Georgia's 55th Senate district

Georgia's 55th State Senate district
Senator	Randal Mangham D – Stone Mountain
Demographics	20.96%  White 59.87%  Black 9.39%  Hispanic 5.35%  Asian 0.19%  Native American 0.03%  Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.64% Other 4.70%  Multiracial
Population (2020)  • Voting age	192,235 [1] 145,915

District 55 of the Georgia Senate is in eastern Metro Atlanta.

The district includes parts of DeKalb and Gwinnett counties, covering parts of Centerville, Lithonia, Mountain Park, Snellville, Stone Mountain, Stonecrest, and Tucker.

The current senator is Randal Mangham, a Democrat from Stone Mountain first elected in 2024 after previously serving in the Georgia House of Representatives. ^[2]

List of senators

Member	Party	Years	Residence	Electoral history	Counties
District created in 1969
Ed Reeder		1969 – January 11, 1971
Max Cleland		January 11, 1971 – January 13, 1975
Bud Stumbaugh		January 13, 1975 – January 1991
Steve Henson		January 1991 – January 1999
Gloria Butler		January 11, 1999 – January 13, 2025
Randal Mangham		January 13, 2025 - present	Clayton

References

1. "Georgia Senate Districts 2023" (PDF). Legislative and Congressional Reapportionment Office. 2023. Retrieved October 22, 2025.
2. "Georgia State Senate".