Don Parsons
Georgia State Representative, District 44 since 1994. Lost re-election in 2026; leaves office in January 2027.
- In office
- 32 yrs
- Since 1994
- Bills became law
- 8
- 49 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 2.0%
- Chamber median 3.0%
- With party
- 99%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- −4.0
- Lost 2026
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications · chair
- Appropriations
- Code Revision
- Health
- Intragovernmental Coordination
- Resource Management Special
- Technology and Infrastructure Innovation
- Ways and Means
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Parsons sits in the Georgia House of Representatives
Parsons is closer to the center than 86% of the chamber's Republicans.
Closest: Buddy DeLoach, John Carson, David Jenkins
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:48 PM ET
With Parsons’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: Parsons’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.
| Date | Bill | Parsons | 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… | Not voting | Yes | No | Passed 110–63 |
| Apr 2, 2026 | SB 622: City of Tucker; annexation of certain territory into the boundaries of the city; provide | Not voting | Yes | No | Passed 110–63 |
Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls
Career
Offices held, and every time Parsons 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 District 44 | Lost | D+4.0 | R+8.9 | −12.9 |
| 2024 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 44 | Won | R+13.7 | — | — |
| 2022 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 44 | Won | R+17.8 | — | — |
| 2020 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 44 | Won | R+3.7 | — | — |
| 2018 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 44 | Won | R+10.7 | — | — |
| 2016 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 44 | Won | — | — | — |
| 2014 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 44 | Won | — | — | — |
| 2014 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 44 (primary) | Won | +21.5 | — | — |
| 2012 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 44 | Won | — | — | — |
| 2010 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 42 | Won | — | — | — |
| 2008 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 42 | Won | — | — | — |
| 2006 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 42 | Won | — | — | — |
| 2004 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 42 | Won | — | — | — |
| 2002 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 29 | Won | R+50.0 | — | — |
| 2000 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 40 | Won | R+46.1 | — | — |
| 1998 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 40 | Won | R+43.4 | — | — |
| 1996 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 40 | Won | — | — | — |
| 1994 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 40 | Won | R+37.6 | — | — |
| 1992 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 40 | Lost | D+23.1 | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: Georgia Secretary of State (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Campaign money, 2025–26
- Raised
- $75.2K
- Spent
- $209K
- Cash
- $41.6K
Source: Georgia Government Transparency and Campaign Finance Commission filings through Oct 19, 2026Updated Oct 31, 2026, 5:44 PM ET
Campaign committees
Open committees can still raise and spend money.
| Friends of Don Parsons State | Active |
Source: Georgia Government Transparency and Campaign Finance Commission filings through Oct 19, 2026Updated Oct 31, 2026, 5:44 PM ET
Seats Parsons has held
- Georgia House of Representatives, District 44 · since 2012
- Georgia House of Representatives, District 42 · since 2004
- Georgia House of Representatives, District 29 · since 2002
- Georgia House of Representatives, District 40 · since 1994
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Parsons has run against
- Danielle Bell (D) · 2026 general, lost
- Danielle Bell (D) · 2024 election, won
- Willie Mae Oyogoa (D) · 2022 election, won
- Connie Dicicco (D) · 2020 election, won
- Chinita Allen (D) · 2018 election, won
- Tony Roberts (D) · 2002 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: Georgia Secretary of State (unofficial)
How we know Parsons
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/81dde544-49e9-4fb0-9313-32eacaf6194b
- Wikidata Q5293281
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET