# Donzella James

Donzella James is a Democratic member of the Georgia Senate for district 28.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Georgia Senate, district 28
- Serving since: 2009-12-13
- Current term: GA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/7f88fadb-2f51-48c7-8ae5-e20cd2f33e4a

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/7f88fadb-2f51-48c7-8ae5-e20cd2f33e4a (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

James reported $3,272 in the 2026 cycle, in the bottom tenth of State Senate Democrats (median $55.5K).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.48 (standard error 0.02), from 19 donors and 674 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 76% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (GA 2025–26 session)

1,406 roll calls. Attendance 85% (Georgia Senate 92.2%). Party unity 97.7% (96.0%). 16 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-06-23 · voted yea · 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 nay · 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 nay · 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 nay · 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 nay · 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 nay · 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 382 bills: 382 reached committee, 262 passed one chamber, 8 passed both, 8 became law. Cosponsored 0. 68.6% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Georgia Senate 76.9%; rank 45 of 53).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SR 10: Philadelphia Baptist Church; recognize and commend (passed one chamber, 2026-06-23) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/SR10/
- SR 11: Neal, Reverend Willie C.; recognize and commend (passed one chamber, 2026-06-23) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/SR11/
- SR 14: Abrams, Reverend Robert Lee; condolences (passed one chamber, 2026-06-23) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/SR14/
- SR 15: Wood, Ronald D.; condolences (passed one chamber, 2026-06-23) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/SR15/
- 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 1098: Davenport, Helen Odessa Dixon; condolences (passed one chamber, 2026-04-02) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/SR1098/
- SR 1091: Wright Jr., Daniel Waldon; condolences (passed one chamber, 2026-04-02) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/SR1091/
- 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/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $3,272 (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 100% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- X: https://x.com/senatordjames
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/donzella.james/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/senatordjames/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/donzella-james-12490541/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/7f88fadb-2f51-48c7-8ae5-e20cd2f33e4a