| Georgia's 39th State Senate district | |||
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| Demographics | 29.27% White 55.12% Black 6.6% Hispanic 4.85% Asian 0.16% Native American 0.04% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.59% Other 4.10% Multiracial | ||
| Population (2020) • Voting age | 192,047 [1] 157,956 | ||
District 39 of the Georgia Senate is located in Metro Atlanta.
The district is contained entirely within Fulton County, including parts of Atlanta, College Park, East Point, and South Fulton. In Atlanta, the district includes the Bankhead, Buckhead, Cascade Heights, Garden Hills, Home Park, north Midtown, Morningside, Lindbergh, and West End neighborhoods, as well as the Georgia Tech campus.
The current senator is Sonya Halpern, a Democrat from Atlanta first elected in 2020. [2]
Former occupants of the seat include Julian Bond, former NAACP Chairman, and Nikema Williams, current U.S. Representative for Georgia's 5th congressional district.
