158th Georgia General Assembly

Term of state legislature in US state of Georgia January 2025 November 2025 158th 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 157th 159th Senate Senate Chamber, Georgia State Capitol, Atlanta 20160718 1.jpg nowrap 56 Senators #FF0000 darkgray Republican (33) #0000FF darkgray Democratic (23) (2025 01 13 y) Republican Party Senate President Burt Jones (R) Majority leader Steve Gooch (R) Minority leader Harold V. Jones II (D) House of Representatives House Chamber, Georgia State Capitol, Atlanta 20160718 1.jpg nowrap 180 Representatives #FF0000 darkgray Republican (100) #0000FF darkgray Democratic (80) (2025 01 13 y) Republican Party Speaker of the House Jon G. Burns (R) House majority leader Chuck Efstration (R) House minority leader Carolyn Hugley (D) 2025 01 13 2025 04 04 The 158th Georgia General Assembly will consist of two sessions of the Georgia General Assembly in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, the first in 2025 and the second in 2026. The first session began on January13, 2025. The Assembly's members were elected in the 2024 State Senate and State House elections. The Senate comprises 33Republicans and 23Democrats,Joyner Tammy In the (state)house: Meet the newest members of the Georgia legislature https://pro.stateaffairs.com/ga/elections/general-assembly-2025-new-legislators State Affairs 27 November 2024 8 November 2024 while the House is made up of 100Republicans and 80Democrats.Baruchman Michelle Republicans hold on to most of the competitive seats in Georgia Legislature https://www.ajc.com/politics/republicans-hold-onto-most-of-the-competitive-seats-in-georgia-legislature/MVUS5KYM4ZCIHB25GQNCIBBQ5E/ 27 November 2024 The Atlanta Journal-Constitution 6 November 2024 Overall there are 22 new members: four senators and 18 representatives.Beam Adam New Georgia lawmakers vow to listen, learn as first session approaches https://www.ajc.com/politics/new-georgia-lawmakers-vow-to-listen-learn-as-first-session-approaches/NXOSRSQEPBAW3HEKAHRZQO735E/ 6 January 2025 The Atlanta Journal-Constitution 2025-01-01 In the Senate, the Democrats elected Harold V. Jones II as Senate minority leader, and House Democrats chose Carolyn Hugley as House minority leader.Van Brimmer Adam Georgia Senate Democrats elect Harold Jones II as minority leader https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-senate-democrats-elect-harold-jones-ii-as-minority-leader/4AN3CXA3URAABNMDDEEPHKO7VI/ 27 November 2024 The Atlanta Journal-Constitution 8 November 2024Niesse Mark Democrat Carolyn Hugley chosen as Georgia House minority leader https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-state-rep-carolyn-hugley-wins-race-for-house-minority-leader/4BDH36V6ZVGLLAUFW33C6LA6YY/ 27 November 2024 The Atlanta Journal-Constitution 14 November 2024 Officers State Senate As of January 2025, the majority and minority leadership of the State Senate is as follows:Senate Leadership (2025-2026 Regular Session) https://www.legis.ga.gov/senate/leadership Georgia General Assembly 27 January 2025 OfficeOfficeholderPartyLt. Governor and Senate PresidentBurt JonesRepublicanPresident pro-temporeJohn F. KennedyRepublicanMajority leaderSteve GoochRepublicanMajority whipRandy RobertsonRepublicanMajority caucus chairJason AnavitarteRepublicanMajority caucus vice-chairMatt BrassRepublicanMajority caucus secretaryLarry Walker IIIRepublicanMinority leaderHarold V. Jones IIDemocraticMinority whipKim JacksonDemocraticMinority caucus chairElena ParentDemocraticMinority caucus vice-chairSonya HalpernDemocraticMinority caucus secretaryNan OrrockDemocratic House of Representatives As of January 2025, the majority and minority leadership of the House of Representatives is as follows:House Leadership (2025-2026 Regular Session) https://www.legis.ga.gov/house/leadership Georgia General Assembly 27 January 2025 OfficeOfficeholderPartySpeaker of the HouseJon G. BurnsRepublicanSpeaker pro-temporeJan JonesRepublicanMajority leaderChuck EfstrationRepublicanMajority whipJames BurchettRepublicanMajority caucus chairBruce WilliamsonRepublicanMajority caucus vice-chairHouston GainesRepublicanMajority caucus secretary/treasurerGinny EhrhartRepublicanMajority caucus chief deputy whipRob LeverettRepublicanMinority leaderCarolyn HugleyDemocraticMinority whipSam ParkDemocraticMinority caucus chairTanya F. MillerDemocraticMinority caucus vice-chairSpencer FryeDemocraticMinority caucus secretaryPark CannonDemocraticMinority caucus treasurerSolomon AdesanyaDemocraticMinority caucus chief deputy whipSaira DraperDemocratic Composition State Senate Special elections A special election was held on August 30 to succeed State Senator Brandon Beach, who was appointed by President Donald Trump as U.S. Treasurer. Out of seven candidates, Democrat Debra Shigley and Republican Jason Dickerson advanced to the September 23 runoff, where Dickerson defeated Shigley.Homan Maya 2025-08-30 Democrats raise their hopes as Debra Shigley, Jason Dickerson advance to runoff • Georgia Recorder https://georgiarecorder.com/2025/08/30/georgia-democrats-hope-anti-trump-mood-could-propel-state-senate-candidate-to-upset-win-in-runoff/ 2025-10-24 Georgia Recorder en-US2025-09-24 Republican Jason Dickerson wins Georgia Senate runoff, defeating Democrat darling Debra Shigley - CBS Atlanta https://www.cbsnews.com/atlanta/news/georgia-runoff-to-decide-state-senator-in-a-deep-red-district-where-a-democrat-made-gains/ 2025-10-24 www.cbsnews.com en-US A special election was called for Senate District 35 on November 18 to succeed Jason Esteves. Democratic candidates Jaha Howard and Roger Bruce advanced to the December 16 runoff. Party composition thumb|upright=1.5|Map of the 2024 State Senate election: #92C5DE Democratic hold #F48882 Republican hold AffiliationParty (Shading indicates majority caucus)TotalRepublicanDemocraticVacantEnd of 157thRepublican Colton Moore (District 53) removed from Republican caucus September 28, 2023 https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-senator-who-called-for-fulton-da-probe-suspended-from-gop-caucus/BMR3EXB23JHXBD6PA4CRQBZJQY/ Georgia senator who called for Fulton DA probe suspended from GOP caucus Prabhu Maya T. September 28, 2023 June 2, 2025 Atlanta Journal-Constitution 32 12356 0Beginning of 158th Assembly 32 1 2356 0May 4, 2025Beach Brandon Beach resigned on May 4, 2025 after being appointed as Treasurer of the United States 3155 1 Latest voting share31 55 1 1 55 1 23 55 1 Membership June 2025, the membership of the State Senate is as follows:Senators (2025–26 Regular Session) https://www.legis.ga.gov/members/senate Georgia General Assembly 10 January 2025 District Senator Party Since Residence 1 Ben Watson Ben Watson (politician) Republican 2015 Savannah 2 Derek Mallow Democratic 2023 Savannah 3 Mike Hodges Mike Hodges (politician) Republican 2023 Brunswick 4 Billy Hickman Republican 2020 Statesboro 5 Sheikh Rahman Democratic 2019 Lawrenceville 6 Matt Brass Republican 2017 Newnan 7 Nabilah Islam Democratic 2023 Duluth 8 Russ Goodman Republican 2021 Cogdell 9 Nikki Merritt Democratic 2021 Grayson 10 Emanuel Jones Democratic 2005 Decatur 11 Sam Watson Sam Watson (politician) Republican 2023 Moultrie 12 Freddie Sims Democratic 2009 Dawson 13 Carden Summers Republican 2020 Cordele 14 Josh McLaurin Democratic 2023 Sandy Springs 15 Ed Harbison Democratic 1993 Columbus 16 Marty Harbin Republican 2015 Tyrone 17 Gail Davenport Democratic 2011 Jonesboro 18 John F. Kennedy John F. Kennedy (Georgia politician) Republican 2015 Macon 19 Blake Tillery Republican 2017 Vidalia 20 Larry Walker III Republican 2015 Perry 21 VacantBeach 22 Harold V. Jones II Democratic 2015 Augusta 23 Max Burns Republican 2021 Sylvania 24 Lee Anderson Lee Anderson (American politician) Republican 2017 Grovetown 25 Rick Williams Rick Williams (Georgia politician) Republican 2023 Milledgeville 26 David Lucas David Lucas (American politician) Democratic 2013 Macon 27 Greg Dolezal Republican 2019 Cumming 28 Donzella James Democratic 2009 Atlanta 29 Randy Robertson Randy Robertson (politician) Republican 2019 Cataula 30 Tim Bearden Republican 2024 Carrollton 31 Jason Anavitarte Republican 2021 Dallas 32 Kay Kirkpatrick Republican 2017 Marietta 33 Michael Rhett Democratic 2015 Marietta 34 Kenya Wicks Democratic 2025 Fayetteville 35 Jason Esteves Democratic 2023 Atlanta 36 Nan Orrock Democratic 2007 Atlanta 37 Ed Setzler Republican 2023 Acworth 38 RaShaun Kemp Democratic 2025 Atlanta 39 Sonya Halpern Democratic 2021 Atlanta 40 Sally Harrell Democratic 2019 Chamblee 41 Kim Jackson Kim Jackson (politician) Democratic 2021 Stone Mountain 42 Brian Strickland Republican 2018 McDonough 43 Tonya Anderson Democratic 2017 Lithonia 44 Elena Parent Democratic 2015 Atlanta 45 Clint Dixon Republican 2021 Buford 46 Bill Cowsert Republican 2007 Athens 47 Frank Ginn Republican 2011 Royston 48 Shawn Still Republican 2023 Norcross 49 Drew Echols Republican 2025 Gainesville 50 Bo Hatchett Republican 2021 Cornelia 51 Steve Gooch Republican 2011 Dahlonega 52 Chuck Hufstetler Republican 2013 Rome 53 Colton Moore Republican 2023 Trenton 54 Chuck Payne Republican 2017 Dalton 55 Randal Mangham Democratic 2025 Stone Mountain 56 John Albers Republican 2011 Roswell House of Representatives Special elections A special election was called for House District 106 on November 4 to succeed Shelly Hutchinson. Democratic candidates Marqus Cole and Muhammad Akbar Ali advanced to the December 2 runoff. Ali defeated Cole in a low-turnout contest, becoming the youngest state lawmaker in Georgia's history at 21 years of age.Homan Maya 2025-12-02 Akbar Ali wins runoff, becoming Georgia's youngest state lawmaker https://georgiarecorder.com/briefs/ali-wins-gwinnett-county-race-becoming-the-youngest-state-lawmaker-serving-in-georgia/ 2025-12-03 Georgia Recorder en-US A special election was called for Georgia's 121st House district on December 9 to succeed Marcus Wiedower. Democratic candidate Eric Gisler and Republican candidate Mack "Dutch" Guest IV filed for the election. Gisler won the special election for Democrats, flipping a seat which had previously voted for Donald Trump in 2024 by 12 percentage points. A special election was called for Georgia's 23rd House district on December 9 to succeed Mandi Ballinger. Five Republicans and one Democrat filed for the special election. Republican Bill Fincher and Democrat Scott Sanders advanced to the January 6, 2026 runoff. Party composition thumb|upright=1.5|Map of the 2024 House of Representatives election: #92C5DE Democratic hold #0671B0 Democratic gain #F48882 Republican hold #CA0120 Republican gain AffiliationParty (Shading indicates majority caucus)TotalRepublicanDemocraticVacantEnd of 157th General Assembly102781800Beginning of 158th General Assembly100801800Latest voting share100 180 080 180 0 Membership January 2025, the membership of the House is as follows:Representatives (2025–2026 Regular Session) https://www.legis.ga.gov/members/house Georgia General Assembly 10 January 2025 District Representative Party Since Residence 1 Mike Cameron Mike Cameron (politician) Republican 2021 Rossville 2 Steve Tarvin Republican 2014 Chickamauga 3 Mitchell Horner Republican 2023 Ringgold 4 Kasey Carpenter Republican 2017 Dalton 5 Matt Barton Matt Barton (politician) Republican 2019 Calhoun 6 Jason Ridley Republican 2017 Chatsworth 7 Johnny Chastain Republican 2023 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 Dempsey Republican 2007 Rome 14 Mitchell Scoggins Republican 2019 Rydal 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 Jordan Ridley Jordan Ridley (politician) Republican 2023 Woodstock 23 Mandi Ballinger Republican 2013 Canton 24 Carter Barrett Republican 2023 Cumming 25 Todd Jones Todd Jones (politician) Republican 2017 Cumming 26 Lauren McDonald Republican 2021 Cumming 27 Lee Hawkins Republican 2013 Gainesville 28 Brent Cox Republican 2023 Dawsonville 29 Matt Dubnik Republican 2017 Gainesville 30 Derrick McCollum Republican 2023 Chestnut Mountain 31 Emory Dunahoo Republican 2011 Gillsville 32 Chris Erwin Republican 2023 Homer 33 Alan Powell Alan Powell (politician) Republican 1991 Hartwell 34 Devan Seabaugh Republican 2021 Marietta 35 Lisa Campbell Lisa Campbell (politician) Democratic 2023 Kennesaw 36 Ginny Ehrhart Republican 2019 Powder Springs 37 Mary Frances Williams Democratic 2019 Marietta 38 David Wilkerson David Wilkerson (politician) Democratic 2011 Powder Springs 39 Terry Cummings Terry Cummings (politician) Democratic 2023 Mableton 40 Kimberly New Republican 2023 Villa Rica 41 Michael Smith Michael Smith (Georgia politician) Democratic 2013 Marietta 42 Gabriel Sanchez Gabriel Sanchez (politician) Democratic 2025 Smyrna 43 Solomon Adesanya Democratic 2023 Marietta 44 Don Parsons Don Parsons (politician) Republican 1995 Marietta 45 Sharon Cooper Republican 1997 Marietta 46 John Carson John Carson (Georgia politician) Republican 2011 Marietta 47 Jan Jones Jan Jones (Georgia politician) Republican 2003 Milton 48 Scott Hilton Scott Hilton (politician) Republican 2023 Peachtree Corners 49 Chuck Martin Chuck Martin (politician) Republican 2003 Alpharetta 50 Michelle Au Democratic 2021 Johns Creek 51 Esther Panitch Democratic 2023 Sandy Springs 52 Shea Roberts Democratic 2021 Atlanta 53 Deborah Silcox Republican 2023 Sandy Springs 54 Betsy Holland Democratic 2019 Atlanta 55 Inga Willis Democratic 2023 Atlanta 56 Bryce Berry Democratic 2025 Atlanta 57 Stacey Evans Democratic 2021 Atlanta 58 Park Cannon Democratic 2016 Atlanta 59 Phil Olaleye Democratic 2023 Atlanta 60 Sheila Jones Democratic 2005 Atlanta 61 Mekyah McQueen Democratic 2025 Smyrna 62 Tanya F. Miller Democratic 2023 Atlanta 63 Kim Schofield Democratic 2017 Atlanta 64 Sylvia Wayfer Baker Democratic 2025 Douglasville 65 Robert Dawson Robert Dawson (Georgia politician) Democratic 2025 Atlanta 66 Kimberly Alexander Democratic 2013 Hiram 67 Lydia Glaize Democratic 2023 Fairburn 68 Derrick Jackson Derrick Jackson (politician) Democratic 2023 Tyrone 69 Debra Bazemore Democratic 2017 South Fulton 70 Lynn Smith Lynn Smith (politician) Republican 1997 Newnan 71 Jutt Howard Justin Howard (politician) Republican 2025 Carrollton 72 David Huddleston politician Republican 2023 Roopville 73 Josh Bonner Republican 2017 Fayetteville 74 Robert Flournoy Democratic 2025 Hampton 75 Eric Bell II Democratic 2023 Jonesboro 76 Sandra Scott Sandra Scott (politician) Democratic 2011 Rex 77 Rhonda Burnough Democratic 2017 Riverdale 78 Demetrius Douglas Democratic 2013 Stockbridge 79 Yasmin Neal Democratic 2011 Jonesboro 80 Long Tran Democratic 2023 Dunwoody 81 Noelle Kahaian Republican 2025 Locust Grove 82 Karen Mathiak Republican 2017 Griffin 83 Karen Lupton Democratic 2023 Chamblee 84 Mary Margaret Oliver Democratic 2003 Decatur 85 Karla Drenner Democratic 2001 Avondale Estates 86 Imani Barnes Democratic 2023 Tucker 87 Viola Davis Viola Davis (Georgia politician) Democratic 2019 Stone Mountain 88 Billy Mitchell Billy Mitchell (politician) Democratic 2003 Stone Mountain 89 Omari Crawford Democratic 2023 Decatur 90 Saira Draper Democratic 2023 Atlanta 91 Angela Moore Democratic 2021 Stonecrest 92 Rhonda Taylor Democratic 2021 Conyers 93 Doreen Carter Democratic 2015 Lithonia 94 Karen Bennett Karen Bennett (politician) Democratic 2013 Stone Mountain 95 Dar'shun Kendrick Democratic 2023 Lithonia 96 Arlene Beckles Democratic 2025 Norcross 97 Ruwa Romman Democratic 2023 Duluth 98 Marvin Lim Democratic 2021 Norcross 99 Matt Reeves Matt Reeves (politician) Republican 2023 Duluth 100 David Clark David Clark (Georgia politician) Republican 2015 Buford 101 Scott Holcomb Democratic 2011 Atlanta 102 Gabe Okoye Democratic 2017 Lawrenceville 103 Soo Hong Republican 2023 Lawrenceville 104 Chuck Efstration Republican 2013 Mulberry 105 Sandy Donatucci Republican 2025 Buford 106 Shelly Hutchinson Democratic 2019 Snellville 107 Sam Park Democratic 2023 Lawrenceville 108 Jasmine Clark Democratic 2019 Lilburn 109 Dewey McClain Democratic 2023 Lawrenceville 110 Segun Adeyina Democratic 2023 Grayson 111 Reynaldo Martinez Republican 2023 Loganville 112 Bruce Williamson Bruce Williamson (politician) Republican 2023 Monroe 113 Sharon Henderson Democratic 2021 Covington 114 Tim Fleming Tim Fleming (politician) Republican 2023 Covington 115 Regina Lewis-Ward Democratic 2023 McDonough 116 El-Mahdi Holly Democratic 2023 Stockbridge 117 Mary Ann Santos Democratic 2025 McDonough 118 Clint Crowe Republican 2023 Jackson 119 Holt Persinger Republican 2023 Winder 120 Houston Gaines Republican 2019 Athens 121 Marcus Wiedower Republican 2019 Watkinsville 122 Spencer Frye Democratic 2013 Athens 123 Rob Leverett Republican 2023 Elberton 124 Trey Rhodes Republican 2015 Greensboro 125 Gary Richardson Gary Richardson (Georgia politician) Republican 2024 Evans 126 L.C. Myles Democratic 2025 Hephzibah 127 Mark Newton Mark Newton (politician) Republican 2023 Augusta 128 Mack Jackson Democratic 2009 Sandersville 129 Karlton Howard Democratic 2023 Augusta 130 Lynn Gladney Democratic 2023 Augusta 131 Rob Clifton Republican 2025 Evans 132 Brian Prince Democratic 2023 Augusta 133 Danny Mathis Republican 2019 Cochran 134 Robert Dickey Robert Dickey (American politician) Republican 2011 Musella 135 Beth Camp Republican 2021 Concord 136 David Jenkins David Jenkins (Georgia politician) Republican 2021 Grantville 137 Debbie Buckner Democratic 2003 Junction City 138 Vance Smith Republican 2019 Pine Mountain 139 Carmen Rice Republican 2024 Fortson 140 Tremaine Teddy Reese Democratic 2023 Columbus 141 Carolyn Hugley Democratic 1993 Columbus 142 Miriam Paris Democratic 2017 Macon 143 Anissa Jones Anissa Jones (politician) Democratic 2025 Macon 144 Dale Washburn Republican 2019 Macon 145 Tangie Herring Democratic 2025 Macon 146 Shaw Blackmon Republican 2015 Bonaire 147 Bethany Ballard Republican 2023 Warner Robins 148 Noel Williams Jr. Republican 2019 Cordele 149 Floyd Griffin Democratic 2025 Milledgeville 150 Patty Marie Stinson Democratic 2013 Butler 151 Mike Cheokas Republican 2023 Americus 152 Bill Yearta Republican 2019 Sylvester 153 David Sampson David Sampson (Georgia politician) Democratic 2023 Albany 154 Gerald Greene Republican 2023 Cuthbert 155 Matt Hatchett Republican 2023 Dublin 156 Leesa Hagan Republican 2021 Lyons 157 Bill Werkheiser Republican 2015 Glennville 158 Butch Parrish Republican 1985 Swainsboro 159 Jon G. Burns Republican 2005 Newington 160 Lehman Franklin Republican 2023 Statesboro 161 Bill Hitchens Republican 2013 Rincon 162 Carl Gilliard Carl Gilliard (politician) Democratic 2016 Garden City 163 Anne Allen Westbrook Democratic 2023 Savannah 164 Ron Stephens Ron Stephens (Georgia politician) Republican 1997 Richmond Hill 165 Edna Jackson Edna Jackson (politician) Democratic 2021 Savannah 166 Jesse Petrea Republican 2015 Savannah 167 Buddy DeLoach Republican 2021 Townsend 168 Al Williams Al Williams (politician) Democratic 2003 Midway 169 Angie O'Steen Republican 2025 Ambrose 170 Jaclyn Ford Republican 2025 Tifton 171 Joe Campbell Joe Campbell (Georgia politician) Republican 2020 Camilla 172 Charles Cannon Charles Cannon (Georgia politician) Republican 2023 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 Rick Townsend Republican 2023 St. Simons 180 Steven Sainz Republican 2019 St. Marys See also List of Georgia state legislatures References and notes 2 158th