Jaha V. Howard
Georgia State Senator, District 35 since 2025. Ran in 1 election in 2025, winning 1. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.
- 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
- Elections
- 2
- 2025–2026
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
EDUCATION · Became law May 2026
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Howard sits in the Georgia State Senate
Howard is closer to the center than 70% of the chamber's Democrats.
Closest: Sonya Halpern, Freddie Sims, 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.
| Year | Race | Result | Margin | Seat | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Georgia State Senate, District 35 | Won | — | D+56.5 | — |
| 2025 | Georgia State Senate, District 35 (runoff) | Won | +3.8 | D+56.5 | −52.7 |
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
- Georgia State Senate, District 35 · since 2025
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Howard has run against
- Roger Bruce (D) · 2025 runoff, won
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: Georgia Secretary of State (unofficial)
How we know Howard
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/fcd57129-480c-4fba-a0d1-7fb369706611
- Wikidata Q137485775
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET