152nd Georgia General Assembly

Term of state legislature in US state of Georgia February 2025 January 2025 152nd Georgia General Assembly File:Seal of Georgia.svg 125px Great Seal of the State of Georgia Great Seal of the State of Georgia Georgia General Assembly Georgia State Capitol 151st 153rd Senate 56 (38 R, 18 D) Republican Party President of the Senate Casey Cagle (R) House of Representatives 180 (119 R, 60 D, 1 I) Republican Party Speaker of the House David Ralston (R) 2013 01 14 2013 03 29 2014 01 13 2014 03 21 The 152nd General Assembly of the U.S. state of Georgia convened its first session on January 14, 2013,House Daily Status Reports. house.ga.gov. Retrieved February 7, 2016. at the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta. The 152nd Georgia General Assembly succeeded the 151st and preceded the 153rd. Party composition Senate Affiliation Members Republican Party (United States) Republican Party 38 Democratic Party (United States) Democratic Party 18  Independent 0  Vacancies 0  Total 56  House of Representatives Affiliation Members Republican Party (United States) Republican Party 119 Democratic Party (United States) Democratic Party 60  Independent 1  Vacancies 0  Total 180  Officers Senate PositionNameDistrictParty Republican Party (United States)PresidentCasey Cagle n/aRepublican Republican Party (United States)President Pro TemporeDavid Shafer 48Republican Majority leadership PositionNameDistrict Republican Party (United States)Senate Majority LeaderRonnie Chance 16 Republican Party (United States)Majority Caucus ChairmanButch MillerButch Miller 49 Republican Party (United States)Majority WhipCecil Staton 18 Minority leadership PositionNameDistrict Democratic Party (United States)Senate Minority LeaderSteve HensonSteve Henson 41 Democratic Party (United States)Minority Caucus ChairmanHoracena Tate 38 Democratic Party (United States)Minority WhipVincent Fort 39 House of Representatives PositionNameDistrictParty Republican Party (United States)Speaker of the HouseDavid Ralston 7Republican Republican Party (United States)Speaker Pro TemporeJan Jones 46Republican Majority leadership PositionNameDistrict Republican Party (United States)House Majority LeaderLarry O'Neal 146 Republican Party (United States)Majority WhipEdward Lindsey 54 Republican Party (United States)Majority Caucus ChairmanDonna Sheldon 105 Republican Party (United States)Majority Caucus Vice ChairmanMatt Ramsey 72 Republican Party (United States)Majority Caucus Sec./Treas.Allen Peake 137 Minority leadership PositionNameDistrict Democratic Party (United States)House Minority LeaderStacey Abrams 84 Democratic Party (United States)Minority WhipCarolyn Hugley 133 Democratic Party (United States)Minority Caucus ChairmanVirgil Fludd 64 Democratic Party (United States)Minority Caucus Vice ChairmanBilly Mitchell 88 Democratic Party (United States)Minority Caucus SecretaryDebbie Buckner 137 Members of the State Senate DistrictSenatorPartyFirst electedResidence 1 Earl “Buddy” Carter Republican 2009 Pooler 2 Lester Jackson Democratic 2008 Savannah 3 William T. Ligon, Jr. Republican 2010 Brunswick 4 Jack HillJack Hill Republican 1990 Reidsville 5 Curt Thompson Democratic 2004 Tucker 6 Hunter HillHunter Hill Republican 2012 Atlanta 7 Tyler Harper Republican 2012 Ocilla 8 Tim Golden Republican 1998 Valdosta 9 Don BalfourDon Balfour Republican 1992 Snellville 10 Emanuel Jones Democratic 2004 Decatur 11 Dean Burke Republican 2012 Bainbridge 12 Freddie Powell Sims Democratic 2008 Dawson 13 John CrosbyJohn Crosby Republican 2008 Tifton 14 Barry Loudermilk Republican 2010 Cassville 15 Ed Harbison Democratic 1992 Columbus 16 Ronnie Chance Republican 2004 Tyrone 17 Rick Jeffares Republican 2010 Locust Grove 18 Cecil Staton Republican 2004 Macon 19 Tommie Williams Republican 1998 Lyons 20 Ross Tolleson Republican 2002 Perry 21 Brandon Beach Republican 2012 Alpharetta 22 Hardie Davis Democratic 2010 Augusta 23 Jesse StoneJesse Stone Republican 2010 Waynesboro 24 Bill JacksonBill Jackson Republican 2007 Appling 25 Burt Jones Republican 2012 Jackson 26 David LucasDavid Lucas Democratic 2012 Macon 27 Jack MurphyJack Murphy Republican 2006 Cumming 28 Mike Crane Republican 2011 Newnan 29 Joshua McKoon Republican 2010 Columbus 30 Mike Dugan Republican 2012 Carrollton 31 Bill Heath Republican 2004 Bremen 32 Judson Hill Republican 2004 Marietta 33 Steve ThompsonSteve Thompson Democratic 1990 Marietta 34 Valencia Seay Democratic 2003 Riverdale 35 Donzella James Democratic 2009 College Park 36 Nan Orrock Democratic 2006 Atlanta 37 Lindsey Tippins Republican 2010 Marietta 38 Horacena Tate Democratic 1998 Atlanta 39 Vincent Fort Democratic 1996 Atlanta 40 Fran Millar Republican 2010 Atlanta 41 Steve Henson Democratic 2002 Tucker 42 Jason Carter Democratic 2010 Decatur 43 Ronald Ramsey, Sr. Democratic 2006 Decatur 44 Gail Davenport Democratic 2010 Jonesboro 45 Renee Unterman Republican 2002 Buford 46 Bill Cowsert Republican 2006 Athens 47 Frank Ginn Republican 2010 Danielsville 48 David Shafer Republican 2001 Duluth 49 Butch Miller Republican 2010 Gainesville 50 John WilkinsonJohn Wilkinson Republican 2011 Toccoa 51 Steve Gooch Republican 2010 Dahlonega 52 Chuck Hufstetler Republican 2012 Rome 53 Jeff Mullis Republican 2000 Chickamauga 54 Charlie Bethel Republican 2010 Dalton 55 Gloria S. Butler Democratic 1999 Stone Mountain 56 John Albers Republican 2010 Roswell Changes in membership from previous term District Previous Subsequent Reason for change Changes in membership during current term Barry Loudermilk resigned from the Georgia Senate, representing the 14th district, in August 2013, to focus on his campaign for a seat in the United States House of Representatives. Bruce Thompson won a special election to fill the remainder of his term.http://www.cherokeetribune.com/view/full_story/24232259/article-Sen--Thompson-takes-office-after-beating-Laughridge-in-runoff Sen Thompson takes office after beating Laughridge in runoff Cherokee Tribune January 7, 2014http://www.gpb.org/news/2013/12/04/thompson-prince-efstration-win-general-assembly-seats Thompson, Prince, Efstration Win General Assembly Seats Gpb.org December 4, 2013 January 7, 2014 Announced retirements Members of the House of Representatives DistrictRepresentativePartyFirst electedResidence 1 John Deffenbaugh Republican 2012 Lookout Mountain 2 Jay Neal Republican 2004 LaFayette 3 Tom Weldon Republican 2008 Ringgold 4 Bruce Broadrick Republican 2012 Dalton 5 John D. Meadows, III Republican 2004 Calhoun 6 Tom Dickson Republican 2004 Cohutta 7 David Ralston Republican 2002 Blue Ridge 8 Stephen Allison Republican 2008 Blairsville 9 Kevin Tanner Republican 2012 Dawsonville 10 Terry Rogers Republican 2008 Clarkesville 11 Rick Jasperse Republican 2010 Jasper 12 Eddie Lumsden Republican 2012 Armuchee 13 Katie M. Dempsey Republican 2006 Rome 14 Christian Coomer Republican 2010 Cartersville 15 Paul Battles Republican 2008 Cartersville 16 Trey Kelley Republican 2012 Cedartown 17 Howard R. Maxwell Republican 2002 Dallas 18 Kevin Cooke Republican 2010 Carrollton 19 Paulette Braddock Republican 2010 Hiram 20 Michael Caldwell Republican 2012 Woodstock 21 Scot Turner Republican 2012 Holly Springs 22 Calvin Hill Republican 2002 Canton 23 Mandi L. Ballinger Republican 2012 Canton 24 Mark Hamilton Republican 2006 Cumming 25 Mike Dudgeon Republican 2010 Suwanee 26 Geoff Duncan Republican 2012 Cumming 27 Lee Hawkins Republican 2012 Gainesville 28 Dan Gasaway Republican 2012 Homer 29 Carl Rogers Republican 1994 Gainesville 30 Emory Dunahoo Republican 2010 Gainesville 31 Tommy Benton Republican 2004 Jefferson 32 Alan Powell Republican 1990 Hartwell 33 Tom McCall Republican 1994 Elberton 34 Gregory Charles Republican 2012 Kennesaw 35 Ed Setzler Republican 2004 Acworth 36 Earl Ehrhart Republican 1988 Powder Springs 37 Sam Teasley Republican 2010 Marietta 38 David Wilkerson Democratic 2010 Austell 39 Alisha Thomas Morgan Democratic 2002 Austell 40 Rich Golick Republican 1998 Smyrna 41 Michael Smith Democratic 2012 Marietta 42 Stacey Evans Democratic 2010 Smyrna 43 Sharon Cooper Republican 1996 Marietta 44 Don Parsons Republican 1994 Marietta 45 Matt Dollar Republican 2002 Marietta 46 John Carson Republican 2010 Marietta 47 Jan Jones Republican 2003 Milton 48 Harry Geisinger Republican 2004 Roswell 49 Chuck Martin Republican 2002 Alpharetta 50 Lynne Riley Republican 2010 Johns Creek 51 Wendell Willard Republican 2000 Sandy Springs 52 Joe Wilkinson Republican 2000 Atlanta 53 Sheila Jones Democratic 2004 Smyrna 54 Edward Lindsey Republican 2004 Atlanta 55 Tyrone L. Brooks, Sr. Democratic 1980 Atlanta 56 "Able" Mable Thomas Democratic 2012 Atlanta 57 Pat Gardner Democratic 2001 Atlanta 58 Simone Bell Democratic 2009 Atlanta 59 Margaret Kaiser Democratic 2006 Atlanta 60 Keisha Waites Democratic 2012 Atlanta 61 Roger B. Bruce Democratic 2002 Atlanta 62 LaDawn Jones Democratic 1994 Atlanta 63 Ronnie Mabra Democratic 2012 Fayetteville 64 Virgil Fludd Democratic 2002 Tyrone 65 Sharon Beasley-Teague Democratic 1992 Red Oak 66 Kimberly Alexander Democratic 2012 Hiram 67 Micah Gravley Republican 2012 Douglasville 68 Dustin Hightower Republican 2012 Carrollton 69 Randy Nix Republican 2006 LaGrange 70 Lynn Ratigan Smith Republican 1996 Newnan 71 David Stover Republican 2012 Newnan 72 Matt Ramsey Republican 2006 Peachtree City 73 John P. Yates Republican 1988 Griffin 74 Valencia Stovall Democratic 2012 Ellenwood 75 Mike Glanton Democratic 2012 Jonesboro 76 Sandra Scott Democratic 2010 Rex 77 Darryl Jordan Democratic 2000 Riverdale 78 Demetrius Douglas Democratic 2008 Stockbridge 79 Tom Taylor Republican 2010 Dunwoody 80 Mike Jacobs Republican 2004 Atlanta 81 Scott Holcomb Democratic 2010 Atlanta 82 Mary Margaret Oliver Democratic 2002 Decatur 83 Howard Mosby Democratic 2002 Atlanta 84 Rahn Mayo Democratic 2008 Atlanta 85 Karla Drenner Democratic 2000 Avondale Estates 86 Michele D. Henson Democratic 1990 Stone Mountain 87 Earnest "Coach" Williams Democratic 2002 Avondale Estates 88 Billy Mitchell Democratic 2002 Stone Mountain 89 Stacey Abrams Democratic 2006 Atlanta 90 Pam Stephenson Democratic 2002 Decatur 91 Dee Dawkins-Haigler Democratic 2008 Lithonia 92 Tonya Anderson Democratic 2012 Lithonia 93 Dar'shun Kendrick Democratic 2010 Lithonia 94 Karen Bennett Democratic 2012 Stone Mountain 95 Tom Rice Republican 1996 Norcross 96 Pedro Rafael Marin Democratic 2002 Duluth 97 Brooks Coleman Republican 1992 Duluth 98 Josh Clark Republican 2010 Buford 99 Hugh Floyd Democratic 2002 Norcross 100 Brian W. Thomas Democratic 2004 Lilburn 101 Valerie Clark Republican 2010 Lawrenceville 102 Buzz Brockway Republican 2010 Lawrenceville 103 Timothy Barr Republican 2012 Lawrenceville 104 Donna Sheldon Republican 2002 Dacula 105 Joyce Chandler Republican 2012 Snellville 106 Brett Harrell Republican 2010 Snellville 107 David Casas Republican 2002 Lilburn 108 B.J. Pak Republican 2010 Lilburn 109 Dale Rutledge Republican 2012 McDonough 110 Andrew Welch Republican 2010 McDonough 111 Brian Strickland Republican 2012 McDonough 112 Doug Holt Republican 2004 Social Circle 113 Pam Dickerson Democratic 2010 Conyers 114 Tom Kirby Republican 2011 Loganville 115 Bruce Williamson Republican 2010 Monroe 116 Terry Lamar England Republican 2004 Auburn 117 Regina Quick Republican 2012 Athens 118 Spencer Frye Democratic 2012 Athens 119 Chuck Williams Republican 2011 Watkinsville 120 Mickey Channell Republican 2002 Greensboro 121 Barry Fleming Republican 2012 Harlem 122 Ben L. Harbin Republican 1994 Evans 123 Barbara Sims Republican 2006 Augusta 124 Henry Howard Democratic 2006 Augusta 125 Earnest Smith Democratic 2009 Augusta 126 Gloria Frazier Democratic 2006 Hephzibah 127 Quincy Murphy Democratic 2002 Augusta 128 Mack Jackson Democratic 2008 Sandersville 129 Susan Holmes Republican 2010 Monticello 130 David Knight Republican 2004 Griffin 131 Johnnie Caldwell, Jr. Republican 2012 Thomaston 132 Carl Von Epps Democratic 1992 LaGrange 133 John David Pezold Republican 2012 Fortson 134 Richard H. Smith Republican 2004 Columbus 135 Calvin Smyre Democratic 1974 Columbus 136 Carolyn Hugley Democratic 1992 Columbus 137 Debbie Buckner Democratic 2002 Junction City 138 Mike Cheokas Republican 2004 Americus 139 Patty Bentley Democratic 2012 Reynolds 140 Robert Dickey Republican 2011 Musella 141 Allen Peake Republican 2006 Macon 142 Nikki Randall Democratic 1999 Macon 143 James Beverly Democratic 2012 Macon 144 Bubber Epps Republican 2008 Dry Branch 145 Rusty Kidd Independent 2009 Milledgeville 146 Larry O'Neal Republican 2001 Bonaire 147 Willie Lee Talton Republican 2004 Warner Robins 148 Buddy Harden Republican 2008 Cordele 149 Jimmy Pruett Republican 2006 Eastman 150 Matt Hatchett Republican 2010 Dublin 151 Gerald E. Greene Republican 1982 Cuthbert 152 Ed Rynders Republican 2002 Albany 153 Carol Fullerton Democratic 2008 Albany 154 Winfred J. Dukes Democratic 1996 Albany 155 Jay Roberts Republican 2002 Ocilla 156 Greg Morris Republican 1998 Vidalia 157 Delvis Dutton Republican 2010 Glennville 158 Larry "Butch" Parrish Republican 1984 Swainsboro 159 Jon G. Burns Republican 2004 Newington 160 Jan Tankersley Republican 2010 Brooklet 161 Bill Hitchens Republican 2012 Rincon 162 Bob Bryant Democratic 2004 Garden City 163 J. Craig Gordon Democratic 2006 Savannah 164 Ron Stephens Republican 1996 Savannah 165 Mickey Stephens Democratic 2008 Savannah 166 Ben Watson Republican 2010 Savannah 167 Jeff Chapman Republican 2012 Brunswick 168 Al Williams Democratic 2002 Midway 169 Chuck Sims Republican 1996 Ambrose 170 Penny Houston Republican 1998 Nashville 171 Jay Powell Republican 2008 Camilla 172 Sam Watson Republican 2008 Moultrie 173 Darlene K. Taylor Republican 2010 Thomasville 174 Ellis Black Republican 2002 Valdosta 175 Amy Carter Republican 2006 Valdosta 176 Jason Shaw Republican 2010 Lakeland 177 Dexter Sharper Democratic 2012 Valdosta 178 Chad Nimmer Republican 2011 Blackshear 179 Alex Atwood Republican 2010 Brunswick 180 Jason Spencer Republican 2010 Woodbine Changes in membership from previous term District Previous Subsequent Reason for change Changes in membership during current term Date seat became vacant District Previous Reason for change Subsequent Date of successor's taking office July 1, 2013 100 Brian W. Thomas Resigned Dewey McClain December 5, 2013 August 27, 2013 104 Donna Sheldon Resigned Chuck Efstration December 13, 2013 October 30, 2013 22 Calvin Hill Deceased Sam Moore February 11, 2014 Sam Moore. ballotpedia.org. Retrieved February 7, 2016. See also Georgia (U.S. state) List of Georgia state legislatures References 30em External links Georgia General Assembly website 2013–2015 Representatives by Name 2013–2015 Senators by Name Category:Georgia (U.S. state) legislative sessions Category:2013 in Georgia (U.S. state) Category:2014 in Georgia (U.S. state) Category:2013 U.S. legislative sessions Category:2014 U.S. legislative sessions