Donzella James

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Donzella James
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Democratic Party

Georgia State Senate District 35
Tenure

2009 - Present

Term ends

2025

Years in position

14

Recent elections

Office

Georgia State Senate District 28

Date Elected

November 5, 2024

Compensation

Base salary

$24,341.64/year

Per diem

$247/day

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Christian: Catholic
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Donzella James (Democratic Party) is a member of the Georgia State Senate, representing District 35. She assumed office on December 13, 2009. Her current term ends on January 13, 2025.

James (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Georgia State Senate to represent District 28. She won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Biography

James' professional experience includes teaching in Atlanta Public Schools.

Committee assignments

2023-2024

James was assigned to the following committees:

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2021-2022

James was assigned to the following committees:

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2019-2020

James was assigned to the following committees:

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2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

Georgia committee assignments, 2017
• Economic Development and Tourism
• Education and Youth
• Interstate Cooperation, Chair
• Special Judiciary

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, James served on the following committees:

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, James served on the following committees:

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, James served on the following committees:

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, James served on the following committees:

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.


Elections

2024

See also: Georgia State Senate elections, 2024

General election

General election for Georgia State Senate District 28

Incumbent Donzella James won election in the general election for Georgia State Senate District 28 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Donzella James
Donzella James (D)
 
100.0
 
79,596

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. Source

Total votes: 79,596
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Georgia State Senate District 28

Incumbent Donzella James defeated Terracia Tee Wilkinson in the Democratic primary for Georgia State Senate District 28 on May 21, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Donzella James
Donzella James
 
75.1
 
14,128
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Terracia Tee Wilkinson
 
24.9
 
4,686

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 18,814
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2022

See also: Georgia State Senate elections, 2022

General election

General election for Georgia State Senate District 35

Incumbent Donzella James won election in the general election for Georgia State Senate District 35 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Donzella James
Donzella James (D)
 
100.0
 
62,015

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 62,015
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Georgia State Senate District 35

Incumbent Donzella James defeated Whitney Kenner Jones, Lula Gilliam, and Mike Glanton Jr. in the Democratic primary for Georgia State Senate District 35 on May 24, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Donzella James
Donzella James
 
70.9
 
17,707
Image of Whitney Kenner Jones
Whitney Kenner Jones Candidate Connection
 
11.3
 
2,821
Image of Lula Gilliam
Lula Gilliam Candidate Connection
 
9.8
 
2,453
Image of Mike Glanton Jr.
Mike Glanton Jr.
 
7.9
 
1,977

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 24,958
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2020

See also: Georgia State Senate elections, 2020

General election

General election for Georgia State Senate District 35

Incumbent Donzella James won election in the general election for Georgia State Senate District 35 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Donzella James
Donzella James (D)
 
100.0
 
82,600

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 82,600
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Georgia State Senate District 35

Incumbent Donzella James defeated Karen Ashley and Kelly Johnson in the Democratic primary for Georgia State Senate District 35 on June 9, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Donzella James
Donzella James
 
63.4
 
25,430
Image of Karen Ashley
Karen Ashley
 
19.2
 
7,688
Image of Kelly Johnson
Kelly Johnson Candidate Connection
 
17.5
 
7,012

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 40,130
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2018

See also: Georgia State Senate elections, 2018

General election

General election for Georgia State Senate District 35

Incumbent Donzella James won election in the general election for Georgia State Senate District 35 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Donzella James
Donzella James (D)
 
100.0
 
65,277

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 65,277
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Georgia State Senate District 35

Incumbent Donzella James defeated Karen Ashley and Mike Glanton Jr. in the Democratic primary for Georgia State Senate District 35 on May 22, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Donzella James
Donzella James
 
66.6
 
10,651
Image of Karen Ashley
Karen Ashley
 
22.5
 
3,602
Image of Mike Glanton Jr.
Mike Glanton Jr.
 
10.8
 
1,728

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.

Total votes: 15,981
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2016

See also: Georgia State Senate elections, 2016

Elections for the Georgia State Senate took place in 2016. The primary election took place on May 24, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was March 11, 2016.

Incumbent Donzella James ran unopposed in the Georgia State Senate District 35 general election.[1][2]

Georgia State Senate, District 35 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Donzella James Incumbent (unopposed) 100.00% 66,099
Total Votes 66,099
Source: Georgia Secretary of State


Incumbent Donzella James defeated Tony Phillips in the Georgia State Senate District 35 Democratic primary.[3][4]

Georgia State Senate, District 35 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Donzella James Incumbent 74.98% 7,214
     Democratic Tony Phillips 25.02% 2,407
Total Votes 9,621



2014

See also: Georgia State Senate elections, 2014

Elections for the Georgia State Senate took place in 2014. A primary election took place on May 20, 2014, with a runoff election taking place where necessary on July 22, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 7, 2014. Incumbent Donzella J. James was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while Francisco X.R. Artley was unopposed in the Republican primary. James defeated Artley in the general election.[5][6][7]

Georgia State Senate, District 35 General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngDonzella James Incumbent 74.8% 36,530
     Republican Francisco Artley 25.2% 12,285
Total Votes 48,815

2012

See also: Georgia State Senate elections, 2012

James ran in the 2012 election for Georgia State Senate District 35. James defeated Detrius Hill Jones and Cory J. Lynch in the Democratic primary on July 31, 2012. Incumbent Benjamin Brooks (R) ran unopposed in the Republican primary. The general election took place on November 6, 2012.[8][9] James defeated Brooks in the general election.[10]

Georgia State Senate, District 35, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngDonzella James Incumbent 100% 59,430
Total Votes 59,430
Georgia State Senate, District 35 Democratic Primary, 2012
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngDonzella James Incumbent 74.8% 10,293
Cory J. Lynch 13.2% 1,811
Detrius Hill Jones 12.1% 1,661
Total Votes 13,765

2010

See also: Georgia State Senate elections, 2010

James won re-election to the 35th District seat in 2010. She was unopposed in the November 2 general election.[11]

Georgia State Senate, District 35
2010 General election results
Candidates Votes Percent
Green check mark transparent.png Donzella James (D) 50,777 100.0%

James defeated Roberta Cooper and Torrey Johnson in the primary on July 20th.[12]

Georgia State Senate, District 35 - Democratic Primary (2010)
Candidates Votes Percent
Green check mark transparent.png Donzella James 9,739 66.5%
Torrey O. Johnson 3,641 24.9%
Roberta Cooper 1,256 8.6%

2009

On November 3, 2009, James won election to the Georgia Senate from Georgia's 35th Senate district in a special election to replace Kasim Reed. Reed was required to give up his seat because he was running to become the mayor of Atlanta.[13] James won the election with 3,598 votes (26.0% of the vote), defeating eight other Democratic candidates.[14]

Georgia Senate, District 35
Candidates Votes Percent
Green check mark transparent.png Donzella James (D) 3,598 26.0%
Torrey Johnson 2,722 19.7%
Benny Crane 2,125 15.4%
Aaron Johnson 1,401 10.1%
Rosie Jackson 1,302 9.4%
Kezmich'e Atterbury 1,022 7.4%
George Oliver Sneed, Jr. 839 6.1%
Cory Lynch 531 3.8%
Demarcus Peters 283 2.0%

2000

On November 7, 2000, James won re-election to the 35th District Seat in the Florida State Senate. James was unopposed, and raised $52,057 for her campaign.[15]

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2022

Donzella James did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

2020

Donzella James did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

Campaign finance summary

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Donzella James campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* Georgia State Senate District 28Won general$32,838 $30,578
2022Georgia State Senate District 35Won general$32,785 $0
2020Georgia State Senate District 35Won general$17,845 N/A**
2018Georgia State Senate District 35Won general$32,126 N/A**
2016Georgia State Senate, District 35Won $135,525 N/A**
2014Georgia State Senate, District 35Won $19,270 N/A**
2012Georgia State Senate, District 35Won $21,275 N/A**
2010Georgia State Senate, District 35Won $42,655 N/A**
2004Georgia State Senate, District 35Lost $27,058 N/A**
2000Georgia State Senate, District 35Won $52,057 N/A**
1998Georgia State Senate, District 35Won $33,064 N/A**
1996Georgia State Senate, District 35Won $28,247 N/A**
1994Georgia State Senate, District 35Won $16,262 N/A**
1992Georgia State Senate, District 35Lost $5,309 N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Personal

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James and her husband, Elmo, have two children.[16]

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Noteworthy events

Decision to self-quarantine for coronavirus on March 19, 2020

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James, along with his Georgia State Senate colleagues, entered self-quarantine after State Sen. Brandon Beach tested positive for coronavirus.[17]

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "Qualifying Candidate Information," accessed August 17, 2016
    2. ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "General Election results," accessed November 23, 2016
    3. ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "Qualifying Candidate Information," accessed March 13, 2016
    4. ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "General primary results," accessed May 24, 2016
    5. ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "Official candidate list," accessed March 10, 2014
    6. ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "Official primary election results," accessed May 28, 2014
    7. ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "Official general election results," accessed November 13, 2014
    8. ↑ Georgia Secretary of State Elections Division, "Candidate List," accessed May 29, 2012
    9. ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "Official 2012 Primary Results," accessed December 31, 2014
    10. ↑ Georgia Elections Division, "2012 Election Results" accessed November 16, 2012
    11. ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "2010 Election results," accessed December 31, 2014
    12. ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "Official 2010 Primary election results," accessed March 24, 2014
    13. ↑ Report on James' candidacy in the 2009 special election
    14. ↑ Georgia Senate official special election results, 2009
    15. ↑ 2000 District 35 Election Results
    16. ↑ Donzella James Bio
    17. ↑ WGAU 98.7FM & AM1340, “Senator tests positive for coronavirus, Athens lawmakers self-quarantine,” March 19, 2020

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