Yasmin Neal, a Democrat, has represented District 79 in the Georgia House of Representatives since January 2023. Born February 10, 1985, in Jonesboro, she previously served in the Georgia House representing District 75 from 2011 to 2013 and District 74 from 2021 to 2023. In February 2012, she introduced HB 1116, a bill that would have banned vasectomies in Georgia except to prevent death or serious bodily harm, offered as a satirical response to a Republican-backed bill restricting abortion after 20 weeks of pregnancy.