DemocratIn office since Nov 2012

Demetrius Douglas

Georgia State Representative, District 78 since 2012. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

Georgia State Representative, District 78American football player

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 14 yrs; Since 2012
Bills became law: 9; 72 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 9.1%; Chamber median 3.0%
With party: 98%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +49.6; Won 2014
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.

Banks and Banking
Health
Insurance
Intragovernmental Coordination
Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Overview
Motor Vehicles

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 72 sponsored · 9 became law

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HB 1272 Banking and finance; licensing of payment stablecoin issuers; provisions
BANKING AND FINANCE · Became law Jul 2026

HB 1580 Henry County Airport Authority; current operative provisions; repeal and replace
Became law May 2026

HB 1492 Hampton City of; ad valorem tax for municipal purposes; provide homestead exemption
Became law May 2026

HB 241 Contracts; convenience fees for payment by electronic means; revise provisions
CONTRACTS · Became law Jul 2025

HB 15 Banking and finance; update terminology; provisions
BANKING AND FINANCE · Became law Jul 2025

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

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Douglas sits in the Georgia House of Representatives

Douglas is closer to the center than 65% of the chamber's Democrats.

Closest: David Sampson, Arlene Beckles, Yasmin Neal

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

With Douglas’s party

Votes with the chamber's Democrats98%

Black tick: the average of Democrats 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: Douglas’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.

Date	Bill	Douglas	Dem. majority	Rep. majority	Result
Jun 23, 2026	SB 3: Election Equipment Specifications and Standards Committee; establish	No	No	Yes	Passed 94–79
Apr 2, 2026	HB 1534: Chatham County; State Court; provide additional judge	No	No	Yes	Passed 101–69
Apr 2, 2026	HB 413: Agriculture; prohibit local ordinances that prohibit operation of mobile sawmills on…	No	No	Yes	Passed 96–70
Apr 2, 2026	SB 625: City of Decatur Public Facilities Authority; a referendum for issuing revenue bonds for…	No	No	Yes	Passed 110–63
Apr 2, 2026	SB 622: City of Tucker; annexation of certain territory into the boundaries of the city; provide	No	No	Yes	Passed 110–63

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

Career

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

201220142016201820202022202420262028Georgia House of Representatives, District 78

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 78	Won	—	D+49.5	—
2024	Georgia House of Representatives, District 78	Won	—	—	—
2022	Georgia House of Representatives, District 78	Won	—	—	—
2020	Georgia House of Representatives, District 78	Won	—	—	—
2018	Georgia House of Representatives, District 78	Won	—	—	—
2016	Georgia House of Representatives, District 78	Won	—	—	—
2014	Georgia House of Representatives, District 78	Won	D+49.6	—	—
2014	Georgia House of Representatives, District 78 (primary)	Won	—	—	—
2012	Georgia House of Representatives, District 78	Won	—	—	—