DemocratIn office since Nov 2018

Viola Davis

Georgia State Representative, District 87 since 2018. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

Georgia State Representative, District 87Born 1963

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 7 yrs; Since 2018
Bills became law: 2; 229 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 0.5%; Chamber median 3.0%
With party: 98%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +66.3; 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.

Defense and Veterans Affairs
Health
Insurance
Natural Resources and Environment
Urban Affairs

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 229 sponsored · 2 became law

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HB 219 Professions and businesses; establish a professional health program to provide for monitoring and…
FOOD, DRUGS, AND COSMETICS · Became law May 2026

HB 1278 Professions and businesses; improve efficiencies in issuance of permits for dentists to administer conscious…
HEALTH · Became law May 2026

HB 1035 Georgia Homeownership Protection Act of 2026; enact
LOCAL GOVERNMENT · Failed in the House Feb 2026

HB 991 Labor and industrial relations; definition of employment for certain services performed by certain…
CRIMES AND OFFENSES (CRIMINAL CODE) · Failed in the House Jan 2026

HB 10 Georgia Booking Photo Privacy Protection Act; enact
LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS AND AGENCIES · Failed in the House Apr 2025

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

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Davis sits in the Georgia House of Representatives

Davis is closer to the center than 4% of the chamber's Democrats.

Closest: Bryce Berry, Mekyah McQueen, Kim Schofield

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

With Davis’s party

Votes with the chamber's Democrats98%

Black tick: the average of Democrats 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: Davis’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.

Date	Bill	Davis	Dem. majority	Rep. majority	Result
Jun 23, 2026	SB 3: Election Equipment Specifications and Standards Committee; establish	No	No	Yes	Passed 94–79
Apr 2, 2026	HB 1534: Chatham County; State Court; provide additional judge	No	No	Yes	Passed 101–69
Apr 2, 2026	HB 413: Agriculture; prohibit local ordinances that prohibit operation of mobile sawmills on…	No	No	Yes	Passed 96–70
Apr 2, 2026	SB 625: City of Decatur Public Facilities Authority; a referendum for issuing revenue bonds for…	Yes	No	Yes	Passed 110–63
Apr 2, 2026	SB 622: City of Tucker; annexation of certain territory into the boundaries of the city; provide	Yes	No	Yes	Passed 110–63

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

Career

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

20022004200620082010201220142016201820202022202420262028Georgia House of Representatives, District 87

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 87	Won	D+66.3	D+54.1	+12.2
2024	Georgia House of Representatives, District 87	Won	—	—	—
2022	Georgia House of Representatives, District 87	Won	—	—	—
2020	Georgia House of Representatives, District 87	Won	—	—	—
2018	Georgia House of Representatives, District 87	Won	—	—	—
2002	Georgia House of Representatives, District 55	Lost	R+57.3	—	—