# Harold Jones Harold Jones is a Democratic member of the Georgia Senate for district 22. - Party: Democrat - Seat: Georgia Senate, district 22 - Serving since: 2015-01-12 - Current term: GA 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/d7bfd125-d343-4acd-a4dc-480daf241af3 Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/d7bfd125-d343-4acd-a4dc-480daf241af3 (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 62% of the 393 bills Jones sponsored got out of committee, in the bottom tenth of the Georgia Senate. ## What Jones says (GA 2025–26 session) 2 classified statements: 2 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 | Jones | State Senate Democrats average | Rank | |---|---|---|---| | Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.4% | 249 of 330 | | Policy criticism | 0.0% | 10.3% | 304 of 330 | | Policy discussion | 0.0% | 42.9% | 328 of 330 | | Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 3.4% | 294 of 330 | | Credit claiming | 0.0% | 16.1% | 322 of 330 | | Extreme labels | 0.0% | 0.8% | 228 of 330 | ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score −0.54 (standard error 0.03), from 71 donors and 697 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 68% of State Senate Democrats score lower. ## Votes (GA 2025–26 session) 1,406 roll calls. Attendance 83% (Georgia Senate 92.2%). Party unity 95.7% (96.0%). 28 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 yea · 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 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 yea · 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 nay · 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 393 bills: 392 reached committee, 245 passed one chamber, 16 passed both, 12 became law. Cosponsored 0. 62.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Georgia Senate 76.9%; rank 50 of 53). Recent sponsored bills: - SR 13: Allen, Tayvian D.; recognize and commend (passed one chamber, 2026-06-23) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/SR13/ - SR 14: Abrams, Reverend Robert Lee; condolences (passed one chamber, 2026-06-23) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/SR14/ - SR 12: Thomas, Morriscene Watts; condolences (passed one chamber, 2026-06-23) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2026_ss/SR12/ - 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 1103: Improved Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks of the World; commend (passed one chamber, 2026-04-02) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/SR1103/ - 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 1087: McCullom, Maggie; recognize and commend (passed one chamber, 2026-04-02) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/SR1087/ - SR 1077: Peterson, Samuel C.; condolences (passed one chamber, 2026-04-02) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/SR1077/ - SR 1085: Willis, Robert "Bob"; congratulate (passed one chamber, 2026-04-02) https://openstates.org/ga/bills/2025_26/SR1085/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $81.6K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 96% 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. - 2025-02-19 · Post on X · https://x.com/senharoldjones/status/1892036156910420058 - 2025-01-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/senharoldjones/status/1881664615530250498 ## Links - X: https://x.com/senharoldjones - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/senhvj2/ - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hjonesiid22/ - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/harold-jones-23142b234/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/d7bfd125-d343-4acd-a4dc-480daf241af3