DemocratIn office since Nov 2022

Esther Panitch

Georgia State Representative, District 51 since 2022. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

Georgia State Representative, District 51Born 1971

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 3 yrs; Since 2022
Bills became law: 8; 52 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 3.2%; Chamber median 3.0%
With party: 92%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +28.8; Won 2026
Next election: 2028; Nov 7, 2028

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET

Committees

As of 2026-10.

Judiciary Juvenile
Judiciary: Non-Civil
Public Safety and Homeland Security

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 52 sponsored · 8 became law

BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw

HB 1514 Fulton County; Board of Education; change election date of president
Became law Jul 2026

HB 1379 Foreign Funding Transparency and Accountability Act; enact
EDUCATION · Became law May 2026

HB 1283 Family Justice Center Act; enact
CRIMES AND OFFENSES (CRIMINAL CODE) · Became law May 2026

HB 1535 Sandy Springs, City of; Redevelopment Powers Law; provide for a referendum
Became law May 2026

HB 1349 Fulton County; Board of Education; pension board; revise membership
Became law May 2026

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

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Panitch sits in the Georgia House of Representatives

Panitch is closer to the center than 90% of the chamber's Democrats.

Closest: Brian Prince, Long Tran, Carl Gilliard

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

With Panitch’s party

Votes with the chamber's Democrats92%

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: Panitch’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.

Date	Bill	Panitch	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 Panitch was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

2022202320242025202620272028Georgia House of Representatives, District 51

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 51	Won	D+28.8	D+19.0	+9.8
2024	Georgia House of Representatives, District 51	Won	D+16.1	—	—
2022	Georgia House of Representatives, District 51	Won	D+11.6	—	—