DemocratIn office since Nov 2010

Yasmin Neal

Georgia State Representative, District 79 since 2010. Ran in 5 elections between 2010 and 2024, winning 4. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

Georgia State Representative, District 79Born 1985

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 16 yrs; Since 2010
Bills became law: 3; 74 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 18.3%; Chamber median 3.0%
With party: 97%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +82.0; 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.

Economic Development and Tourism
Judiciary: Non-Civil
Public Safety and Homeland Security
Ways and Means

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 74 sponsored · 3 became law

BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw

HB 1553 Forest Park, City of; Municipal Court; authorize assessment and collection of a technology fee
Became law May 2026

HB 870 Clayton County; ad valorem tax for county purposes; provide homestead exemption
Became law May 2025

HB 794 Clayton County; Board of Commissioners; code of ethics and board of ethics; revise and update provisions
Became law May 2025

HB 229 Sales and use tax; exempt materials used in construction of capital outlay projects for educational…
EDUCATION · Vetoed Mar 2026

HB 460 Evidence; exclude certain communications made between attorney and client when client is in a penal…
CRIMES AND OFFENSES (CRIMINAL CODE) · Failed in the Senate Mar 2026

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

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Neal sits in the Georgia House of Representatives

Neal is closer to the center than 67% of the chamber's Democrats.

Closest: L.C. Myles, Stacey Evans, David Sampson

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

With Neal’s party

Votes with the chamber's Democrats97%

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: Neal’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.

Date	Bill	Neal	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…	Not voting	No	Yes	Passed 96–70
Apr 2, 2026	SB 625: City of Decatur Public Facilities Authority; a referendum for issuing revenue bonds for…	No	No	Yes	Passed 110–63
Apr 2, 2026	SB 622: City of Tucker; annexation of certain territory into the boundaries of the city; provide	No	No	Yes	Passed 110–63

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

Career

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

2010201220142016201820202022202420262028Georgia House of Representatives, District 75 Georgia House of Representatives, District 74 Georgia House of Representatives, District 79

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 of Representatives, District 79	Won	D+82.0	D+71.5	+10.5
2024	Georgia House of Representatives, District 79	Won	—	D+71.5	—
2022	Georgia House of Representatives, District 79	Won	—	—	—
2020	Georgia House of Representatives, District 74	Won	—	—	—
2014	Georgia House of Representatives, District 74 (primary)	Lost	−43.9	—	—
2010	Georgia House of Representatives, District 75	Won	—	—	—