
Holt Persinger
Georgia State Representative, District 119 since 2024. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.
- In office
- 1 yr
- Since 2024
- Bills became law
- 12
- 46 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 0.8%
- Chamber median 3.0%
- With party
- 100%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +25.4
- 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.
- Budget and Fiscal Affairs Oversight · secretary
- Economic Development and Tourism
- Natural Resources and Environment
- Transportation
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
Became law May 2026
CRIMES AND OFFENSES (CRIMINAL CODE) · Became law May 2026
PROFESSIONS AND BUSINESSES · Became law Jul 2025
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Persinger sits in the Georgia House of Representatives
Persinger is closer to the center than 75% of the chamber's Republicans.
Closest: Rob Leverett, Butch Parrish, James Burchett
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:48 PM ET
With Persinger’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Republicans100%
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: Persinger’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.
| Date | Bill | Persinger | 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 Persinger 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 119 | Won | R+25.4 | R+42.6 | −17.2 |
| 2024 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 119 | Won | — | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: Georgia Secretary of State (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Campaign money, 2025–26
- Raised
- $39.6K
- Spent
- $40.6K
- Cash
- $60.7K
Source: Georgia Government Transparency and Campaign Finance Commission filings through Oct 12, 2026Updated Oct 31, 2026, 5:44 PM ET
Campaign committees
Open committees can still raise and spend money.
| Persinger III, Howard H. State | Active |
Source: Georgia Government Transparency and Campaign Finance Commission filings through Oct 12, 2026Updated Oct 31, 2026, 5:44 PM ET
Seats Persinger has held
- Georgia House of Representatives, District 119 · since 2024
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Persinger has run against
- Catherine Morris (D) · 2026 general, won
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: Georgia Secretary of State (unofficial)
How we know Persinger
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/b39e2164-d570-45f2-b271-5e2fbe99c8d6
- Wikidata Q123553287
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET