# Demetrius Douglas

Demetrius Douglas is a Democratic member of the Georgia House for district 78.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Georgia House, district 78
- Serving since: 2013-01-14
- Current term: GA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/016fb7f0-2b08-4587-b7f2-8d18c1d9b8f5

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/016fb7f0-2b08-4587-b7f2-8d18c1d9b8f5 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

Douglas sits at −0.26 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 94% of State House Democrats.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.26 (standard error 0.01), from 11 donors and 956 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 94% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (GA 2025–26 session)

1,391 roll calls. Attendance 90.9% (Georgia House 93.5%). Party unity 97.9% (97.2%). 10 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-06-23 · voted nay · Local Calendar · HB 78 Tifton, City of; ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption · fail · https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/HB78/
- 2026-06-23 · voted nay · PASSAGE · SB 3 Election Equipment Specifications and Standards Committee; establish · pass · https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/SB3/
- 2026-06-23 · voted nay · Local Calendar · HB 78 Tifton, City of; ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption · pass · https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/HB78/
- 2026-06-23 · voted nay · Local Calendar · HB 78 Tifton, City of; ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption · fail · https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/HB78/
- 2026-06-22 · voted nay · Local Calendar · HB 61 Twiggs County; ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption · pass · https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/HB61/
- 2026-06-22 · voted nay · Local Calendar · HB 30 Early County; ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption · fail · https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/HB30/
- 2026-06-22 · voted nay · Local Calendar · HB 30 Early County; ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption · pass · https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/HB30/
- 2026-06-20 · voted nay · Local Calendar · HB 30 Early County; ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption · fail · https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/HB30/
- 2026-06-20 · voted nay · Local Calendar · HB 61 Twiggs County; ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption · fail · https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/HB61/
- 2026-04-03 · voted nay · House Vote #880 - 2025-2026 Regular Session · HB 1409 Domestic relations; revise mandated reporting of child abuse · pass · https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HB1409/

## Legislation (GA 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 72 bills: 57 reached committee, 51 passed one chamber, 11 passed both, 9 became law. Cosponsored 0. 70.8% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Georgia House 65.7%; rank 63 of 177).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 2038: Locust Grove Day at the state capitol; March 12, 2026; recognize (passed one chamber, 2026-03-31) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR2038/
- HR 1887: Councilman Alphonso Thomas Memorial Intersection; Henry County; dedicate (introduced, 2026-03-31) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1887/
- HR 1865: School psychologists serving the students and families of Henry County Schools; commend (passed one chamber, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1865/
- HR 1866: Hands of Hope Clinic; commend (passed one chamber, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1866/
- HR 1820: Slade, Cadet Lieutenant Colonel Jonah; commend (passed one chamber, 2026-03-19) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1820/
- HR 1782: Southern Crescent Technical College; contributions to workforce development, student success, and technical education; commend (passed one chamber, 2026-03-18) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1782/
- HB 1580: Henry County Airport Authority; current operative provisions; repeal and replace (became law, 2026-05-11) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HB1580/
- HR 1717: Clayton County Day; March 26, 2026; recognize (passed one chamber, 2026-03-16) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1717/
- HR 1657: House Study Committee on Medicaid Waiver Populations and Long-Term Financial and Administrative Sustainability; create (in committee, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1657/
- HR 1623: Sweat; Fire Chief Tim; 37 years of distinguished service to Clayton County and the State of Georgia; recognize (passed one chamber, 2026-03-06) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1623/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $23.9K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 100% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://www.legis.ga.gov/members/house/817?session=1031
- X: https://x.com/rep_douglas
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/demetrius.douglas.581
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/demetriusdouglas78/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/demetrius-douglas-b7260b76/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/016fb7f0-2b08-4587-b7f2-8d18c1d9b8f5