# David Wilkerson

David Wilkerson is a Democratic member of the Georgia House for district 38.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Georgia House, district 38
- Serving since: 2013-01-14
- Current term: GA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/83a7bbf2-d69c-4813-bbeb-52820e6b9af4

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/83a7bbf2-d69c-4813-bbeb-52820e6b9af4 (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

41% of the 66 bills Wilkerson sponsored got out of committee, in the bottom 5% of the Georgia House.

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

90 classified statements: 90 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Wilkerson | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.5% | 584 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 18.9% | 10.4% | 137 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 42.2% | 39.2% | 349 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 3.3% | 2.9% | 232 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 5.6% | 14.4% | 546 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 1.1% | 1.0% | 200 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Taxation 37% (State House Democrats 3.6%); Government Operations and Politics 26% (State House Democrats 15%); Economics and Public Finance 21% (State House Democrats 11%); Education 11% (State House Democrats 15%); Health 11% (State House Democrats 15%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.52 (standard error 0.01), from 113 donors and 875 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 65% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (GA 2025–26 session)

1,391 roll calls. Attendance 91.7% (Georgia House 93.5%). Party unity 96.8% (97.2%). 27 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 not voting · 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 66 bills: 29 reached committee, 27 passed one chamber, 9 passed both, 9 became law. Cosponsored 0. 40.9% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Georgia House 65.7%; rank 172 of 177).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 2026: Kennesaw State University men's basketball team; winning the 2026 Conference USA Men's Basketball Championship and earning a berth in the NCAA Division I… (passed one chamber, 2026-03-31) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR2026/
- HB 1604: Quality Basic Education Act; require the task force reviewing the effectiveness of existing program weights to meet every two years rather than every three… (introduced, 2026-03-31) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HB1604/
- HB 1588: Cobb County; salaries of chief deputy sheriff, assistant chief deputy sheriff, and executive assistant to the sheriff shall be determined by the sheriff;… (became law, 2026-05-12) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HB1588/
- HB 1587: Cobb County; abolish office of elected county surveyor; provide appointment (became law, 2026-05-12) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HB1587/
- HR 1751: Condominium associations, property owners' associations, and any other corporations or voluntary entities; provide transparency to members; urge (introduced, 2026-03-20) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1751/
- HR 1675: House Study Committee on Community Associations; create (introduced, 2026-03-18) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1675/
- HB 1498: Ad valorem tax; procedures for transmission of relevant information following a real estate closing to allow for the automatic granting of homestead… (introduced, 2026-03-06) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HB1498/
- HR 1472: General Assembly; assessment and taxation of affordable housing use property; provide - CA (introduced, 2026-03-03) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1472/
- HB 1456: Crimes and offenses; protective orders or consent agreements for victims against persons who have committed acts of sexual assault; provide (introduced, 2026-03-03) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HB1456/
- HR 1485: Moore, Reagan; commend (passed one chamber, 2026-02-25) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1485/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $51.1K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 94% 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.

- 2026-09-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/repdwilkerson/status/2101314463722840388
- 2026-09-19 · Post on X · https://x.com/repdwilkerson/status/2101426315509276691
- 2026-09-19 · Post on X · https://x.com/repdwilkerson/status/2101426464776221114
- 2026-07-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/repdwilkerson/status/2081509745521750056
- 2026-07-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/repdwilkerson/status/2081511037946241342
- 2026-07-24 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/repdwilkerson/status/2080502738215969032
- 2026-07-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/repdwilkerson/status/2080010842993529165
- 2026-07-22 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/repdwilkerson/status/2080031109937520656
- 2026-07-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/repdwilkerson/status/2080048529657995296
- 2026-07-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/repdwilkerson/status/2080048647228514671

## Links

- Official site: https://www.legis.ga.gov/members/house/760?session=1031
- Campaign site: https://www.wilkersonforgeorgia.com/
- X: https://x.com/repdwilkerson
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/david.wilkerson.332/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/representativedavid/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-wilkerson-5a6a061/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/83a7bbf2-d69c-4813-bbeb-52820e6b9af4