State Senator Derek Mallow

Today, Governor Brian Kemp officially called the Georgia General Assembly into a Special Session beginning June 17, 2026.

Here’s what y’all need to know about why we are being called back to Atlanta:

To have new maps passed that make changes to Georgia’s legislative and congressional district maps following the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision in Louisiana v. Callais

That means the General Assembly will be redrawing the maps for the following for the 2028 election cycle:

* Georgia State Senate
* Georgia House of Representatives
* U.S. Congressional districts
* Other state offices elected by district

We also have to address the ban on QR codes in SB 189, which will take effect after the May 19th primary here in Georgia.

As the State Senator for the 2nd, I believe every Georgian deserves fair representation and a voting process that strengthens democracy, not weakens it.

I want to be clear, however, this is just another brazen attack to ensure black folks are only seen in this democracy, and to further ensure that black folks don’t have a chance to elect someone to represent them in that same democracy.

Day 34 under the Gold Dome, and I’m working just as hard as I did on Day 1 for the people of the 2nd.