DemocratIn office since Dec 2020

Sonya Halpern

Georgia State Senator, District 39 since 2020. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

Georgia State Senator, District 39Businessperson

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 5 yrs; Since 2020
Bills became law: 19; 382 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 10.7%; Chamber median 5.1%
With party: 93%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +77.0; Won 2026
Next election: 2028; Nov 7, 2028

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET

Committees

As of 2026-10.

Public Safety · ex officio
Urban Affairs · vice chair
Appropriations
Education and Youth
Finance
Health and Human Services
Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Overview

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 382 sponsored · 19 became law

BillIntroCmteSenateHouseLaw

SB 160 Reckless Stunt Driving; a motor vehicle involved in a second offense of reckless stunt driving; replace the…
MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC · Became law Jul 2028

SB 524 License Plates; specialty license plate honoring Girl Scouts of Georgia; establish
MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC · Became law Jan 2027

SB 435 Georgia Development Authority; rename as the Georgia Agricultural Development Authority
AGRICULTURE · Became law Jul 2026

SB 383 Child Abuse; local child fatality review committees; modify the review
DOMESTIC RELATIONS · Became law Jul 2026

SB 395 Department of Public Health; eligible for the Low THC Oil Patient Registry; require a physician to submit…
HEALTH · Became law Jul 2026

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

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Halpern sits in the Georgia State Senate

Halpern is closer to the center than 74% of the chamber's Democrats.

Closest: Jaha Howard, , Tonya Anderson

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

With Halpern’s party

Votes with the chamber's Democrats93%

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

Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships

Key votes

Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Halpern’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.

Date	Bill	Halpern	Dem. majority	Rep. majority	Result
Apr 2, 2026	SB 556: HOPE Scholarship; the inclusion of advanced placement and international baccalaureate fine…	No	No	Yes	Failed 25–25
Mar 27, 2026	HB 1070: Income tax; increase and extend a credit for expenditures on maintenance of railroad…	No	No	Yes	Passed 26–22
Mar 27, 2026	HB 668: Crimes and offenses; change references to assistance and guide dogs to service dogs	No	No	Yes	Passed 26–22
Mar 27, 2026	HB 1277: Conservation and natural resources; increase project cost threshold for public roads or…	No	No	Yes	Passed 26–22
Mar 27, 2026	HB 549: Peace officers; extend time frame for which reimbursement of total training expenses by a…	No	No	Yes	Passed 26–22

Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls

Career

Offices held, and every time Halpern was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

202020212022202320242025202620272028Georgia State Senate, District 39

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 Senate District 39	Won	D+77.0	D+70.6	+6.4
2024	Georgia State Senate, District 39	Won	—	—	—
2022	Georgia State Senate, District 39	Won	—	—	—
2020	Georgia State Senate, District 39 (runoff)	Won	+61.6	—	—
2020	Georgia State Senate, District 39 (special)	Lost	D+19.8	—	—
2020	Georgia State Senate, District 39 (primary)	Lost	+19.8	—	—