154th Georgia General Assembly

The 154th Georgia General Assembly convened its first session on January 9, 2017,[1] at the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta. Its second session was January 8 through March 29, 2018. The 154th Georgia General Assembly preceded the 153rd of 2015 and 2016, and succeeded by the 155th in 2019 and 2020.

154th Georgia General Assembly
153rd 155th
Great Seal of the State of Georgia
Overview
Legislative bodyGeorgia General Assembly
Meeting placeGeorgia State Capitol
Senate
Members56 (38 R, 18 D)
President of the SenateCasey Cagle (R)
Party controlRepublican Party
House of Representatives
Members180 (118 R, 61 D, 1 vacant)
Speaker of the HouseDavid Ralston (R)
Party controlRepublican Party
Sessions
1stJanuary 9, 2017 (2017-01-09) – March 30, 2017 (2017-03-30)
2ndJanuary 8, 2018 (2018-01-08) – March 29, 2018 (2018-03-29)

Party composition

Senate

Affiliation Members
Republican Party 37
Democratic Party 18
  Independent 0
  Vacancies 1
 Total 56 

House of Representatives

Affiliation Members
Republican Party 116
Democratic Party 62
  Independent 0
  Vacancies 2
 Total 180 

Officers

Senate

Position Name District Party
President Casey Cagle n/a Republican
President Pro Tempore David Shafer 48 Republican

Majority leadership

Position Name District
Senate Majority Leader Bill Cowsert 46
Majority Whip Steve Gooch 51
Majority Caucus Chairman John Kennedy 18
Majority Caucus Vice Chairman Hunter Hill 6
Majority Caucus Secretary John Wilkinson 50

Minority leadership

Position Name District
Senate Minority Leader Steve Henson 41
Minority Whip Vincent Fort 39
Minority Caucus Chairman Horacena Tate 38
Minority Caucus Vice Chairman Valencia Seay 34
Minority Caucus Secretary Nan Orrock 36

House of Representatives

Position Name District Party
Speaker of the House David Ralston 7 Republican
Speaker Pro Tempore Jan Jones 47 Republican

Majority leadership

Position Name District
House Majority Leader Jon G. Burns 159
Majority Whip Christian Coomer 14
Majority Caucus Chairman Matt Hatchett 150
Majority Caucus Vice-Chairman Sam Teasley 37
Majority Caucus Sec./Treas. Bruce Williamson 115

Minority leadership

Position Name District
House Minority Leader Bob Trammell 132
Minority Whip Carolyn Hugley 136
Minority Caucus Chairman James Beverly 143
Minority Caucus Vice-Chairman Erica Thomas 39
Minority Caucus Secretary Pat Gardner 57
Minority Caucus Treasurer Kimberly Alexander 66

Members of the State Senate

The following is a list of members of the Georgia State Senate.[2]

37 19
Republican Democratic
District Senator Party Residence
1Ben WatsonRepublicanSavannah
2Lester JacksonDemocraticSavannah
3William T. Ligon, Jr.RepublicanBrunswick
4Jack HillRepublicanReidsville
5Curt ThompsonDemocraticTucker
6Jen JordanDemocraticAtlanta
7Tyler HarperRepublicanOcilla
8Ellis BlackRepublicanValdosta
9P.K. MartinRepublicanSnellville
10Emanuel JonesDemocraticDecatur
11Dean BurkeRepublicanBainbridge
12Freddie Powell SimsDemocraticDawson
13Greg KirkRepublicanTifton
14Bruce ThompsonRepublicanCassville
15Ed HarbisonDemocraticColumbus
16Marty HarbinRepublicanTyrone
17Brian StricklandRepublicanMcDonough
18John KennedyRepublicanMacon
19Blake TilleryRepublicanLyons
20Larry WalkerRepublicanPerry
21Brandon BeachRepublicanAlpharetta
22Harold V. Jones IIDemocraticAugusta
23Jesse StoneRepublicanWaynesboro
24Lee AndersonRepublicanAppling
25Burt JonesRepublicanJackson
26David LucasDemocraticMacon
27Michael WilliamsRepublicanCumming
28Matt BrassRepublicanNewnan
29Joshua McKoonRepublicanColumbus
30Mike DuganRepublicanCarrollton
31Bill HeathRepublicanBremen
32Kay KirkpatrickRepublicanMarietta
33Michael 'Doc' RhettDemocraticMarietta
34Valencia SeayDemocraticRiverdale
35Donzella JamesDemocraticCollege Park
36Nan OrrockDemocraticAtlanta
37Lindsey TippinsRepublicanMarietta
38Horacena TateDemocraticAtlanta
39Nikema WilliamsDemocraticAtlanta
40Fran MillarRepublicanAtlanta
41Steve HensonDemocraticTucker
42Elena ParentDemocraticDecatur
43Tonya AndersonDemocraticDecatur
44Gail DavenportDemocraticJonesboro
45Renee UntermanRepublicanBuford
46Bill CowsertRepublicanAthens
47Frank GinnRepublicanDanielsville
48David ShaferRepublicanDuluth
49Butch MillerRepublicanGainesville
50John WilkinsonRepublicanToccoa
51Steve GoochRepublicanDahlonega
52Chuck HufstetlerRepublicanRome
53Jeff MullisRepublicanChickamauga
54Chuck PayneRepublicanDalton
55Gloria S. ButlerDemocraticStone Mountain
56John AlbersRepublicanRoswell

Members of the House of Representatives

116 64
Republican Democratic
District Representative Party Residence
1John DeffenbaughRepublicanLookout Mountain
2Steve TarvinRepublicanLaFayette
3Dewayne HillRepublicanRinggold
4Kasey CarpenterRepublicanDalton
5John D. Meadows, IIIRepublicanCalhoun
6Jason RidleyRepublicanCohutta
7David RalstonRepublicanBlue Ridge
8Matt GurtlerRepublicanBlairsville
9Kevin TannerRepublicanDawsonville
10Terry RogersRepublicanClarkesville
11Rick JasperseRepublicanJasper
12Eddie LumsdenRepublicanArmuchee
13Katie M. DempseyRepublicanRome
14Christian CoomerRepublicanCartersville
15Paul BattlesRepublicanCartersville
16Trey KelleyRepublicanCedartown
17Howard R. MaxwellRepublicanDallas
18Kevin CookeRepublicanCarrollton
19Paulette RakestrawRepublicanHiram
20Michael CaldwellRepublicanWoodstock
21Scot TurnerRepublicanHolly Springs
22Wes CantrellRepublicanCanton
23Mandi L. BallingerRepublicanCanton
24Sheri GilliganRepublicanCumming
25Todd JonesRepublicanSuwanee
26Marc MorrisRepublicanCumming
27Lee HawkinsRepublicanGainesville
28Dan GasawayRepublicanHomer
29Matt DubnikRepublicanGainesville
30Emory DunahooRepublicanGainesville
31Tommy BentonRepublicanJefferson
32Alan PowellRepublicanHartwell
33Tom McCallRepublicanElberton
34Bert ReevesRepublicanKennesaw
35Ed SetzlerRepublicanAcworth
36Earl EhrhartRepublicanPowder Springs
37Sam TeasleyRepublicanMarietta
38David WilkersonDemocraticAustell
39Erica ThomasDemocraticAustell
40Rich GolickRepublicanSmyrna
41Michael SmithDemocraticMarietta
42Teri AnulewiczDemocraticSmyrna
43Sharon CooperRepublicanMarietta
44Don ParsonsRepublicanMarietta
45Matt DollarRepublicanMarietta
46John CarsonRepublicanMarietta
47Jan JonesRepublicanMilton
48Betty PriceRepublicanRoswell
49Chuck MartinRepublicanAlpharetta
50Brad RaffenspergerRepublicanJohns Creek
51Wendell WillardRepublicanSandy Springs
52Deborah SilcoxRepublicanAtlanta
53Sheila JonesDemocraticSmyrna
54Beth BeskinRepublicanAtlanta
55Marie MetzeDemocraticAtlanta
56"Able" Mable ThomasDemocraticAtlanta
57Pat GardnerDemocraticAtlanta
58Park CannonDemocraticAtlanta
59David DreyerDemocraticAtlanta
60Keisha WaitesDemocraticAtlanta
61Roger B. BruceDemocraticAtlanta
62William BoddieDemocraticAtlanta
63Debra BazemoreDemocraticFayetteville
64Derrick JacksonDemocraticTyrone
65Sharon Beasley-TeagueDemocraticRed Oak
66Kimberly AlexanderDemocraticHiram
67Micah GravleyRepublicanDouglasville
68J. CollinsRepublicanCarrollton
69Randy NixRepublicanLaGrange
70Lynn Ratigan SmithRepublicanNewnan
71David StoverRepublicanNewnan
72Josh BonnerRepublicanPeachtree City
73Karen MathiakRepublicanGriffin
74Valencia StovallDemocraticEllenwood
75Mike GlantonDemocraticJonesboro
76Sandra ScottDemocraticRex
77Rhonda BurnoughDemocraticRiverdale
78Demetrius DouglasDemocraticStockbridge
79Tom TaylorRepublicanDunwoody
80Meagan HansonRepublicanAtlanta
81Scott HolcombDemocraticAtlanta
82Mary Margaret OliverDemocraticDecatur
83Howard MosbyDemocraticAtlanta
84Renitta ShannonDemocraticAtlanta
85Karla DrennerDemocraticAvondale Estates
86Michele D. HensonDemocraticStone Mountain
87Earnest "Coach" WilliamsDemocraticAvondale Estates
88Billy MitchellDemocraticStone Mountain
89Bee NguyenDemocraticAtlanta
90Pam StephensonDemocraticDecatur
91Vernon JonesDemocraticLithonia
92Doreen CarterDemocraticLithonia
93Dar'shun KendrickDemocraticLithonia
94Karen BennettDemocraticStone Mountain
95Scott HiltonRepublicanNorcross
96Pedro MarinDemocraticDuluth
97Brooks ColemanRepublicanDuluth
98David ClarkRepublicanBuford
99Brenda LopezDemocraticNorcross
100Dewey McClainDemocraticLilburn
101Sam ParkDemocraticLawrenceville
102Buzz BrockwayRepublicanLawrenceville
103Timothy BarrRepublicanLawrenceville
104Chuck EfstrationRepublicanDacula
105Joyce ChandlerRepublicanSnellville
106Brett HarrellRepublicanSnellville
107David S. CasasRepublicanLilburn
108Clay CoxRepublicanLilburn
109Dale RutledgeRepublicanMcDonough
110Andrew WelchRepublicanMcDonough
111Geoff CaubleRepublicanHenry County
112Dave BeltonRepublicanSocial Circle
113Pam DickersonDemocraticConyers
114Tom KirbyRepublicanLoganville
115Bruce WilliamsonRepublicanMonroe
116Terry Lamar EnglandRepublicanAuburn
117Deborah GonzalezDemocraticAthens
118Spencer FryeDemocraticAthens
119Jonathan WallaceDemocraticWatkinsville
120Trey RhodesRepublicanGreensboro
121Barry FlemingRepublicanHarlem
122Jodi LottRepublicanEvans
123Mark NewtonRepublicanAugusta
124Henry "Wayne" HowardDemocraticAugusta
125Sheila Clark NelsonDemocraticAugusta
126Gloria FrazierDemocraticHephzibah
127Brian PrinceDemocraticAugusta
128Mack JacksonDemocraticSandersville
129Susan HolmesRepublicanMonticello
130David KnightRepublicanGriffin
131Johnnie Caldwell, Jr.RepublicanThomaston
132Bob TrammellDemocraticLaGrange
133John David PezoldRepublicanFortson
134Richard H. SmithRepublicanColumbus
135Calvin SmyreDemocraticColumbus
136Carolyn HugleyDemocraticColumbus
137Debbie BucknerDemocraticJunction City
138Bill McGowanRepublicanAmericus
139Patty BentleyDemocraticReynolds
140Robert DickeyRepublicanMusella
141Allen PeakeRepublicanMacon
142Miriam ParisDemocraticMacon
143James BeverlyDemocraticMacon
144Bubber EppsRepublicanDry Branch
145Rick WilliamsRepublicanMilledgeville
146Shaw BlackmonRepublicanBonaire
147Heath ClarkRepublicanWarner Robins
148Buddy HardenRepublicanCordele
149Jimmy PruettRepublicanEastman
150Matt HatchettRepublicanDublin
151Gerald E. GreeneRepublicanCuthbert
152Ed RyndersRepublicanAlbany
153Darrel Bush EalumDemocraticAlbany
154Winfred J. DukesDemocraticAlbany
155Clay PirkleRepublicanOcilla
156Greg MorrisRepublicanVidalia
157Bill WerkheiserRepublicanGlennville
158Larry "Butch" ParrishRepublicanSwainsboro
159Jon G. BurnsRepublicanNewington
160Jan TankersleyRepublicanBrooklet
161Bill HitchensRepublicanRincon
162Carl Wayne GilliardDemocraticGarden City
163J. Craig GordonDemocraticSavannah
164Ron StephensRepublicanSavannah
165Mickey StephensDemocraticSavannah
166Jesse PetreaRepublicanSavannah
167Jeff JonesRepublicanBrunswick
168Al WilliamsDemocraticMidway
169Dominic LaRicciaRepublicanAmbrose
170Penny HoustonRepublicanNashville
171Jay PowellRepublicanCamilla
172Sam WatsonRepublicanMoultrie
173Darlene K. TaylorRepublicanThomasville
174John CorbettRepublicanValdosta
175John LaHoodRepublicanValdosta
176Jason ShawRepublicanLakeland
177Dexter SharperDemocraticValdosta
178Chad NimmerRepublicanBlackshear
179Don HoganRepublicanBrunswick
180Jason SpencerRepublicanWoodbine

References

  1. Archived 2014-12-16 at the Wayback Machine. legis.ga.gov. Retrieved December 12, 2014.
  2. "Georgia Legislators". Open States. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
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