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Jaha V. Howard
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DemocratIn office since Dec 2025

Jaha V. Howard

Georgia State Senator, District 35 since 2025. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

Georgia State Senator, District 35Dentist

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In office
<1 yr
Since 2025
Bills became law
2
199 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed
0.0%
Chamber median 5.1%
With party
100%
On votes splitting the parties
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.

  • Agriculture and Consumer Affairs
  • Government Oversight
  • Higher Education
  • State and Local Governmental Operations

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 199 sponsored · 2 became law
BillIntroCmteSenateHouseLaw
SB 601 Atlanta Board of Education; residency limitations on qualifications for employment of the executive…
EDUCATION · Became law May 2026
SB 475 Charter School Funding; local boards of education to treat local charter schools no less favorably than…
EDUCATION · Failed in the House Apr 2026
SB 532 Proceedings; defendant notices of certain proceedings and pleadings when such defendant failed to file…
CIVIL PRACTICE · Failed in the House Mar 2026
SB 418 Torts; cause of action against the knowing and unauthorized use of an individual's photograph or image…
TORTS · Failed in the House Mar 2026
SB 491 Cobb Judicial Circuit; assistant district attorneys; change the salaries
Failed in the House Feb 2026

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

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Howard sits in the Georgia State Senate

Howard is closer to the center than 70% of the chamber's Democrats.

Dem. medianRep. medianHowardMore liberalMore conservative

Closest: Sonya Halpern, , Tonya Anderson

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

With Howard’s party

  • Votes with the chamber's Democrats100%

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

Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships

Career

Offices held, and every time Howard 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 Senate District 35Won—D+56.5—
2025Georgia State Senate, District 35 (runoff)Won+3.8——

Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: Georgia Secretary of State (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET

Campaign money, 2025–26

Raised
$66.4K
Spent
$33.9K
Cash
$35.4K

Source: Georgia Government Transparency and Campaign Finance Commission filings through Oct 20, 2026Updated Oct 31, 2026, 5:44 PM ET

Campaign committees

Open committees can still raise and spend money.

Howard, Jaha V.
State		Active

Source: Georgia Government Transparency and Campaign Finance Commission filings through Oct 20, 2026Updated Oct 31, 2026, 5:44 PM ET

Seats Howard has held

Source: 99chambers results archive

Who Howard has run against

Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: Georgia Secretary of State (unofficial)

How we know Howard

One person, matched across every source we use.

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