Georgia State Senate

Georgia State Senate
Georgia State Senate
Georgia General Assembly
Type
Type	Upper House
Term limits	None
History
New session started	January 11, 2021
Leadership
President	Geoff Duncan (R) ; since January 14, 2019
President pro Tempore	Butch Miller (R) ; since December 14, 2017
Majority Leader	Mike Dugan (R) ; since November 13, 2018
Minority Leader	Gloria Butler (D) ; since January 11, 2021
Structure
Seats	56
Political groups	Majority Republican (34); Minority Democratic (22);
Length of term	2 years
Authority	Article III, Georgia Constitution
Salary	$17,342/year + per diem
Elections
Last election	November 3, 2020; (56 seats)
Next election	; (56 seats)
Redistricting	Legislative control
Meeting place
	State Senate Chamber; Georgia Capitol; Atlanta, Georgia
Website
	www.senate.ga.gov

The Georgia State Senate is the upper house of the Georgia General Assembly (the state legislature of Georgia, USA).

Composition[]

According to the state constitution of 1983, this body is to be composed of no more than 56 members elected for two-year terms. Current state law provides for 56 members. Elections are held the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November in even-numbered years.

Senators must be at least 25 years old, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Georgia for two years and their senatorial district for one year (preceding the election). The highest position in the Senate is the President of the Senate, a position currently held by Lieutenant Governor Geoff Duncan. The second highest position is that of President Pro Tempore, currently held by Senator Butch Miller.


34		22
Republican		Democratic

Affiliation	Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)		Total

	Republican	Democratic		Vacant
End of 155th Assembly	35	21	56	0

Beginning of 156th Assembly	34	22	56	0
Latest voting share	60.7%	39.3%

Officers[]

The presiding officer of the Senate is the President of the Senate. A President pro tempore, usually a high-ranking member of the majority party, acts as President in case of the temporary disability of the President. In case of the death, resignation, or permanent disability of the President or in the event of the succession of the President to the executive power, the President pro tempore becomes President. The Senate also has as an officer, the Secretary of the Senate.

Office	Officeholder	Party
Lt. Governor and Senate President	Geoff Duncan	Republican
President pro tempore	Butch Miller	Republican
Majority Leader	Mike Dugan	Republican
Majority Whip	Steve Gooch	Republican
Majority Caucus Chairman	John Kennedy	Republican
Majority Caucus Vice-Chairman	Larry Walker	Republican
Majority Caucus Secretary	Dean Burke	Republican
Minority Leader	Gloria Butler	Democratic
Minority Whip	Harold Jones II	Democratic
Minority Caucus Chairwoman	Elena Parent	Democratic
Minority Caucus Vice-Chairman	Lester Jackson	Democratic
Minority Caucus Secretary	Nan Orrock	Democratic

Past composition of the Senate[]

List of Committees[]

Administrative Affairs
Agriculture and Consumer Affairs
Appropriations
Assignments
Banking and Financial Institutions
Economic Development & Tourism
Education and Youth
Ethics
Finance
Government Oversight

Health and Human Services
Higher Education
Insurance and Labor
Interstate Cooperation
Judiciary
Natural Resources and the Environment
Public Safety
Reapportionment and Redistricting
Regulated Industries and Utilities

Retirement
Rules
Science and Technology
Special Judiciary
State and Local Governmental Operations
State Institutions and Property
Transportation
Urban Affairs
Veterans, Military, & Homeland Security

List of current senators[]

District	Senator	Party	Since	Residence	Counties represented
1	Ben Watson	Republican	2015	Savannah	Bryan, Chatham, Liberty
2	Lester Jackson	Democratic	2009	Savannah	Chatham
3	Sheila McNeill	Republican	2021	Brunswick	Brantley, Camden, Charlton, Glynn, McIntosh
4	Billy Hickman	Republican	2020	Statesboro	Bulloch, Candler, Effingham, Emanuel, Evans, Tattnall
5	Sheikh Rahman	Democratic	2019	Lawrenceville	Gwinnett
6	Jen Jordan	Democratic	2017	Atlanta	Cobb, Fulton
7	Tyler Harper	Republican	2013	Ocilla	Atkinson, Bacon, Ben Hill, Berrien, Charlton, Coffee, Irwin, Pierce, Ware, Wilcox
8	Russ Goodman	Republican	2021	Homerville	Brooks, Clinch, Cook, Echols, Lanier, Lowndes, Thomas
9	Nikki Merritt	Democratic	2021	Grayson	Gwinnett
10	Emanuel Jones	Democratic	2005	Decatur	DeKalb, Henry
11	Dean Burke	Republican	2013	Bainbridge	Colquitt, Decatur, Early, Grady, Miller, Mitchell, Seminole, Thomas
12	Freddie Sims	Democratic	2009	Dawson	Baker, Calhoun, Clay, Dougherty, Mitchell, Quitman, Randolph, Stewart, Sumter, Terrell, Webster
13	Carden Summers	Republican	2020	Cordele	Crisp, Dodge, Dooly, Lee, Sumter, Tift, Turner, Wilcox, Worth
14	Bruce Thompson	Republican	2013	White	Bartow, Cherokee, Cobb
15	Ed Harbison	Democratic	1993	Columbus	Chattahoochee, Macon, Marion, Muscogee, Schley, Talbot, Taylor
16	Marty Harbin	Republican	2015	Tyrone	Fayette, Lamar, Pike, Spalding
17	Brian Strickland	Republican	2018	McDonough	Henry, Newton, Rockdale
18	John F. Kennedy	Republican	2015	Macon	Bibb, Crawford, Houston, Monroe, Peach, Upson
19	Blake Tillery	Republican	2017	Vidalia	Appling, Emanuel, Jeff Davis, Liberty, Long, Montgomery, Tattnall, Telfair, Toombs, Treutlen, Wayne, Wheeler
20	Larry Walker III	Republican	2015	Perry	Bleckley, Houston, Laurens, Peach, Pulaski
21	Brandon Beach	Republican	2013	Alpharetta	Cherokee, Fulton
22	Harold V. Jones II	Democratic	2015	Augusta	McDuffie, Richmond
23	Max Burns	Republican	2021	Sylvania	Burke, Columbia, Emanuel, Glascock, Jefferson, Jenkins, Johnson, McDuffie, Richmond, Screven, Warren
24	Lee Anderson	Republican	2017	Grovetown	Columbia, Elbert, Hart, Lincoln, Oglethorpe, Richmond, Taliaferro, Wilkes
25	Burt Jones	Republican	2013	Jackson	Baldwin, Bibb, Butts, Greene, Jasper, Jones, Morgan, Putnam, Walton
26	David Lucas	Democratic	2013	Macon	Baldwin, Bibb, Hancock, Houston, Jones, Twiggs, Washington, Wilkinson
27	Greg Dolezal	Republican	2019	Cumming	Forsyth
28	Matt Brass	Republican	2017	Newnan	Carroll, Coweta, Fulton, Heard, Troup
29	Randy Robertson	Republican	2019	Cataula	Harris, Meriwether, Muscogee, Troup
30	Mike Dugan	Republican	2013	Carrollton	Carroll, Douglas, Paulding
31	Jason Anavitarte	Republican	2021	Dallas	Haralson, Paulding, Polk
32	Kay Kirkpatrick	Republican	2017	Marietta	Cobb, Fulton
33	Michael Rhett	Democratic	2015	Marietta	Cobb
34	Valencia Seay	Democratic	2003	Riverdale	Clayton, Fayette
35	Donzella James	Democratic	2009	Atlanta	Douglas, Fulton
36	Nan Orrock	Democratic	2007	Atlanta	Fulton
37	Lindsey Tippins	Republican	2011	Marietta	Cobb
38	Horacena Tate	Democratic	1999	Atlanta	Cobb, Fulton
39	Sonya Halpern	Democratic	2021	Atlanta	Fulton
40	Sally Harrell	Democratic	2019	Atlanta	DeKalb, Fulton, Gwinnett
41	Kim Jackson	Democratic	2021	Stone Mountain	DeKalb, Gwinnett
42	Elena Parent	Democratic	2015	Atlanta	DeKalb
43	Tonya Anderson	Democratic	2017	Lithonia	DeKalb, Newton, Rockdale
44	Gail Davenport	Democratic	2011	Jonesboro	Clayton, DeKalb
45	Clint Dixon	Republican	2021	Buford	Gwinnett
46	Bill Cowsert	Republican	2007	Athens	Clarke, Oconee, Walton
47	Frank Ginn	Republican	2011	Danielsville	Barrow, Clarke, Jackson, Madison
48	Michelle Au	Democratic	2021	Johns Creek	Fulton, Gwinnett
49	Butch Miller	Republican	2010	Gainesville	Hall
50	Bo Hatchett	Republican	2021	Cornelia	Banks, Franklin, Habersham, Hall, Jackson, Rabun, Stephens, Towns
51	Steve Gooch	Republican	2011	Dahlonega	Dawson, Fannin, Forsyth, Gilmer, Lumpkin, Pickens, Union, White
52	Chuck Hufstetler	Republican	2013	Rome	Bartow, Chattooga, Floyd, Gordon
53	Jeff Mullis	Republican	2001	Chickamauga	Catoosa, Chattooga, Dade, Walker
54	Chuck Payne	Republican	2017	Dalton	Gordon, Murray, Pickens, Whitfield
55	Gloria S. Butler	Democratic	1999	Stone Mountain	DeKalb, Gwinnett
56	John Albers	Republican	2011	Roswell	Cherokee, Fulton

show v t Members of the Georgia State Senate
156th General Assembly (2021–2022) President of the Senate Geoff Duncan (R) President pro tempore Butch Miller (R) Majority Leader Mike Dugan (R) Minority Leader Gloria Butler (D)
Ben Watson (R) Lester Jackson (D) Sheila McNeill (R) Billy Hickman (R) Sheikh Rahman (D) Jen Jordan (D) Tyler Harper (R) Russ Goodman (R) Nikki Merritt (D) Emanuel Jones (D) Dean Burke (R) Freddie Sims (D) Carden Summers (R) Bruce Thompson (R) Ed Harbison (D) Marty Harbin (R) Brian Strickland (R) John F. Kennedy (R) Blake Tillery (R) Larry Walker III (R) Brandon Beach (R) Harold V. Jones II (D) Max Burns (R) Lee Anderson (R) Burt Jones (R) David Lucas (D) Greg Dolezal (R) Matt Brass (R) Randy Robertson (R) Mike Dugan (R) Jason Anavitarte (R) Kay Kirkpatrick (R) Michael "Doc" Rhett (D) Valencia Seay (D) Donzella James (D) Nan Orrock (D) Lindsey Tippins (R) Horacena Tate (D) Sonya Halpern (D) Sally Harrell (D) Kim Jackson (D) Elena Parent (D) Tonya Anderson (D) Gail Davenport (D) Clint Dixon (R) Bill Cowsert (R) Frank Ginn (R) Michelle Au (D) Butch Miller (R) Bo Hatchett (R) Steve Gooch (R) Chuck Hufstetler (R) Jeff Mullis (R) Chuck Payne (R) Gloria Butler (D) John Albers (R)
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Georgia State Senate

Contents

Composition[]

Officers[]

Past composition of the Senate[]

List of Committees[]

List of current senators[]

See also[]

References[]

External links[]

Terms of the Georgia General Assembly
1st 80th 91st 128th 134th 135th 136th 137th 138th 139th 140th 142nd 144th 145th 146th 147th 148th 149th 150th 151st 152nd 153rd 154th 155th 156th
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