Georgia State Senate


The Georgia State Senate is the upper house of the Georgia General Assembly.

Composition

According to the state constitution of 1983, this body is to be composed of no more than 56 members elected for two-year terms. Current state law provides for 56 members. Elections are held the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November in even-numbered years.
Senators must be at least 25 years old, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Georgia for two years and their senatorial district for one year. The highest position in the Senate is the President of the Senate, a position currently held by Lieutenant Governor Geoff Duncan. The second highest position is that of President Pro Tempore, currently held by Senator Butch Miller.

Officers

The presiding officer of the Senate is the President of the Senate. A President pro tempore, usually a high-ranking member of the majority party, acts as President in case of the temporary disability of the President. In case of the death, resignation, or permanent disability of the President or in the event of the succession of the President to the executive power, the President pro tempore becomes President. The Senate also has as an officer the Secretary of the Senate.
OfficeOfficeholderParty
Lt. Governor and Senate PresidentGeoff DuncanRepublican
President pro temporeButch MillerRepublican
Majority LeaderMike DuganRepublican
Majority WhipSteve GoochRepublican
Majority Caucus ChairmanJohn KennedyRepublican
Majority Caucus Vice-ChairmanLarry WalkerRepublican
Majority Caucus SecretaryJohn WilkinsonRepublican
Minority LeaderSteve HensonDemocratic
Minority WhipHarold Jones IIDemocratic
Minority Caucus ChairwomanGloria ButlerDemocratic
Minority Caucus Vice-ChairmanEmanuel JonesDemocratic
Minority Caucus SecretaryNan OrrockDemocratic

Members of the Senate

DistrictSenatorPartyFirst electedResidence
Ben WatsonRepublican2014Savannah
2Lester G. JacksonDemocratic2008Savannah
William T. Ligon Jr.Republican2010Brunswick
Vacant
Sheikh RahmanDemocratic2018Tucker
Jen JordanDemocratic2017Atlanta
Tyler HarperRepublican2012Ocilla
C. Ellis BlackRepublican2014Valdosta
P. K. Martin IVRepublican2014Lawrenceville
Emanuel JonesDemocratic2004Decatur
Dean BurkeRepublican2013Bainbridge
Democratic2008Dawson
Carden SummersRepublican2020Cordele
Bruce ThompsonRepublican2013White
Ed HarbisonDemocratic1992Columbus
Marty HarbinRepublican2014Tyrone
Brian StricklandRepublican2018McDonough
John F. KennedyRepublican2014Macon
Blake TilleryRepublican2016Vidalia
Larry Walker IIIRepublican2016Perry
Brandon BeachRepublican2012Alpharetta
Harold V. Jones IIDemocratic2014Augusta
Jesse StoneRepublican2010Waynesboro
Lee AndersonRepublican2016Grovetown
Burt JonesRepublican2012Jackson
David LucasDemocratic2012Macon
Greg DolezalRepublican2018Cumming
Matt BrassRepublican2016Newnan
Randy RobertsonRepublican2018Columbus
Mike DuganRepublican2013Carrollton
Bill HeathRepublican2004Bremen
Kay KirkpatrickRepublican2017Marietta
Michael "Doc" RhettDemocratic2014Marietta
Valencia SeayDemocratic2003Riverdale
Donzella JamesDemocratic2009Atlanta
Nan Grogan OrrockDemocratic2006Atlanta
Lindsey TippinsRepublican2010Marietta
Horacena TateDemocratic1998Atlanta
Nikema WilliamsDemocratic2017Atlanta
Sally HarrellDemocratic2018Atlanta
Steve HensonDemocratic2002Tucker
Elena ParentDemocratic2014Atlanta
Tonya AndersonDemocratic2016Lithonia
Gail DavenportDemocratic2010Jonesboro
Renee UntermanRepublican2002Buford
Bill CowsertRepublican2006Athens
Frank GinnRepublican2010Danielsville
Zahra KarinshakDemocratic2018Duluth
Butch MillerRepublican2010Gainesville
John WilkinsonRepublican2011Toccoa
Steve GoochRepublican2010Dahlonega
Chuck HufstetlerRepublican2012Rome
Jeff MullisRepublican2000Chickamauga
Chuck PayneRepublican2016Dalton
Gloria S. ButlerDemocratic1999Stone Mountain
John AlbersRepublican2010Roswell

Past composition of the Senate

List of Committees