# Derrick Jackson

Derrick Jackson is a Democratic member of the Georgia House for district 68.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Georgia House, district 68
- Serving since: 2023-06-29
- Current term: GA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/9046fcb2-f3eb-4233-bd92-32c94e60f9df

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/9046fcb2-f3eb-4233-bd92-32c94e60f9df (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

Jackson reported $900 in the 2026 cycle, in the bottom 5% of State House Democrats (median $40.4K).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.77 (standard error 0.06), from 150 donors and 141 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 29% 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%). 1 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 103 bills: 62 reached committee, 60 passed one chamber, 12 passed both, 12 became law. Cosponsored 0. 58.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Georgia House 65.7%; rank 133 of 177).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 53: Abrams, Reverend Robert Lee; condolences (passed one chamber, 2026-06-23) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/HR53/
- HR 21: Pasha, Sunnah Muhammad; condolences (passed one chamber, 2026-06-20) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/HR21/
- HR 27: Thomas, Morriscene Watts; condolences (passed one chamber, 2026-06-20) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/HR27/
- HB 80: Fayette County; ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption (passed one chamber, 2026-06-23) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/HB80/
- HR 2093: Hutchings, Jacob "Jake"; commend (passed one chamber, 2026-04-02) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR2093/
- HR 2097: Center for Employment Opportunities Atlanta; commend (passed one chamber, 2026-04-02) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR2097/
- HB 1597: Georgia Dream Expansion and Housing Affordability Act of 2026; enact (introduced, 2026-03-27) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HB1597/
- HB 1581: Fayetteville, City of; ad valorem tax for municipal purposes; provide homestead exemption (became law, 2026-05-12) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HB1581/
- HB 1583: Fayette County; ad valorem tax; floating proportional amount based upon any increased property tax collections; provide new exemption (became law, 2026-05-12) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HB1583/
- HB 1582: Fayette County; school district ad valorem tax; provide homestead exemption (became law, 2026-05-12) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HB1582/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $900 (State House Democrats median $40.4K). Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://www.legis.ga.gov/members/house/4891?session=1031
- Campaign site: https://derrickjackson.org/
- X: https://x.com/Jackson4Georgia
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/derrickjackson04
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vote4_jackson/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/derrick-jackson-abd-522a287/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/9046fcb2-f3eb-4233-bd92-32c94e60f9df