148th Georgia General Assembly

Term of state legislature in US state of Georgia February 2026 January 2025 148th 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 147th 149th Senate 56 (34 R, 22 D) Republican Party President of the Senate Mark Taylor (D) House of Representatives 180 (99 R, 80 D, 1 I) Republican Party Speaker of the House Glenn Richardson (R) The 2005 regular session of the 148th Georgia General Assembly met from January 10, 2005, to March 31, 2005, at which time both houses adjourned sine die. In addition, Governor Sonny Perdue called for a special session, which met from September 6, 2005, to September 10, 2005. This was the first session since Reconstruction that both houses were controlled by Republicans, as the House of Representatives was won by the GOP at the 2004 election. The legislature redrew legislative and congressional maps in 2005 after federal judges struck down both maps which were drawn by the 146th legislature as violating the one person, one vote guarantee of the U.S. Constitution, resulting in a reshuffling of districts which took effect in the next legislature which shored up Republican gains in both chambers and in Congress. The 2006 regular session of the 148th General Assembly met from January 9, 2006, to March 30, 2006, at which time both houses adjourned sine die. Party standings Senate Affiliation Members  Republican Party 34  Democratic Party 22  Other party* 0  Seat vacant** 0  Total 56 House of Representatives Affiliation Members  Republican Party 99  Democratic Party 80  Other party* 1  Seat vacant** 0  Total 180 *Active political parties in Georgia are not limited to the Democratic and Republican parties. Libertarians, Greens, the Southern Party of Georgia, and others, run candidates in numerous elections. However, for the 2005-06 session of the General Assembly, only one legislator was not from the two major parties, and he did not run as a member of any other party. Officers Senate Presiding Officer PositionNamePartyDistrict Democratic Party (United States)PresidentMark Taylor Democratn/a Republican Party (United States)President Pro TemporeEric JohnsonRepublican1 Majority leadership PositionNameDistrict Republican Party (United States)Senate Majority LeaderBill Stephens27 Republican Party (United States)Majority Caucus ChairmanDon Balfour9 Republican Party (United States)Majority WhipMitch Seabaugh28 Minority leadership PositionNameDistrict Democratic Party (United States)Senate Minority LeaderRobert Brown26 Democratic Party (United States)Minority Caucus ChairmanTim Golden8 Democratic Party (United States)Minority WhipDavid I. Adelman42 Democratic Party (United States)Minority WhipGloria Butler55 House of Representatives Presiding Officer PositionNamePartyDistrict Republican Party (United States)Speaker of the HouseGlenn RichardsonRepublican19 Republican Party (United States)Speaker Pro TemporeMark BurkhalterRepublican50 Democratic Party (United States)Speaker EmeritusTerry ColemanDemocrat144 Majority leadership PositionNameDistrict Republican Party (United States)House Majority LeaderJerry Keen179 Republican Party (United States)Majority Caucus ChairmanSharon Cooper41 Republican Party (United States)Majority Caucus Vice ChairmanJay Roberts154 Republican Party (United States)Majority Caucus SecretarySue Burmeister119 Republican Party (United States)Majority WhipBarry A. Fleming117 Minority leadership PositionNameDistrict Democratic Party (United States)House Minority LeaderDuBose Porter143 Democratic Party (United States)Minority Caucus ChairmanCalvin Smyre132 Democratic Party (United States)Minority Caucus Vice ChairmanNan Grogan Orrock58 Democratic Party (United States)Minority Caucus SecretaryNikki T. Randall138 Democratic Party (United States)Minority WhipCarolyn Fleming Hugley133 Members of the Georgia State Senate, 2005-2006 DistrictSenatorPartyResidence 1 Eric Johnson Republican Savannah 2 Regina Thomas Democratic Savannah 3 Jeff Chapman Republican Brunswick 4 Jack Hill Republican Reidsville 5 Curt Thompson Democratic Norcross 6 Doug Stoner Democratic Smyrna 7 Greg Goggans Republican Douglas 8 Tim Golden Democratic Valdosta 9 Don Balfour Republican Snellville 10 Emanuel D. Jones Democratic Decatur 11 John Bulloch Republican Ochlocknee 12 Michael S. Meyer von Bremen Democratic Albany 13 Joseph I. Carter Republican Tifton 14 George Hooks Democratic Americus 15 Ed Harbison Democratic Columbus 16 Ronnie Chance Republican Tyrone 17 John Douglas Republican Covington 18 Cecil Staton Republican Macon 19 Tommie Williams Republican Lyons 20 Ross Tolleson Republican Perry 21 Chip Rogers Republican Woodstock 22 Ed Tarver Democratic Augusta 23 J.B. Powell Democratic Blythe 24 Jim Whitehead Republican Evans 25 Johnny Grant Republican Milledgeville 26 Robert Brown Democratic Macon 27 Bill Stephens Republican Canton 28 Mitch Seabaugh Republican Sharpsburg 29 Seth Harp Republican Midland 30 Bill Hamrick Republican Carrollton 31 Bill Heath Republican Bremen 32 Judson H. Hill Republican Marietta 33 Steve Thompson Democratic Marietta 34 Valencia Seay Democratic Riverdale 35 Kasim Reed Democratic Atlanta 36 Sam Zamarripa Democratic Atlanta 37 John J. Wiles Republican Marietta 38 Horacena Tate Democratic Atlanta 39 Vincent D. Fort Democratic Atlanta 40 Daniel J. Weber Republican Dunwoody 41 Steve Henson Democratic Tucker 42 David Adelman Democratic Decatur 43 Steen Miles Democratic Decatur 44 Terrell Starr Democratic Jonesboro 45 Renee S. Unterman Republican Buford 46 Brian P. Kemp Republican Athens 47 Ralph T. Hudgens Republican Comer 48 David J. Shafer Republican Duluth 49 Casey Cagle Republican Chestnut Mountain 50 Nancy Schaefer Republican Turnerville 51 Chip Pearson Republican Dawsonville 52 Preston W. Smith Republican Rome 53 Jeff E. Mullis Republican Chickamauga 54 Don R. Thomas Republican Dalton 55 Gloria Butler Democratic Stone Mountain 56 Dan Moody Republican Alpharetta Members of the Georgia State House of Representatives, 2005–2006 District Representative Party Residence 1 Jay Neal Republican LaFayette 2 Martin Scott Republican Rossville 3 Ronald L. Forster Republican Ringgold 4 Roger Williams Republican Dalton 5 John D. Meadows, III Republican Calhoun 6 Tom Dickson Republican Cohutta 7 David Ralston Republican Blue Ridge 8 Charles F. Jenkins Democratic Blairsville 9 Amos Amerson Republican Dahlonega 10 Benjamin D. Bridges, Sr. Republican Cleveland 11 Barbara Massey Reece Democratic Menlo 12 Tom Graves Republican Ranger 13 Paul E. Smith Democratic Rome 14 Barry Dean Loudermilk Republican Cassville 15 Jeff Lewis Republican White 16 Bill Cummings Democratic Rockmart 17 Howard R. Maxwell Republican Dallas 18 Mark Butler Republican Carrollton 19 Glenn Richardson Republican Hiram 20 Charlice H. Byrd Republican Woodstock 21 Calvin Hill Republican Canton 22 Chuck Scheid Republican Woodstock 23 Jack Murphy Republican Cumming 24 Tom Knox Republican Suwanee 25 James Mills Republican Gainesville 26 Carl Rogers Republican Gainesville 27 Stacey G. Reece Republican Gainesville 28 Jeanette Jamieson Democratic Toccoa 29 Alan Powell Democratic Hartwell 30 Tom McCall Republican Elberton 31 Tommy Benton Republican Jefferson 32 Judy Manning Republican Marietta 33 Don Wix Democratic Austell 34 Rich Golick Republican Smyrna 35 Ed Setzler Republican Acworth 36 Earl Ehrhart Republican Powder Springs 37 Terry Johnson Democratic Marietta 38 Steve Tumlin Republican Marietta 39 Alisha Thomas Morgan Democratic Austell 40 Rob Teilhet Democratic Smyrna 41 Sharon Cooper Republican Marietta 42 Don Parsons Republican Marietta 43 Bobby Franklin Republican Marietta 44 Sheila Jones Democratic Atlanta 45 Matt Dollar Republican Marietta 46 Jan Jones Republican Milton 47 Chuck Martin Republican Alphretta 48 Harry Geisinger Republican Roswell 49 Wendell Willard Republican Sandy Springs 50 Mark Burkhalter Republican Johns Creek 51 Tom Rice Republican Norcross 52 Joe Wilkinson Republican Atlanta 53 LaNett Stanley-Turner Democratic Atlanta 54 Edward Lindsey Republican Atlanta 55 "Able" Mable Thomas Democratic Atlanta 56 Kathy Ashe Democratic Atlanta 57 Pat Gardner Democratic Atlanta 58 Nan Grogan Orrock Democratic Atlanta 59 Douglas C. Dean Democratic Atlanta 60 Georganna T. Sinkfield Democratic Atlanta 61 Robert A. "Bob" Holmes Democratic East Point 62 Joe Heckstall Democratic East Point 63 Tyrone L. Brooks, Sr. Democratic Atlanta 64 Roger B. Bruce Democratic Atlanta 65 Sharon Beasley-Teague Democratic Red Oak 66 Virgil Fludd Democratic Tyrone 67 Bill Hembree Republican Winston 68 Tim Bearden Republican Villa Rica 69 Jeff Brown Republican LaGrange 70 Lynn Ratigan Smith Republican Newnan 71 Billy Horne Republican Sharpsburg 72 Dan Lakly Republican Peachtree City 73 John P. Yates Republican Griffin 74 Roberta Abdul-Salaam Democratic Riverdale 75 Ron Dodson Independent Lake City 76 Gail M. Buckner Democratic Jonesboro 77 Darryl Jordan Democratic Riverdale 78 Mike Barnes Democratic Duluth 79 Fran Millar Republican Atlanta 80 Mike Jacobs Democratic Brookhaven 81 Jill Chambers Republican Atlanta 82 Paul Jennings Republican Atlanta 83 Mary Margaret Oliver Democratic Decatur 84 JoAnn McClinton Democratic Atlanta 85 Stephanie Stuckey Benfield Democratic Atlanta 86 Karla Drenner Democratic Avondale Estates 87 Michele D. Henson Democratic Stone Mountain 88 Billy Mitchell Democratic Stone Mountain 89 Earnest "Coach" Williams Democratic Avondale Estates 90 Howard Mosby Democratic Atlanta 91 Stan Watson Democratic Decatur 92 Pam Stephenson Democratic Atlanta 93 Walter Ronnie Sailor, Jr. Democratic Lithonia 94 Randal Mangham Democratic Lithonia 95 Robert F. Mumford Republican Loganville 96 Pedro Rafael Marin Democratic Duluth 97 Brooks P. Coleman, Jr. Republican Duluth 98 Bobby Clifford Reese Republican Buford 99 Hugh Floyd Democratic Norcross 100 Brian W. Thomas Democratic Lilburn 101 Mike Coan Republican Lawrenceville 102 Clay Cox Republican Lilburn 103 David Casas Republican Lilburn 104 John Wilson Heard Republican Lawrenceville 105 Donna Sheldon Republican Dacula 106 Melvin Everson Republican Snellville 107 Len Walker Republican Loganville 108 Terry Lamar England Republican Auburn 109 Steve Davis Republican McDonough 110 John Lunsford Republican McDonough 111 Jeff May Republican Monroe 112 Doug Holt Republican Social Circle 113 Bob Smith Republican Watkinsville 114 Keith Heard Democratic Athens 115 Jane Kidd Democratic Athens 116 Mickey Channell Republican Greensboro 117 Barry A. Fleming Republican Harlem 118 Ben L. Harbin Republican Evans 119 Sue Burmeister Republican Augusta 120 Quincy Murphy Democratic Augusta121 Henry Howardhd121 Democratic Augusta Earnestine Howard Democratic Augusta 122 Pete Warren Democratic Augusta 123 Alberta Anderson Democratic Waynesboro 124 Sistie Hudson Democratic Sparta 125 Jim Cole Republican Monticello 126 David Knight Republican Griffin 127 Mack Crawford Republican Concord 128 Carl Von Epps Democratic LaGrange 129 Vance Smith, Jr. Republican Columbus 130 Debbie Buckner Democratic Junction City 131 Richard H. Smith Republican Columbus 132 Calvin Smyre Democratic Columbus 133 Carolyn Fleming Hugley Democratic Columbus 134 Mike Cheokas Democratic Americus 135 Lynmore James Democratic Montezuma 136 Robert Ray Democratic Fort Valley 137 David B. Graves Republican Macon 138 Nikki T. Randall Democratic Macon 139 David E. Lucas, Sr. Democratic Macon 140 Allen G. Freeman Republican Macon 141 Bobby Eugene Parham Democratic Milledgeville 142 Jimmy Lord Democratic Sandersville 143 DuBose Porter Democratic Dublin 144 Terry Coleman Democratic Eastman 145 Willie Lee Talton Republican Warner Robins 146 Larry O'Neal Republican Bonaire 147 Johnny W. Floyd Republican Cordele 148 Bob Hanner Democratic Parrott 149 Gerald E. Greene Democratic Cuthbert 150 Winfred J. Dukes Democratic Albany 151 Freddie Sims Democratic Dawson 152 Ed Rynders Republican Albany 153 Austin Scott Republican Tifton 154 Jay Roberts Republican Ocilla 155 Greg Morris Republican Vidalia 156 Larry "Butch" Parrish Republican Swainsboro 157 Jon G. Burns Republican Newington 158 Bob Lane Republican Brooklet 159 Buddy Carter Republican Pooler 160 Bob Bryant Democratic Garden City 161 Lester Jackson Democratic Savannah 162 Tom Bordeaux Democratic Savannah 163 Burke Day Republican Savannah 164 Ron Stephens Republican Savannah 165 Al Williams Democratic Midway 166 Terry E. Barnard Republican Glennville 167 Roger Bert Lane Republican Darien 168 Tommy Smith Republican Nicholls 169 Chuck Sims Republican Ambrose 170 Penny Houston Republican Nashville 171 A. Richard Royal Democratic Camilla 172 Gene Maddox Republican Cairo 173 Mike Keown Republican Thomasville 174 Ellis Black Democratic Valdosta 175 Ron Borders Democratic Valdosta 176 Jay Shaw Democratic Lakeland 177 Mark Hatfield Republican Waycross 178 George Hinson Mosley Republican Jesup 179 Jerry Keen Republican Brunswick 180 Cecily A. Hill Republican Woodbine hd121 Henry Howard died in office of a heart attack on October 3, 2005. A special election was held on November 8, 2005, to fill the seat, which was won by Rep. Howard's widow, Earnestine Howard. She was sworn in on November 17, 2005, and will serve out the remainder of her late husband's term of office. Notable Legislation 2005 general session Voting House Bill 244 requires voters to provide photographic identification at polling locations in order to vote and makes voting by absentee ballot easier, and also reinstituted the majority vote and runoffs for primaries and general elections which were abolished by the Democratic-majority General Assembly in 1995. Amid great controversy, the law was signed by Governor Perdue on April 22, 2005. Although the law received preclearance from the Department of Justice under the provisions of the Voting Rights Act, the law was later ruled unconstitutional by a court in Rome, Georgia. The current status of the law remains uncertain. 2006 general session Voting Senate Bill 84, like H.B. 244, requires photographic identification at poll locations to vote. To address some of the concerns raised by the court ruling against H.B. 244, S.B. 84 has more extensive provisions for assisting those without photographic identification to obtain acceptable identification. The bill was passed by both chambers and signed by Governor Perdue on January 26, 2006. Like H.B. 244, S.B. 84 received preclearance from the Justice Department, although it is currently being challenged in court. Eminent domain House Bill 1313 , which would restrict the uses for which private property can be taken via eminent domain, passed both the House and the Senate with no "no" votes. The bill is expected to be signed by Governor Perdue. House Resolution 1306 would amend the state constitution by replacing language allowing broad freedom to apply eminent domain with more restrictive language providing for additional restrictions as specified by laws such as H.B. 1313. The resolution passed the House and the Senate and was signed by Governor Perdue, and the question of its final adoption will be put to Georgia voters in the November election. Immigration Senate Bill 529 was strongly advocated by Senator Chip Rodgers and requires beneficiaries of many state services to provide proof of residency. Most Democrats voted against the legislation, but it nevertheless passed the House and Senate and was signed into law by Governor Perdue on April 17, 2006. See also Georgia (U.S. state) List of Georgia state legislatures References Georgia General Assembly 2005-2006 Legislative Session 2005-2006 Representatives by Name 2005-2006 Senators by District Category:Georgia (U.S. state) legislative sessions Category:2006 in American politics Category:2005 in Georgia (U.S. state) Category:2006 in Georgia (U.S. state) Category:2005 U.S. legislative sessions Category:2006 U.S. legislative sessions