Shor-McCarty Ideology Data, January 2025 Update." Harvard Dataverse, V1. Method: Shor, Boris, and Nolan McCarty. 2011. "The Ideological Mapping of American Legislatures." American Political Science Review 105(3). Shor-McCarty ↗

DIME CFscore · donorsLiberal

More liberal than 78% of 2022 Georgia House candidates

Details

Score−0.84 on a −2.5 to +2.5 scale

BasisFrom campaign donors

Party median0.01 more conservative than the Democratic median in this group (−0.86)

Compared with232 members of 2022 Georgia House candidates

Covers2018–2022

● This person Democrats (99) Republicans (131)Thick bar: middle half · thin line: middle 80%

Bonica, Adam. 2024. Database on Ideology, Money in Politics, and Elections: Public version 4.0. Stanford University Libraries. https://data.stanford.edu/dime DIME CFscore ↗

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Why they’re running · in their own words

“My aim is to be the most accessible and approachable public servant. Only in committed partnership with each other -- and RETHINKING how we USE our resources -- can we begin to empower the people.”

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