# Derek Mallow

Derek Mallow is a Democratic member of the Georgia Senate for district 2.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Georgia Senate, district 2
- Serving since: 2023-01-09
- Current term: GA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/73918c45-83c1-4d52-a84d-3ad7ad8de40b

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/73918c45-83c1-4d52-a84d-3ad7ad8de40b (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

Mallow missed 17% of 1,406 roll calls, attendance in the bottom quarter of the Georgia Senate (average 92.2%).

## What Mallow says (GA 2025–26 session)

28 classified statements: 28 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Mallow | State Senate Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 21.4% | 2.4% | 3 of 329 |
| Policy criticism | 21.4% | 10.3% | 43 of 329 |
| Policy discussion | 42.9% | 42.9% | 172 of 329 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 3.4% | 294 of 329 |
| Credit claiming | 7.1% | 16.1% | 236 of 329 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 0.8% | 228 of 329 |

Most discussed policy areas: Finance and Financial Sector 33% (State Senate Democrats 1.3%); Housing and Community Development 17% (State Senate Democrats 6.7%); Agriculture and Food 8.3% (State Senate Democrats 4.7%); Armed Forces and National Security 8.3% (State Senate Democrats 3.5%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 8.3% (State Senate Democrats 8.4%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.39 (standard error 0.01), from 230 donors and 704 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 84% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (GA 2025–26 session)

1,406 roll calls. Attendance 83% (Georgia Senate 92.2%). Party unity 94.7% (96.0%). 31 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-06-23 · voted not voting · AGREE TO HOUSE SUBSTITUTE AS AMENDED · SB 3 Election Equipment Specifications and Standards Committee; establish · fail · https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/SB3/
- 2026-06-23 · voted not voting · AGREE TO HOUSE SUBSTITUTE · SB 3 Election Equipment Specifications and Standards Committee; establish · pass · https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/SB3/
- 2026-06-20 · voted not voting · PASSAGE · SB 1 Glynn County; ad valorem taxes; homestead property determined annually for the special district based upon the proceeds of a new Local Homestead Option… · fail · https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/SB1/
- 2026-06-20 · voted not voting · PASSAGE AS AMENDED · SB 3 Election Equipment Specifications and Standards Committee; establish · pass · https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/SB3/
- 2026-06-20 · voted not voting · LOCAL CONSENT CALENDAR · SB 1 Glynn County; ad valorem taxes; homestead property determined annually for the special district based upon the proceeds of a new Local Homestead Option… · fail · https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/SB1/
- 2026-06-17 · voted yea · ADOPTION · SR 3 Adjournment; relative to · pass · https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/SR3/
- 2026-04-03 · voted nay · Senate Vote #987 - 2025-2026 Regular Session · HB 295 Local government; procedures for real property owners to make claims for compensation for loss of property value or expenses incurred; provisions · pass · https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HB295/
- 2026-04-03 · voted nay · Senate Vote #983 - 2025-2026 Regular Session · HB 1247 Georgia Bureaucratic Deference Elimination Act; enact · pass · https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HB1247/
- 2026-04-03 · voted nay · Senate Vote #982 - 2025-2026 Regular Session · HB 1161 Motor vehicles; proper operation upon approach by an authorized emergency vehicle or by a law enforcement vehicle for purposes of a traffic stop;… · pass · https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HB1161/
- 2026-04-03 · voted yea · Senate Vote #985 - 2025-2026 Regular Session · HB 297 Ad valorem tax; define multipurpose off-highway vehicle; provisions · pass · https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HB297/

## Legislation (GA 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 265 bills: 265 reached committee, 172 passed one chamber, 8 passed both, 7 became law. Cosponsored 0. 64.9% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Georgia Senate 76.9%; rank 47 of 53).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SR 5: Juneteenth; the history and meaning of the Juneteenth holiday; commemorate and recognize (passed one chamber, 2026-06-20) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/SR5/
- SR 1095: Scattering Resources, Inc.; recognize and commend (passed one chamber, 2026-04-02) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/SR1095/
- SR 1096: Bangladeshi Americans in Georgia; recognize and commend (passed one chamber, 2026-04-02) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/SR1096/
- SR 1091: Wright Jr., Daniel Waldon; condolences (passed one chamber, 2026-04-02) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/SR1091/
- SR 1088: Burgess, Flossie Mae Grant Williams; honor (passed one chamber, 2026-04-02) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/SR1088/
- SR 1089: Parent, Senator Elena; recognize and commend (passed one chamber, 2026-04-02) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/SR1089/
- SR 1090: Sims, Senator Freddie Powell; recognize and commend (passed one chamber, 2026-04-02) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/SR1090/
- SR 1092: Harbison, Senator Ed; recognize and commend (passed one chamber, 2026-04-02) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/SR1092/
- SR 1059: Garvin, Chief Torrance; recognize and commend (passed one chamber, 2026-03-31) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/SR1059/
- SR 1060: Salem Bible Church; recognize and commend (passed one chamber, 2026-03-31) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/SR1060/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $87.7K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 98% 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.

- 2025-12-12 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/derekforgeorgia?lang=en/status/1999463299168239869
- 2025-07-03 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/derekforgeorgia?lang=en/status/1940572373855727869
- 2025-05-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/derekforgeorgia?lang=en/status/1925336086122746079
- 2025-04-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/derekforgeorgia?lang=en/status/1914805802562674931
- 2025-02-14 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks · https://x.com/derekforgeorgia?lang=en/status/1890368495025594807
- 2025-02-12 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks · https://x.com/derekforgeorgia?lang=en/status/1889488777023717731
- 2025-02-12 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks · https://x.com/derekforgeorgia?lang=en/status/1889493619062497387
- 2025-02-11 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/derekforgeorgia?lang=en/status/1889283736853692456
- 2025-02-09 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks · https://x.com/derekforgeorgia?lang=en/status/1888423309735317862
- 2025-02-09 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/derekforgeorgia?lang=en/status/1888448891151860216

## Links

- X: https://x.com/derekforgeorgia?lang=en
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/derek.mallow
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/derekforgeorgia/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/derek-mallow/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/73918c45-83c1-4d52-a84d-3ad7ad8de40b