Senator Sam Watson

Senate District 11 · Republican

Ethics (Chairman), Agriculture and Consumer Affairs (Ex-Officio), Appropriations, Economic Development and Tourism, Natural Resources and the Environment (Ex-Officio), State and Local Governmental Operations (Secretary)

D Score: 18 / 100

Score Breakdown

Voting Record (80%) 11/100

District Conditions (20%) 48/100

5 facilities in district. 1 deaths in 2026. 26 deaths since 2020.

Voting Record on GPS-Tracked Bills

Aligned with reform on 1 of 9 tracked bills.

Bill	Description	GPS Position	Vote	Aligned?
SB 116 (2025)	DNA Collection from Detained Immigrants	oppose	YEA	✗
SB 185 (2025)	Inmate Gender Treatment Ban — Transgender Prisoner Healthcare	oppose	YEA	✗
SB 39 (2025)	Gender Care State Funding Ban	oppose	YEA	✗
SB 79 (2025)	Fentanyl Eradication and Removal Act — Fentanyl Mandatory Minimums	oppose	YEA	✗
HB 364 (2024)	Wrongful Conviction Compensation	support	YEA	✓
HB 505 (2024)	Riot Felony Penalty Enhancement	oppose	YEA	✗
SB 159 (2024)	Cell Phone Ban in Prisons	oppose	YEA	✗
SB 63 (2024)	Bail Reform — Expanded Cash Bail Requirements	oppose	YEA	✗
SB 44 (2023)	Street Gang Terrorism and Prevention Act — Gang Mandatory Minimum Sentences	oppose	YEA	✗

Advocacy Directed at This Legislator

📧 41 advocacy emails via GPS

📬 2 postcards mailed via GPS Campaigns

📊 43 total advocacy contacts

📅 Mar 16, 2026 last contact date

No responses recorded from this legislator despite 43 advocacy contacts.

District Prison Data

5 GDC facilities in this district. 26 deaths documented since 2020.

AUTRY STATE PRISON 22 deaths since 2020 (1 in 2026) COLQUITT COUNTY PRISON 2 deaths since 2020 BAINBRIDGE PROBATION SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT CENTER 2 deaths since 2020 DECATUR COUNTY PRISON 0 deaths recorded MITCHELL COUNTY PRISON 0 deaths recorded

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Grade History

Jun 2026 D (18)

May 2026 D (19)

Apr 2026 D (19)

Mar 2026 D (19)

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