156th Georgia General Assembly

Term of state legislature in US state of Georgia February 2025 January 2025 June 2024 156th 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 155th 157th Senate Senate Chamber, Georgia State Capitol, Atlanta 20160718 1.jpg 56 (34 R, 22 D) Republican Party Senate President Geoff Duncan (R) House of Representatives House Chamber, Georgia State Capitol, Atlanta 20160718 1.jpg 180 (103 R, 76 D, 1 vacant) Republican Party Speaker of the House David Ralston (R) 2021 01 11 2021 03 31 2022 01 10 2022 04 04 The 156th Georgia General Assembly convened its first session on January 11, 2021, at the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta.https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-lawmakers-return-to-atlanta-for-2021-legislative-session/P65XKFVGYJHHXJJIHXKLIQR75M/ Georgia lawmakers return to Atlanta for 2021 legislative session Prabhu Maya T. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution 2021-01-20 The second session began on January 10, 2022 and ended April 4, 2022.Walker Larry Capitol Recap: A Welcome Back to the Gold Dome https://senatepress.net/2022/01 Georgia Senate Office 19 March 2025Albers John Welcome https://www.senatoralbers.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/181/2022/04/March-2022-Newsletter.pdf Senator Albers 19 March 2025 The membership of the General Assembly was elected in the 2020 State Senate and State House elections. Party composition Senate AffiliationParty (Shading indicates majority caucus)TotalRepublicanDemocraticVacantEnd of 155th General Assembly 35 2156 0Beginning of 156th General Assembly 34 2256 0 Latest voting share34 56 122 56 1 House of Representatives AffiliationParty (Shading indicates majority caucus)TotalRepublicanDemocraticVacantEnd of 155th General Assembly105741791“Pam Stephenson” Rep. Pam Stephenson resigned on September 10, 2020, and remained on the ballot in the 2020 general election unopposed.Lithonia Democratic lawmaker resigns from Georgia House Prabhu Maya T. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution 2021-01-20 https://www.ajc.com/politics/lithonia-democratic-lawmaker-resigns-from-georgia-house/P734SRN3BBDNDJHFYWZYICXBEM/ The seat remained vacant until Rep. Angela Moore was sworn in on March 16th, 2021, having won a special election primary runoff on March 9th.The Jolt: Georgia state senator warned of Asian hate crimes Monday Murphy Patricia AJC 2021-03-17 https://www.ajc.com/politics/politics-blog/the-jolt-georgia-state-senator-warned-of-asian-hate-crimes-monday/GN6QZILZ3NHVNKM4OCV4RSZ56Q/Beginning of 156th General Assembly103761791Latest voting share103 179 176 179 1 Members of the State Senate The following is a list of members of the Georgia State Senate.http://www.senate.ga.gov/senators/en-US/SenateMembersList.aspx Senate Members List www.senate.ga.gov 2021-01-20 DistrictSenatorPartyResidence1Ben WatsonRepublicanSavannah2Lester G. JacksonDemocraticSavannah3Sheila McNeillRepublican4Billy HickmanRepublicanReidsville5Sheikh RahmanDemocraticTucker6Jen JordanDemocraticAtlanta7Tyler HarperRepublicanOcilla8Russ GoodmanRepublican9Nikki MerrittDemocratic10Emanuel JonesDemocraticDecatur11Dean BurkeRepublicanBainbridge12Freddie Powell SimsDemocraticDawson13Carden SummersRepublicanAmericus14Bruce ThompsonRepublicanWhite15Ed HarbisonDemocraticColumbus16Marty HarbinRepublicanTyrone17Brian StricklandRepublicanMcDonough18John F. KennedyRepublicanMacon19Blake TilleryRepublicanVidalia20Larry Walker IIIRepublicanPerry21Brandon BeachRepublicanAlpharetta22Harold V. Jones IIDemocraticAugusta23Max BurnsRepublican24Lee AndersonRepublicanGrovetown25Burt JonesRepublicanJackson26David LucasDemocraticMacon27Greg DolezalRepublicanCumming28Matt BrassRepublicanNewnan29Randy RobertsonRepublicanColumbus30Mike DuganRepublicanCarrollton31Jason AnavitarteRepublican32Kay KirkpatrickRepublicanMarietta33Michael "Doc" RhettDemocraticMarietta34Valencia SeayDemocraticRiverdale35Donzella JamesDemocraticAtlanta36Nan OrrockDemocraticAtlanta37Lindsey TippinsRepublicanMarietta38Horacena TateDemocraticAtlanta39Sonya HalpernDemocratic40Sally HarrellDemocraticAtlanta41Kim JacksonDemocraticTucker42Elena ParentDemocraticAtlanta43Tonya AndersonDemocraticLithonia44Gail DavenportDemocraticJonesboro45Clint DixonRepublican46Bill CowsertRepublicanAthens47Frank GinnRepublicanDanielsville48Michelle AuDemocratic49Butch MillerRepublicanGainesville50Bo HatchettRepublican51Steve GoochRepublicanDahlonega52Chuck HufstetlerRepublicanRome53Jeff MullisRepublicanChickamauga54Chuck PayneRepublicanDalton55Gloria ButlerDemocraticStone Mountain56John AlbersRepublicanRoswell Members of the House of Representatives The following is a list of members of the Georgia House of Representatives.http://www.house.ga.gov/Representatives/en-US/HouseMembersList.aspx House Members List www.house.ga.gov 2021-01-20 District Representative Party Since City 1 Mike Cameron Mike Cameron (politician) Republican 2021 Rossville 2 Steve Tarvin Republican 2014 Chickamauga 3 Dewayne Hill Republican 2017 Ringgold 4 Kasey Carpenter Republican 2017 Dalton 5 Matt Barton Matt Barton (politician) Republican 2019 Calhoun 6 Jason Ridley Republican 2017 Chatsworth 7 David Ralston Republican 2003 Blue Ridge 8 Stan Gunter Republican 2021 Blairsville 9 Will Wade Will Wade (Georgia politician) Republican 2013 Dawsonville 10 Victor Anderson Victor Anderson (Georgia politician) Republican 2021 Cornelia 11 Rick Jasperse Republican 2010 Jasper 12 Eddie Lumsden Eddie Lumsden (politician) Republican 2013 Armuchee 13 Katie M. Dempsey Republican 2007 Rome 14 Mitchell Scoggins Republican 2019 Cartersville 15 Matthew Gambill Republican 2019 Cartersville 16 Trey Kelley Republican 2013 Cedartown 17 Martin Momtahan Republican 2019 Dallas 18 Tyler Smith Tyler Smith (politician) Republican 2021 Bremen 19 Joseph Gullett Republican 2019 Dallas 20 Charlice Byrd Republican 2013 Woodstock 21 Brad Thomas Brad Thomas (American politician) Republican 2013 Holly Springs 22 Wes Cantrell Republican 2015 Woodstock 23 Mandi L. Ballinger Republican 2013 Canton 24 Sheri Gilligan Republican 2015 Cumming 25 Todd Jones Todd Jones (politician) Republican 2017 South Forsyth 26 Lauren McDonald Republican 2021 Cumming 27 Lee Hawkins Republican 2013 Gainesville 28 Chris Erwin Republican 2019 Homer 29 Matt Dubnik Republican 2017 Gainesville 30 Emory Dunahoo Republican 2011 Gillsville 31 Tommy Benton Republican 2005 Jefferson 32 Alan Powell Alan Powell (politician) Republican 1991 Hartwell 33 Rob Leverett Republican 1995 Elberton 34 Bert Reeves Republican 2015 Marietta 35 Ed Setzler Republican 2005 Acworth 36 Ginny Ehrhart Republican 2019 Marietta 37 Mary Frances Williams Democratic 2019 Marietta 38 David Wilkerson David Wilkerson (politician) Democratic 2011 Powder Springs 39 Erica Thomas Democratic 2015 Austell 40 Erick Allen Democratic 2019 Smyrna 41 Michael Smith Michael Smith (Georgia politician) Democratic 2013 Marietta 42 Teri Anulewicz Democratic 2017 Smyrna 43 Sharon Cooper Republican 1997 Marietta 44 Don Parsons Don Parsons (politician) Republican 1995 Marietta 45 Matt Dollar Republican 2003 Marietta 46 John Carson John Carson (Georgia politician) Republican 2011 Marietta 47 Jan Jones Jan Jones (Georgia politician) Republican 2003 Milton 48 Mary Robichaux Democratic 2019 Roswell 49 Chuck Martin Chuck Martin (politician) Republican 2003 Alpharetta 50 Angelika Kausche Democratic 2019 Johns Creek 51 Josh McLaurin Democratic 2019 Sandy Springs 52 Shea Roberts Democratic 2021 Atlanta 53 Sheila Jones Democratic 2005 Atlanta 54 Betsy Holland Democratic 2019 Atlanta 55 Marie Metze Democratic 2015 Atlanta 56 Meisha Meinor Democratic 2021 Atlanta 57 Stacey Evans Democratic 2021 Atlanta 58 Park Cannon Democratic 2016 Atlanta 59 David Dreyer Democratic 2017 Atlanta 60 Kim Schofield Democratic 2017 Atlanta 61 Roger Bruce Democratic 2003 Atlanta 62 William Boddie Democratic 2017 East Point 63 Debra Bazemore Democratic 2017 South Fulton 64 Derrick Jackson Derrick Jackson (politician) Democratic 2017 Tyrone 65 Mandisha Thomas Democratic 2021 Atlanta 66 Kimberly Alexander Democratic 2013 Hiram 67 Micah Gravley Republican 2013 Douglasville 68 J Collins Republican 2017 Villa Rica 69 Randy Nix Republican 2007 LaGrange 70 Lynn Smith Lynn Smith (politician) Republican 1997 Newnan 71 Philip Singleton Republican 2019 Sharpsburg 72 Josh Bonner Republican 2017 Fayetteville 73 Karen Mathiak Republican 2017 Griffin 74 Yasmin Neal Democratic 2021 Jonesboro 75 Mike Glanton Democratic 2013 Jonesboro 76 Sandra Scott Sandra Scott (politician) Democratic 2011 Rex 77 Rhonda Burnough Democratic 2017 Riverdale 78 Demetrius Douglas Democratic 2013 Stockbridge 79 Mike Wilensky Democratic 2019 Dunwoody 80 Matthew Wilson Matthew Wilson (politician) Democratic 2019 Brookhaven 81 Scott Holcomb Democratic 2011 Atlanta 82 Mary Margaret Oliver Democratic 2003 Decatur 83 Becky Evans Democratic 2019 Atlanta 84 Renitta Shannon Democratic 2017 Decatur 85 Karla Drenner Democratic 2001 Avondale Estates 86 Zulma Lopez Democratic 2021 Atlanta 87 Viola Davis Viola Davis (Georgia politician) Democratic 2019 Stone Mountain 88 Billy Mitchell Billy Mitchell (politician) Democratic 2003 Stone Mountain 89 Bee Nguyen Democratic 2017 Atlanta 90 Angela Moore Democratic 2021 Decatur 91 Rhonda Taylor Democratic 2021 Conyers 92 Doreen Carter Democratic 2015 Lithonia 93 Dar'shun Kendrick Democratic 2011 Lithonia 94 Karen Bennett Karen Bennett (politician) Democratic 2013 Stone Mountain 95 Beth Moore Beth Moore (politician) Democratic 2019 Peachtree Corners 96 Pedro Marin Pedro Marin (politician) Democratic 2003 Duluth 97 Bonnie Rich Republican 2019 Suwanee 98 David Clark David Clark (Georgia politician) Republican 2015 Buford 99 Marvin Lim Democratic 2021 Norcross 100 Dewey McClain Democratic 2013 Lawrenceville 101 Sam Park Democratic 2017 Lawrenceville 102 Gregg Kennard Democratic 2017 Lawrenceville 103 Timothy Barr Republican 2013 Lawrenceville 104 Chuck Efstration Republican 2013 Dacula 105 Donna McLeod Democratic 2019 Lawrenceville 106 Rebecca Mitchell Rebecca Mitchell (politician) Democratic 2021 Snellville 107 Shelly Hutchinson Democratic 2019 Snellville 108 Jasmine Clark Democratic 2019 Lilburn 109 Regina Lewis-Ward Democratic 2021 McDonough 110 Clint Crowe Republican 2021 Jackson 111 El-Mahdi Holly Democratic 2019 Stockbridge 112 Dave Belton Republican 2015 Buckhead 113 Sharon Henderson Democratic 2021 Atlanta 114 Tom Kirby Tom Kirby (politician) Republican 2012 Loganville 115 Bruce Williamson Bruce Williamson (politician) Republican 2011 Monroe 116 Terry England Republican 2005 Auburn 117 Houston Gaines Republican 2019 Athens 118 Spencer Frye Democratic 2013 Athens 119 Marcus A. Wiedower Republican 2019 Watkinsville 120 Trey Rhodes Republican 2015 Greensboro 121 Barry Fleming Republican 2013 Harlem 122 Jodi Lott Republican 2015 Evans 123 Mark Newton Mark Newton (politician) Republican 2017 Augusta 124 Henry Howard Henry Howard (Georgia politician) Democratic 2007 Augusta 125 Sheila Clark Nelson Democratic 2017 Augusta 126 Gloria Frazier Democratic 2007 Hephzibah 127 Brian Prince Democratic 2013 Augusta 128 Mack Jackson Democratic 2009 Sandersville 129 Susan Holmes Susan Holmes (politician) Republican 2011 Monticello 130 David Knight David Knight (politician) Republican 2005 Griffin 131 Beth Camp Republican 2021 Concord 132 David Jenkins David Jenkins (Georgia politician) Republican 2021 Grantville 133 Vance Smith Republican 1993 Pine Mountain 134 Richard H. Smith Republican 2005 Columbus 135 Calvin Smyre Democratic 1975 Columbus 136 Carolyn Hugley Democratic 1993 Columbus 137 Debbie Buckner Democratic 2003 Junction City 138 Mike Cheokas Republican 2019 Americus 139 Patty Bentley Democratic 2013 Butler 140 Robert Dickey Robert Dickey (American politician) Republican 2011 Musella 141 Dale Washburn Republican 2019 Macon 142 Miriam Paris Democratic 2017 Macon 143 James Beverly Democratic 2011 Macon 144 Danny Mathis Republican 2011 Cochran 145 Rick Williams Rick Williams (Georgia politician) Republican 2017 Milledgeville 146 Shaw Blackmon Republican 2015 Bonaire 147 Heath Clark Republican 2015 Warner Robins 148 Noel Williams, Jr. Republican 2019 Cordele 149 Robert Pruitt Robert Pruitt (politician) Republican 2021 Eastman 150 Matt Hatchett Republican 2011 Dublin 151 Gerald Greene Republican 1983 Cuthbert 152 Bill Yearta Republican 2019 Sylvester 153 CaMia Hopson Democratic 2019 Albany 154 Winfred Dukes Democratic 1997 Albany 155 Clay Pirkle Republican 2015 Ashburn 156 Greg Morris Greg Morris (politician) Republican 1999 Vidalia 157 Bill Werkheiser Republican 2015 Glennville 158 Butch Parrish Republican 1985 Swainsboro 159 Jon G. Burns Republican 2005 Newington 160 Jan Tankersley Republican 2011 Brooklet 161 Bill Hitchens Republican 2013 Rincon 162 Carl Wayne Gilliard Democratic 2016 Garden City 163 Derek Mallow Democratic 2021 Savannah 164 Ron Stephens Ron Stephens (Georgia politician) Republican 1997 Savannah 165 Mickey Stephens Democratic 2009 Savannah 166 Jesse Petrea Republican 2015 Savannah 167 Buddy DeLoach Republican 2021 Townsend 168 Al Williams Al Williams (politician) Democratic 2003 Midway 169 Dominic LaRiccia Republican 2015 Douglas 170 Penny Houston Republican 1997 Nashville 171 Joe Campbell Joe Campbell (Georgia politician) Republican 2020 Camilla 172 Sam Watson Sam Watson (politician) Republican 2013 Moultrie 173 Darlene Taylor Darlene Taylor (politician) Republican 2011 Thomasville 174 John Corbett John Corbett (politician) Republican 2015 Lake Park 175 John LaHood Republican 2018 Valdosta 176 James Burchett James Burchett (politician) Republican 2019 Waycross 177 Dexter Sharper Democratic 2013 Valdosta 178 Steven Meeks Republican 2019 Screven 179 Don Hogan Republican 2017 St. Simon's Island 180 Steven Sainz Republican 2019 Woodbine See also List of Georgia state legislatures Notes References 2 Category:Georgia (U.S. state) legislative sessions Category:2021 in Georgia (U.S. state) Georgia Category:2022 U.S. legislative sessions Category:2022 in Georgia (U.S. state)