Holt Persinger
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RepublicanIn office since Nov 2024

Holt Persinger

Georgia State Representative, District 119 since 2024. Ran in 1 election in 2024, winning 1. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

Georgia State Representative, District 119

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

2025–2026 session · 46 sponsored · 12 became law
BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw
HB 1573 Statham, City of; ad valorem tax for municipal purposes; provide homestead exemption
Became law May 2026
HB 1409 Domestic relations; revise mandated reporting of child abuse
CRIMES AND OFFENSES (CRIMINAL CODE) · Became law May 2026
HB 635 State Licensing Board for Residential and Commercial General Contractors; revise provisions
PROFESSIONS AND BUSINESSES · Became law Jul 2025
HB 81 Interstate Compact for School Psychologists; enter into
EDUCATION · Became law Jul 2025
HB 426 Courts; nonpartisan election of magistrates; provide
COURTS · 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 Persinger sits in the Georgia House of Representatives

Persinger is closer to the center than 75% of the chamber's Republicans.

Dem. medianRep. medianPersingerMore liberalMore conservative

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.

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.

YearRaceResultMarginSeat+/−
2026Georgia House of Representatives, District 119WonR+25.4R+42.6−17.2
2024Georgia House of Representatives, District 119Won—R+42.6—

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

How we know Persinger

One person, matched across every source we use.

Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET