DemocratIn office since Nov 2022

Derek J. Mallow

Georgia State Senator, District 2 since 2022. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

Georgia State Senator, District 2

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 3 yrs; Since 2022
Bills became law: 7; 265 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 16.8%; Chamber median 5.1%
With party: 95%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +43.9; Won 2022
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.

Ethics · secretary
Children and Families
Economic Development and Tourism
Investigating Licensing Issues Special
State and Local Governmental Operations
Transportation

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 265 sponsored · 7 became law

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SB 146 Health, Local Government, and Property; regulations and protections of cemeteries and burial grounds; provide
HEALTH · Became law Jul 2026

SB 569 Motor Vehicles and Traffic; the issuance of emergency vehicle light permits for towing service companies in…
HEALTH · Became law May 2026

SB 241 Funeral Directors; organic human reduction as a means of disposing of deceased human bodies; provide
COMMERCE AND TRADE · Became law Jul 2025

SB 93 "Georgia Early Literacy Act"; the three-cuing system from inclusion in high-quality instructional materials…
EDUCATION · Became law Jul 2025

SB 147 Correctional Institutions of State and Counties; consent for the release of certain criminal history,…
PENAL INSTITUTIONS · 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 Mallow sits in the Georgia State Senate

Mallow is closer to the center than 61% of the chamber's Democrats.

Closest: RaShaun Kemp, Elena Parent, Harold Jones

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

With Mallow’s party

Votes with the chamber's Democrats95%

Black tick: the average of Democrats in the Georgia State Senate.

Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships

Key votes

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

Date	Bill	Mallow	Dem. majority	Rep. majority	Result
Apr 2, 2026	SB 556: HOPE Scholarship; the inclusion of advanced placement and international baccalaureate fine…	No	No	Yes	Failed 25–25
Mar 27, 2026	HB 1070: Income tax; increase and extend a credit for expenditures on maintenance of railroad…	Not voting	No	Yes	Passed 26–22
Mar 27, 2026	HB 668: Crimes and offenses; change references to assistance and guide dogs to service dogs	Not voting	No	Yes	Passed 26–22
Mar 27, 2026	HB 1277: Conservation and natural resources; increase project cost threshold for public roads or…	Not voting	No	Yes	Passed 26–22
Mar 27, 2026	HB 549: Peace officers; extend time frame for which reimbursement of total training expenses by a…	Not voting	No	Yes	Passed 26–22

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

Career

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

202020212022202320242025202620272028Georgia House of Representatives, District 163 Georgia State Senate, District 2

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 Senate District 2	Won	—	D+43.5	—
2024	Georgia State Senate, District 2	Won	—	—	—
2022	Georgia State Senate, District 2	Won	D+43.9	—	—
2020	Georgia House of Representatives, District 163	Won	—	—	—