156th Georgia General Assembly

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156th Georgia General Assembly
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Overview
Legislative body Georgia General Assembly
Meeting place Georgia State Capitol
Senate
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Members56 (34 R, 22 D)
Senate President Geoff Duncan (R)
Party control Republican Party
House of Representatives
House Chamber, Georgia State Capitol, Atlanta 20160718 1.jpg
Members180 (103 R, 76 D, 1 vacant)
Speaker of the House David Ralston (R)
Party control Republican Party
Sessions
1stJanuary 11, 2021 (2021-01-11) – March 31, 2021 (2021-03-31)
2ndJanuary 10, 2022 (2022-01-10) – April 4, 2022 (2022-04-04)

The 156th Georgia General Assembly convened its first session on January 11, 2021, at the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta. [1] The second session began on January 10, 2022 and ended April 4, 2022. [2] [3]

Contents

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)
Total
Republican Democratic Vacant
End of 155th General Assembly3521560
Beginning of 156th General Assembly3422560
Latest voting share

House of Representatives

AffiliationParty
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
Total
Republican Democratic Vacant
End of 155th General Assembly105741791 [a]
Beginning of 156th General Assembly103761791
Latest voting share

Members of the State Senate

The following is a list of members of the Georgia State Senate. [6]

DistrictSenatorPartyResidence
1 Ben Watson Republican Savannah
2 Lester G. Jackson Democratic Savannah
3 Sheila McNeill Republican
4 Billy Hickman Republican Reidsville
5 Sheikh Rahman Democratic Tucker
6 Jen Jordan Democratic Atlanta
7 Tyler Harper Republican Ocilla
8 Russ Goodman Republican
9 Nikki Merritt Democratic
10 Emanuel Jones Democratic Decatur
11 Dean Burke Republican Bainbridge
12 Freddie Powell Sims Democratic Dawson
13 Carden Summers Republican Americus
14 Bruce Thompson Republican White
15 Ed Harbison Democratic Columbus
16 Marty Harbin Republican Tyrone
17 Brian Strickland Republican McDonough
18 John F. Kennedy Republican Macon
19 Blake Tillery Republican Vidalia
20 Larry Walker III Republican Perry
21 Brandon Beach Republican Alpharetta
22 Harold V. Jones II Democratic Augusta
23 Max Burns Republican
24 Lee Anderson Republican Grovetown
25 Burt Jones Republican Jackson
26 David Lucas Democratic Macon
27 Greg Dolezal Republican Cumming
28 Matt Brass Republican Newnan
29 Randy Robertson Republican Columbus
30 Mike Dugan Republican Carrollton
31 Jason Anavitarte Republican
32 Kay Kirkpatrick Republican Marietta
33 Michael "Doc" Rhett Democratic Marietta
34 Valencia Seay Democratic Riverdale
35 Donzella James Democratic Atlanta
36 Nan Orrock Democratic Atlanta
37 Lindsey Tippins Republican Marietta
38 Horacena Tate Democratic Atlanta
39 Sonya Halpern Democratic
40 Sally Harrell Democratic Atlanta
41 Kim Jackson Democratic Tucker
42 Elena Parent Democratic Atlanta
43 Tonya Anderson Democratic Lithonia
44 Gail Davenport Democratic Jonesboro
45 Clint Dixon Republican
46 Bill Cowsert Republican Athens
47 Frank Ginn Republican Danielsville
48 Michelle Au Democratic
49 Butch Miller Republican Gainesville
50 Bo Hatchett Republican
51 Steve Gooch Republican Dahlonega
52 Chuck Hufstetler Republican Rome
53 Jeff Mullis Republican Chickamauga
54 Chuck Payne Republican Dalton
55 Gloria Butler Democratic Stone Mountain
56 John Albers Republican Roswell

Members of the House of Representatives

The following is a list of members of the Georgia House of Representatives. [7]

DistrictRepresentativePartySinceCity
1 Mike Cameron Republican2021 Rossville
2 Steve Tarvin Republican2014 Chickamauga
3 Dewayne Hill Republican2017 Ringgold
4 Kasey Carpenter Republican2017 Dalton
5 Matt Barton Republican2019 Calhoun
6 Jason Ridley Republican2017 Chatsworth
7 David Ralston Republican2003 Blue Ridge
8 Stan Gunter Republican2021 Blairsville
9 Will Wade Republican2013 Dawsonville
10 Victor Anderson Republican2021 Cornelia
11 Rick Jasperse Republican2010 Jasper
12 Eddie Lumsden Republican2013 Armuchee
13 Katie M. Dempsey Republican2007 Rome
14 Mitchell Scoggins Republican2019 Cartersville
15 Matthew Gambill Republican2019 Cartersville
16 Trey Kelley Republican2013 Cedartown
17 Martin Momtahan Republican2019 Dallas
18 Tyler Smith Republican2021 Bremen
19 Joseph Gullett Republican2019 Dallas
20 Charlice Byrd Republican2013 Woodstock
21 Brad Thomas Republican2013 Holly Springs
22 Wes Cantrell Republican2015 Woodstock
23 Mandi L. Ballinger Republican2013 Canton
24 Sheri Gilligan Republican2015 Cumming
25 Todd Jones Republican2017South Forsyth
26 Lauren McDonald Republican2021 Cumming
27 Lee Hawkins Republican2013 Gainesville
28 Chris Erwin Republican2019 Homer
29 Matt Dubnik Republican2017 Gainesville
30 Emory Dunahoo Republican2011 Gillsville
31 Tommy Benton Republican2005 Jefferson
32 Alan Powell Republican1991 Hartwell
33 Rob Leverett Republican1995 Elberton
34 Bert Reeves Republican2015 Marietta
35 Ed Setzler Republican2005 Acworth
36 Ginny Ehrhart Republican2019 Marietta
37 Mary Frances Williams Democratic2019 Marietta
38 David Wilkerson Democratic2011 Powder Springs
39 Erica Thomas Democratic2015 Austell
40 Erick Allen Democratic2019 Smyrna
41 Michael Smith Democratic2013 Marietta
42 Teri Anulewicz Democratic2017 Smyrna
43 Sharon Cooper Republican1997 Marietta
44 Don Parsons Republican1995 Marietta
45 Matt Dollar Republican2003 Marietta
46 John Carson Republican2011 Marietta
47 Jan Jones Republican2003 Milton
48 Mary Robichaux Democratic2019 Roswell
49 Chuck Martin Republican2003 Alpharetta
50 Angelika Kausche Democratic2019 Johns Creek
51 Josh McLaurin Democratic2019 Sandy Springs
52 Shea Roberts Democratic2021 Atlanta
53 Sheila Jones Democratic2005 Atlanta
54 Betsy Holland Democratic2019 Atlanta
55 Marie Metze Democratic2015 Atlanta
56 Meisha Meinor Democratic2021 Atlanta
57 Stacey Evans Democratic2021 Atlanta
58 Park Cannon Democratic2016 Atlanta
59 David Dreyer Democratic2017 Atlanta
60 Kim Schofield Democratic2017 Atlanta
61 Roger Bruce Democratic2003 Atlanta
62 William Boddie Democratic2017 East Point
63 Debra Bazemore Democratic2017 South Fulton
64 Derrick Jackson Democratic2017 Tyrone
65 Mandisha Thomas Democratic2021 Atlanta
66 Kimberly Alexander Democratic2013 Hiram
67 Micah Gravley Republican2013 Douglasville
68 J Collins Republican2017 Villa Rica
69 Randy Nix Republican2007 LaGrange
70 Lynn Smith Republican1997 Newnan
71 Philip Singleton Republican2019 Sharpsburg
72 Josh Bonner Republican2017 Fayetteville
73 Karen Mathiak Republican2017 Griffin
74 Yasmin Neal Democratic2021 Jonesboro
75 Mike Glanton Democratic2013 Jonesboro
76 Sandra Scott Democratic2011 Rex
77 Rhonda Burnough Democratic2017 Riverdale
78 Demetrius Douglas Democratic2013 Stockbridge
79 Mike Wilensky Democratic2019 Dunwoody
80 Matthew Wilson Democratic2019 Brookhaven
81 Scott Holcomb Democratic2011 Atlanta
82 Mary Margaret Oliver Democratic2003 Decatur
83 Becky Evans Democratic2019 Atlanta
84 Renitta Shannon Democratic2017 Decatur
85 Karla Drenner Democratic2001 Avondale Estates
86 Zulma Lopez Democratic2021 Atlanta
87 Viola Davis Democratic2019 Stone Mountain
88 Billy Mitchell Democratic2003 Stone Mountain
89 Bee Nguyen Democratic2017 Atlanta
90 Angela Moore Democratic2021 Decatur
91 Rhonda Taylor Democratic2021 Conyers
92 Doreen Carter Democratic2015 Lithonia
93 Dar'shun Kendrick Democratic2011 Lithonia
94 Karen Bennett Democratic2013 Stone Mountain
95 Beth Moore Democratic2019 Peachtree Corners
96 Pedro Marin Democratic2003 Duluth
97 Bonnie Rich Republican2019 Suwanee
98 David Clark Republican2015 Buford
99 Marvin Lim Democratic2021 Norcross
100 Dewey McClain Democratic2013 Lawrenceville
101 Sam Park Democratic2017 Lawrenceville
102 Gregg Kennard Democratic2017 Lawrenceville
103 Timothy Barr Republican2013 Lawrenceville
104 Chuck Efstration Republican2013 Dacula
105 Donna McLeod Democratic2019 Lawrenceville
106 Rebecca Mitchell Democratic2021 Snellville
107 Shelly Hutchinson Democratic2019 Snellville
108 Jasmine Clark Democratic2019 Lilburn
109 Regina Lewis-Ward Democratic2021 McDonough
110 Clint Crowe Republican2021 Jackson
111 El-Mahdi Holly Democratic2019 Stockbridge
112 Dave Belton Republican2015 Buckhead
113 Sharon Henderson Democratic2021 Atlanta
114 Tom Kirby Republican2012 Loganville
115 Bruce Williamson Republican2011 Monroe
116 Terry England Republican2005 Auburn
117 Houston Gaines Republican2019 Athens
118 Spencer Frye Democratic2013 Athens
119 Marcus A. Wiedower Republican2019 Watkinsville
120 Trey Rhodes Republican2015 Greensboro
121 Barry Fleming Republican2013 Harlem
122 Jodi Lott Republican2015 Evans
123 Mark Newton Republican2017 Augusta
124 Henry Howard Democratic2007 Augusta
125 Sheila Clark Nelson Democratic2017 Augusta
126 Gloria Frazier Democratic2007 Hephzibah
127 Brian Prince Democratic2013 Augusta
128 Mack Jackson Democratic2009 Sandersville
129 Susan Holmes Republican2011 Monticello
130 David Knight Republican2005 Griffin
131 Beth Camp Republican2021 Concord
132 David Jenkins Republican2021 Grantville
133 Vance Smith Republican1993 Pine Mountain
134 Richard H. Smith Republican2005 Columbus
135 Calvin Smyre Democratic1975 Columbus
136 Carolyn Hugley Democratic1993 Columbus
137 Debbie Buckner Democratic2003 Junction City
138 Mike Cheokas Republican2019 Americus
139 Patty Bentley Democratic2013 Butler
140 Robert Dickey Republican2011 Musella
141 Dale Washburn Republican2019 Macon
142 Miriam Paris Democratic2017 Macon
143 James Beverly Democratic2011 Macon
144 Danny Mathis Republican2011 Cochran
145 Rick Williams Republican2017 Milledgeville
146 Shaw Blackmon Republican2015 Bonaire
147 Heath Clark Republican2015 Warner Robins
148 Noel Williams, Jr. Republican2019 Cordele
149 Robert Pruitt Republican2021 Eastman
150 Matt Hatchett Republican2011 Dublin
151 Gerald Greene Republican1983 Cuthbert
152 Bill Yearta Republican2019 Sylvester
153 CaMia Hopson Democratic2019 Albany
154 Winfred Dukes Democratic1997 Albany
155 Clay Pirkle Republican2015 Ashburn
156 Greg Morris Republican1999 Vidalia
157 Bill Werkheiser Republican2015 Glennville
158 Butch Parrish Republican1985 Swainsboro
159 Jon G. Burns Republican2005 Newington
160 Jan Tankersley Republican2011 Brooklet
161 Bill Hitchens Republican2013 Rincon
162 Carl Wayne Gilliard Democratic2016 Garden City
163 Derek Mallow Democratic2021 Savannah
164 Ron Stephens Republican1997 Savannah
165 Mickey Stephens Democratic2009 Savannah
166 Jesse Petrea Republican2015 Savannah
167 Buddy DeLoach Republican2021 Townsend
168 Al Williams Democratic2003 Midway
169 Dominic LaRiccia Republican2015 Douglas
170 Penny Houston Republican1997 Nashville
171 Joe Campbell Republican2020 Camilla
172 Sam Watson Republican2013 Moultrie
173 Darlene Taylor Republican2011 Thomasville
174 John Corbett Republican2015 Lake Park
175 John LaHood Republican2018 Valdosta
176 James Burchett Republican2019 Waycross
177 Dexter Sharper Democratic2013 Valdosta
178 Steven Meeks Republican2019 Screven
179 Don Hogan Republican2017 St. Simon's Island
180 Steven Sainz Republican2019 Woodbine

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Rep. Pam Stephenson resigned on September 10, 2020, and remained on the ballot in the 2020 general election unopposed. [4] 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. [5]

References

  1. ↑ Prabhu, Maya T. "Georgia lawmakers return to Atlanta for 2021 legislative session". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
  2. ↑ Walker, Larry. "Capitol Recap: A Welcome Back to the Gold Dome". Georgia Senate Office. Retrieved March 19, 2025.
  3. ↑ Albers, John. "Welcome" (PDF). Senator Albers. Retrieved March 19, 2025.
  4. ↑ Prabhu, Maya T. "Lithonia Democratic lawmaker resigns from Georgia House". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
  5. ↑ Murphy, Patricia. "The Jolt: Georgia state senator warned of Asian hate crimes Monday". AJC. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
  6. ↑ "Senate Members List". www.senate.ga.gov. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
  7. ↑ "House Members List". www.house.ga.gov. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
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