# David Jenkins David Jenkins is a Republican member of the Georgia House for district 136. - Party: Republican - Seat: Georgia House, district 136 - Serving since: 2023-01-09 - Current term: GA 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/0f288c5b-484a-4b70-8209-0a23f922edd1 Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/0f288c5b-484a-4b70-8209-0a23f922edd1 (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 82% of the 44 bills Jenkins sponsored got out of committee, in the top tenth of the Georgia House. ## What Jenkins says (GA 2025–26 session) 3 classified statements: 3 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate. | Label | Jenkins | State House Republicans average | Rank | |---|---|---|---| | Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.9% | 643 of 792 | | Policy criticism | 0.0% | 9.3% | 736 of 792 | | Policy discussion | 33.3% | 31.9% | 355 of 792 | | Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 1.8% | 678 of 792 | | Credit claiming | 0.0% | 12.7% | 764 of 792 | | Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.4% | 619 of 792 | Most discussed policy areas: Agriculture and Food 100% (State House Republicans 4.4%); Foreign Trade and International Finance 100% (State House Republicans 0.5%); Armed Forces and National Security 0% (State House Republicans 4.9%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 0% (State House Republicans 6.2%); Commerce 0% (State House Republicans 3.9%). ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score +0.44 (standard error 0.03), from 80 donors and 785 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 66% of State House Republicans score lower. ## Votes (GA 2025–26 session) 1,391 roll calls. Attendance 89% (Georgia House 93.5%). Party unity 98.8% (97.2%). 7 votes against the party majority. Key votes: - 2026-06-23 · voted yea · 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 yea · PASSAGE · SB 3 Election Equipment Specifications and Standards Committee; establish · pass · https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/SB3/ - 2026-06-23 · voted yea · 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 yea · 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 yea · 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 yea · 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 yea · 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 yea · 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 yea · 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 yea · 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 44 bills: 39 reached committee, 36 passed one chamber, 10 passed both, 9 became law. Cosponsored 0. 81.8% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Georgia House 65.7%; rank 12 of 177). Recent sponsored bills: - HB 89: West Point, City of; ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption (introduced, 2026-06-23) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/HB89/ - HB 88: Hogansville, City of; ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption (introduced, 2026-06-23) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/HB88/ - HB 51: Troup County; ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption (passed one chamber, 2026-06-22) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/HB51/ - HR 2043: Blackburn, Bob; commend (passed one chamber, 2026-03-31) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR2043/ - HR 1983: Brady, Keith; commend (passed one chamber, 2026-03-27) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1983/ - HR 1742: Eck, Fallon Georgeanna; celebrate birth (passed one chamber, 2026-03-16) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1742/ - HR 1586: Marvin R. Adams Memorial Intersection; Fayette County; dedicate (introduced, 2026-03-09) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1586/ - HR 1569: Georgia State Retirees Association; commend (passed one chamber, 2026-03-03) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1569/ - HR 1518: Civil Air Patrol; service to the citizens of Georgia; commend (passed one chamber, 2026-02-26) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1518/ - HB 1434: Aviation; air facilities; identification of airport affected areas; provide (became law, 2026-05-11) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HB1434/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $12.7K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 80% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors. ## Recent statements Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only. - 2026-09-12 · Post on X · https://x.com/onlyjenkins/status/2098578656285110443 - 2026-08-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/onlyjenkins/status/2091865458836197866 - 2026-08-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/onlyjenkins/status/2090932025762976096 ## Links - Official site: https://www.legis.ga.gov/members/house/5005?session=1031 - Campaign site: https://votedavidjenkins.com/ - X: https://x.com/onlyjenkins - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/VoteDavidJenkins/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/0f288c5b-484a-4b70-8209-0a23f922edd1