# Terry Cummings

Terry Cummings is a Democratic member of the Georgia House for district 39.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Georgia House, district 39
- Serving since: 2023-01-09
- Current term: GA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/aa7405f9-5c37-4ce8-a7eb-ac5949a6e776

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/aa7405f9-5c37-4ce8-a7eb-ac5949a6e776 (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

Cummings sits at −0.33 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 90% of State House Democrats.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.33 (standard error 0.02), from 177 donors and 493 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 90% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (GA 2025–26 session)

1,391 roll calls. Attendance 91.5% (Georgia House 93.5%). Party unity 96.5% (97.2%). 20 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 yea · 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 73 bills: 49 reached committee, 49 passed one chamber, 11 passed both, 10 became law. Cosponsored 0. 67.1% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Georgia House 65.7%; rank 90 of 177).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 61: 50th Southern Regional Conference and the Centennial Celebration of the Southern Region of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc.; recognize (passed one chamber, 2026-06-23) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/HR61/
- HR 55: Morocco National Football Team; competing in the 2026 FIFA World Cup; recognize (passed one chamber, 2026-06-23) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/HR55/
- HR 57: South Africa National Football Team; competing in the 2026 FIFA World Cup; recognize (passed one chamber, 2026-06-23) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/HR57/
- HR 56: Democratic Republic of the Congo National Football Team; competing in the 2026 FIFA World Cup; recognize (passed one chamber, 2026-06-23) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/HR56/
- HR 27: Thomas, Morriscene Watts; condolences (passed one chamber, 2026-06-20) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/HR27/
- HR 2025: Wheeler High School Social Studies National Honor Society; commend (passed one chamber, 2026-03-31) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR2025/
- HR 1978: Jackson-Gordon; Dr. Janet; commend (passed one chamber, 2026-03-27) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1978/
- HR 2003: Pender, Captain Dr. Melvin; commend (passed one chamber, 2026-03-27) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR2003/
- HR 1836: Ward, Ebonie; commend (passed one chamber, 2026-03-20) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HR1836/
- HB 1593: Alcoholic beverages; sale within 250 feet of any polling place; repeal prohibition (introduced, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/HB1593/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $15.7K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 100% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://www.legis.ga.gov/members/house/5024?session=1031
- Campaign site: https://terry4ga.com/
- X: https://x.com/d39tcummings
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/terry4ga
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/terry4ga/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/aa7405f9-5c37-4ce8-a7eb-ac5949a6e776