Don L. Parsons

Republicanincumbent

State House of Representatives 44 · Cobb County, Georgia · November 3, 2026

Also on the ballot: Danielle Bell (Democrat)

Don Parsons is the long-serving Republican incumbent in House District 44, in the Georgia House since 1995 (District 44 since 2013) and chair of the Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications Committee. A retired telecom consultant and Army Reserve veteran, he touts 2026 tax cuts and consumer-facing insurance-reform legislation, and faces a rematch with Danielle Bell.

What this office decides

A member of the Georgia House of Representatives writes and votes on state law and the state budget, covering taxes, schools, health programs, criminal penalties, firearms rules, election procedures, and environmental and business regulation. The seat also shapes redistricting and oversight of state agencies. One legislator is one vote of 180, but the seat contributes to which party controls the chamber's agenda.

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Dossier

Researched 2026-09-22 · Claude Code research agent with web search

Donald Trump: nothing found. No statement by or about Donald Trump regarding Parsons's HD 44 campaign was found; his campaign site does not mention Trump.

Who they are

Don Parsons is the Republican state representative for House District 44, serving continuously in the Georgia House since 1995 (representing District 42 until 2013, then District 44) (Ballotpedia). His professional background includes working as an operations manager for BellSouth Telecommunications and as a telecom consultant, and he served in the U.S. Army Reserve Signal Corps from 1978 to 1990, reaching master sergeant (Ballotpedia).

Positions

Taxes & spending: Touts 2026 caucus legislation reducing the state personal income tax and exempting overtime and tips from taxation (candidate's own campaign site) (donparsons.org).
Business & regulation: Backs the Excess Auto Insurance Profits Act (mandating rate decreases when insurer profit targets are exceeded) and higher penalties for surprise billing and mental-health coverage failures (candidate's own campaign site) (donparsons.org).
Schools: Cites the Georgia Early Literacy Act of 2026, funding K-3 literacy coaches (candidate's own campaign site) (donparsons.org).
Health care, Personal freedom, Gun policy: No specific public position found.

Record

Chairs the House Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications Committee; also sits on Appropriations, Ways and Means, Health, and Code Revision in 2025-2026 (Ballotpedia). Won re-election in 2024 with 56.9% over Danielle Bell, and was renominated unopposed May 19, 2026 with 5,602 votes (Ballotpedia).

Money

Per Ballotpedia's summary of OpenSecrets/FEC data, Parsons raised $79,120 (spent $120,815) in 2024; recorded per-cycle contributions have ranged roughly $25,000-$149,000 back to 1996 (Ballotpedia). 2026-cycle totals not yet posted.

What we couldn't find

Independent verification of the bill numbers for the tax/insurance measures he cites (his site's claims were not cross-checked against legis.ga.gov).
2026-cycle campaign-finance totals.
Any statement by or about Donald Trump regarding this race.

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