# Eric Gisler (GA House D-121) — Legislator Fact Sheet · The GA Files > Eric Gisler (D, House District 121 — Oconee/Athens), the Democrat who flipped a Trump+12 Georgia seat in a December 2025 special election: his early votes, his win, and his constituent access — a state-level legislator fact sheet. *Source: https://thegafiles.com/EricGisler.html · The GA Files (thegafiles.com)* --- State Level Legislator Fact Sheet · Georgia House of Representatives · District 121 # Eric Gisler Party Democrat In Office Jan 2026 – present House Role Member · flipped a Trump+12 seat Scope of This Review 2026 session Eric Gisler pulled off one of the most striking upsets of the 2025 cycle: on December 9, 2025 he **flipped Georgia House District 121 — a seat Donald Trump had carried by about 12 points — by roughly 200 votes**, and was sworn in on January 8, 2026 at the Oconee County Courthouse. The district covers most of Oconee County and the eastern part of Athens-Clarke. He campaigned on affordable health care, the cost of living, housing, and public schools. As a brand-new member, his recorded voting history is short — only the 2026-session bills below are his own. FlipGisler flipped this long-Republican, Trump+12 district by about 200 votes in December 2025 and was sworn in in January 2026 — so only the **three 2026-session bills** below are his own recorded votes; the other eight predate him (cast by his Republican predecessor, Marcus Wiedower). **Methodology.** Each vote is Rep. Gisler's actual position from the official Georgia roll call (legis.ga.gov), transcribed into a verified vote database and cross-checked against the published Yea/Nay totals. The chamber tally and final status (became law / died in House) are noted per bill. New member — limited record Gisler took office on **January 8, 2026**. Of this site’s eleven key votes, eight were cast in 2019–2025 — before he held the seat — by Republican **Marcus Wiedower**, and are _not_ attributed to Gisler. Only the three 2026 bills below are his own recorded votes. We’ll expand this scorecard as his record grows. 01 ## Property Tax Relief (LHOST) SB 33 · 2026 Session NAY Floor Vote House vote (Agree to Senate Amend to House Sub), 2026 session — 97–72 Status Became law (2026 session) Rep. Gisler's Vote Voted **NAY** — against the chamber majority, on a party-line vote. ### Impact on Everyday Georgians Authorizes a local-option homestead sales tax and related homestead relief, letting communities offset rising property-tax bills driven by climbing home values. Supporters framed it as relief for homeowners squeezed by reassessments; critics noted sales taxes are regressive and that any relief depends on each community choosing to adopt it. #### Sources - [LegiScan — SB 33 bill text, history & roll calls](https://legiscan.com/GA/bill/SB33/2026) 02 ## Homelessness Enforcement HB 295 · 2026 Session NAY Floor Vote House vote (Agree to Senate Amend as HAm), 2026 session — 93–76 Status Became law (2026 session) Rep. Gisler's Vote Voted **NAY** — against the chamber majority, on a party-line vote. ### Impact on Everyday Georgians Restricts unsanctioned public camping and sleeping and presses local governments toward enforcement and state-directed approaches to homelessness. Supporters said it keeps public spaces safe and orderly; homeless-services advocates warned it criminalizes poverty and can push people away from services without adding any housing. #### Sources - [LegiScan — HB 295 bill text, history & roll calls](https://legiscan.com/GA/bill/HB295/2026) 03 ## Medical Cannabis Expansion SB 220 · 2026 Session YEA Floor Vote House vote (Agree to Senate Amend to House Sub), 2026 session — 144–21 Status Became law (2026 session) Rep. Gisler's Vote Voted **YEA** — with the chamber majority, on a bipartisan vote. ### Impact on Everyday Georgians Expands Georgia's low-THC medical cannabis program — broadening the qualifying conditions and access for registered patients — and passed with bipartisan support. It widened eligibility for Georgians managing chronic and serious illnesses under the state's tightly regulated program. #### Sources - [LegiScan — SB 220 bill text, history & roll calls](https://legiscan.com/GA/bill/SB220/2026) Constituent Access ## Town Halls Public meetings with constituents · since Jan 2026 As a member seated only in January 2026 after a hard-fought special election, Gisler does not yet have an established town-hall record. His December 2025 campaign ran on direct voter contact across Oconee and eastern Athens-Clarke counties. ## Documented Record - **December 2025 special-election campaign.** Gisler reached voters through an intensive door-to-door and forum campaign across the district before winning the December 9, 2025 special election; he was sworn in January 8, 2026 at the Oconee County Courthouse. This is a brand-new member with a short public record; this section will be expanded as he holds constituent events. Corrections and documented events are welcome via the contact link below. ## Sources - [WUGA — Gisler sworn in as District 121 representative](https://www.wuga.org/local-news/2026-01-08/eric-gisler-sworn-in-as-district-121-representative) - [Eric Gisler — Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Eric_Gisler) Campaign Finance ## Campaign Finance Campaign finance · a brand-new committee Pinned — A Trump+12 Flip ≈200-vote win Gisler flipped a district Donald Trump carried by about 12 points, winning the December 9, 2025 special election by roughly **200 votes** out of some 11,000 cast — one of the most striking Democratic special-election upsets of the cycle, and a reminder that even “safe” Georgia seats can move. ## Top Contributors Eric Gisler’s largest reported contributors, pulled live from the Georgia Ethics Commission (PeachFile). | # | Contributor | Total | | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | Herndon, Robert (Decatur, GA) | $5,000.00 | | 2 | Fighting 50 PAC, Inc. (Decatur, GA) | $3,300.00 | | 3 | Fighting Fifty PAC (DECATUR, GA) | $3,000.00 | | 4 | Satterwhite, Scott (Decatur, GA) | $2,500.00 | | 5 | Athens-Clarke County Democratic Committee (Athens, GA) | $2,000.00 | | 6 | St. Louis, Michael (Atlanta, GA) | $2,000.00 | | 7 | Cheryl Hollifield (Athens, GA) | $1,828.00 | | 8 | Karen and Bruce Menke (Athens, GA) | $1,500.00 | | 9 | Georgia Association of Educators (Tucker, GA) | $1,500.00 | **$98,472** raised · **$30,246** cash on hand — as of **May 14, 2026** (GA Ethics latest filing). Source: Georgia Government Transparency & Campaign Finance Commission (PeachFile). ## Sources - [Georgia Ethics Commission (PeachFile) — campaign finance](https://peachfile.ethics.ga.gov) - [Georgia Ethics Commission — official filings](https://media.ethics.ga.gov/search/Campaign/Campaign_ReportLog.aspx) - [OpenSecrets — Georgia state](https://www.opensecrets.org/states/GA) ## Verification Resources - [Georgia General Assembly — House roll-call votes](https://www.legis.ga.gov/votes/house) - [Eric Gisler — Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Eric_Gisler) - [WUGA — Gisler sworn in (Jan 2026)](https://www.wuga.org/local-news/2026-01-08/eric-gisler-sworn-in-as-district-121-representative) - [Open States — Georgia legislators & votes](https://openstates.org/ga/legislators/) - [Georgia Ethics Commission — campaign finance](https://media.ethics.ga.gov/search/Campaign/Campaign_ReportLog.aspx) Vote positions are Rep. Gisler's actual recorded votes from the official Georgia roll calls (legis.ga.gov), transcribed into a verified vote database and cross-checked against the published Yea/Nay totals. Campaign-finance figures are pulled live from the Georgia Government Transparency & Campaign Finance Commission (PeachFile) and are current to the committee's most recent filed disclosure report; Georgia does not produce OpenSecrets-style sector/industry rollups. [← All Legislators](https://thegafiles.com/legislators.html)