# Nissa Jones

Nissa Jones is a Democratic member of the Georgia House for district 143.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Georgia House, district 143
- Serving since: 2025-01-13
- Current term: GA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/55074030-4d64-4da0-b68a-5e3945d00f25

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/55074030-4d64-4da0-b68a-5e3945d00f25 (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

80% of the 86 bills Jones sponsored got out of committee, in the top tenth of the Georgia House.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.45 (standard error 0.07), from 125 donors and 141 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 75% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (GA 2025–26 session)

245 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Georgia House 93.5%). Party unity 100% (97.2%). 0 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/

## Legislation (GA 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 86 bills: 73 reached committee, 69 passed one chamber, 4 passed both, 4 became law. Cosponsored 0. 80.2% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Georgia House 65.7%; rank 16 of 177).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 60: Habersham, Alex C.; commend (passed one chamber, 2026-06-23) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/HR60/
- HR 1973: Gray, Ms. Shennill; retirement; recognize (passed one chamber, 2026-03-27) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1973/
- HR 1984: Laremont, Dr. Benjamin; honoring life, legacy, and service; condolences; Dr. Benjamin Laremont Day; designate October18, 2026 (passed one chamber, 2026-03-27) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1984/
- HR 1916: Jackson, Representative Mack; recognize (passed one chamber, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1916/
- HR 1938: Finley, Dr. Delvecchio S.; commend (passed one chamber, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1938/
- HR 1937: Sims, Dr. Dan A.; commend (passed one chamber, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1937/
- HR 1793: Georgia Department of Natural Resources; establish regulations for placement of lifeguards on Georgia's public beaches during times of high occupancy; urge (in committee, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1793/
- HR 1773: Woo, Jessie; commend (passed one chamber, 2026-03-18) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1773/
- HR 1715: Lambda Epsilon Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated; 50th anniversary; commend (passed one chamber, 2026-03-16) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1715/
- HR 1679: Villines, Aubrey T., Jr.; 50 years of distinguished public service at the Georgia State Capitol; commend (passed one chamber, 2026-03-12) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1679/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $16.7K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 93% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://www.legis.ga.gov/members/house/5081?session=1033
- Campaign site: https://www.electanissajones.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/drnissapolitico/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drnissadc

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/55074030-4d64-4da0-b68a-5e3945d00f25