
David Jenkins
Georgia State Representative, District 136 since 2020. Ran in 3 elections between 2020 and 2024, winning 3. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.
- In office
- 6 yrs
- Since 2020
- Bills became law
- 9
- 44 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 10.9%
- Chamber median 3.0%
- With party
- 99%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +36.9
- Won 2024
- Next election
- 2028
- Nov 7, 2028
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Judiciary Juvenile · vice chair
- Retirement · secretary
- Agriculture and Consumer Affairs
- Defense and Veterans Affairs
- Public Safety and Homeland Security
- Regulated Industries
- Transportation
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES · Became law Jul 2026
Became law May 2026
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Jenkins sits in the Georgia House of Representatives
Jenkins is closer to the center than 87% of the chamber's Republicans.
Closest: Bill Hitchens, Rick Townsend, Don Parsons
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:48 PM ET
With Jenkins’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Republicans99%
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: Jenkins’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.
| Date | Bill | Jenkins | 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… | Yes | 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 Jenkins was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
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 of Representatives, District 136 | Won | — | R+37.0 | — |
| 2024 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 136 | Won | R+36.9 | R+37.0 | −0.1 |
| 2022 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 136 | Won | — | — | — |
| 2020 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 132 | Won | R+3.0 | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: Georgia Secretary of State (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Campaign money, 2025–26
- Raised
- $11.2K
- Spent
- $17.9K
- Cash
- $4.3K
Source: Georgia Government Transparency and Campaign Finance Commission filings through Jul 16, 2026Updated Oct 31, 2026, 5:44 PM ET
Campaign committees
Open committees can still raise and spend money.
| David Jenkins For Statehouse State | Active |
Source: Georgia Government Transparency and Campaign Finance Commission filings through Jul 16, 2026Updated Oct 31, 2026, 5:44 PM ET
Seats Jenkins has held
- Georgia House of Representatives, District 136 · since 2022
- Georgia House of Representatives, District 132 · since 2020
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Jenkins has run against
- Jeff Lowe (D) · 2024 election, won
- Bob Trammell Jr. (D) · 2020 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: Georgia Secretary of State (unofficial)
How we know Jenkins
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/0f288c5b-484a-4b70-8209-0a23f922edd1
- Wikidata Q104804178
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET