District 1 of the Georgia Senate is a senatorial district that encompasses parts of Southeast Georgia encompassing most of Savannah's southern suburbs, as well as a sliver of Savannah itself. The current senator is Ben Watson. [1]
Years | Senator, District 1 | Counties in District |
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1997–1999 | Eric Johnson (R) | Bryan (part), Chatham (part). |
1999–2001 | ||
2001–2003 | ||
2003–2005 | Brantley, Pierce, Bryan (part), Camden (part), Chatham (part), Glynn (part), Liberty (part), McIntosh (part). | |
2005–2007 | Bryan, Chatham (part), Liberty (part). | |
2007–2009 | ||
2009–2011 | ||
Buddy Carter (R) | ||
2011–2013 | ||
2013–2015 | ||
2015–2017 | Ben Watson (R) | |
2017–2019 | ||
2019–2020 |
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