155th Georgia General Assembly
# 155th Georgia General Assembly

The 155th Georgia General Assembly convened its first session by January 14, 2019, at the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta. The first session lasted for 40 legislative days in early 2019, and a second session began on January 13, 2020. The 155th Georgia General Assembly succeeds the 154th of 2017 and 2018, and precedes the 156th in 2021 and 2022.

The current membership of the General Assembly was elected in the 2018 State Senate and State House elections.

## Party composition

### Senate

| Affiliation | Party(Shading indicates majority caucus) | Party(Shading indicates majority caucus) | Total | |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Affiliation | Republican | Democratic | Total | Vacant |
| Beginning of 155th Assembly | 35 | 21 | 56 | 0 |
| December 22, 2019 | 34 | 21 | 55 | 1 |
| Latest voting share | 61.8% | 38.2% | | |

### House of Representatives

| Affiliation | Party(Shading indicates majority caucus) | Party(Shading indicates majority caucus) | Total | |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Affiliation | Republican | Democratic | Total | Vacant |
| End of previous General Assembly | 116 | 62 | 178 | 2 |
| Begin (January 14, 2019) | 105 | 75 | 180 | 0 |
| February 8, 2019 | 104 | 75 | 179 | 1 |
| April 26, 2019 | 105 | 75 | 180 | 0 |
| September 10, 2020 | 105 | 74 | 179 | 1 |
| Final voting share | 58.7% | 41.3% | | |
| Beginning of the next General Assembly | 103 | 76 | 179 | 1 |

## Officers

### Senate

| Office | Officeholder | Party |
| - | - | - |
| Lt. Governor and Senate President | Geoff Duncan | Republican |
| President pro tempore | Butch Miller | Republican |
| Majority Leader | Mike Dugan | Republican |
| Majority Whip | Steve Gooch | Republican |
| Majority Caucus Chairman | John Kennedy | Republican |
| Majority Caucus Vice-Chairman | Larry Walker | Republican |
| Majority Caucus Secretary | John Wilkinson | Republican |
| Minority Leader | Steve Henson | Democratic |
| Minority Whip | Harold Jones II | Democratic |
| Minority Caucus Chairwoman | Gloria Butler | Democratic |
| Minority Caucus Vice-Chairman | Emanuel Jones | Democratic |
| Minority Caucus Secretary | Nan Orrock | Democratic |

### House of Representatives

| Office | Representative | Party |
| - | - | - |
| Speaker of the House | David Ralston | Republican |
| Speaker pro tempore | Jan Jones | Republican |
| Majority Leader | Jon Burns | Republican |
| Majority Whip | Trey Kelley | Republican |
| Majority Caucus Chairman | Matt Hatchett | Republican |
| Majority Caucus Vice-Chairman | Micah Gravley | Republican |
| Majority Caucus Secretary/Treasurer | Bruce Williamson | Republican |
| Majority Caucus Chief Deputy Whip | Mark Newton | Republican |
| Minority Leader | Bob Trammell | Democratic |
| Minority Whip | William Boddie | Democratic |
| Minority Caucus Chairman | James Beverly | Democratic |
| Minority Caucus Vice-Chairwoman | Erica Thomas | Democratic |
| Minority Caucus Secretary | Pat Gardner | Democratic |
| Minority Caucus Treasurer | Kimberly Alexander | Democratic |
| Minority Caucus Chief Deputy Whip | Dar'shun Kendrick | Democratic |

## Members of the State Senate

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

| District | Senator | Party | Residence |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Ben Watson | Republican | Savannah |
| 2 | Lester G. Jackson | Democratic | Savannah |
| 3 | William T. Ligon Jr. | Republican | Brunswick |
| 4 | Billy Hickman | Republican | Reidsville |
| 5 | Sheikh Rahman | Democratic | Tucker |
| 6 | Jen Jordan | Democratic | Atlanta |
| 7 | Tyler Harper | Republican | Ocilla |
| 8 | Ellis Black | Republican | Valdosta |
| 9 | P.K. Martin IV | Republican | Lawrenceville |
| 10 | Emanuel Jones | Democratic | Decatur |
| 11 | Dean Burke | Republican | Bainbridge |
| 12 | Freddie Powell Sims | Democratic | Dawson |
| 13 | Carden Summers | Republican | Americus |
| 14 | Bruce Thompson | Republican | White |
| 15 | Ed Harbison | Democratic | Columbus |
| 16 | Marty Harbin | Republican | Tyrone |
| 17 | Brian Strickland | Republican | McDonough |
| 18 | John F. Kennedy | Republican | Macon |
| 19 | Blake Tillery | Republican | Vidalia |
| 20 | Larry Walker III | Republican | Perry |
| 21 | Brandon Beach | Republican | Alpharetta |
| 22 | Harold V. Jones II | Democratic | Augusta |
| 23 | Jesse Stone | Republican | Waynesboro |
| 24 | Lee Anderson | Republican | Grovetown |
| 25 | Burt Jones | Republican | Jackson |
| 26 | David Lucas | Democratic | Macon |
| 27 | Greg Dolezal | Republican | Cumming |
| 28 | Matt Brass | Republican | Newnan |
| 29 | Randy Robertson | Republican | Columbus |
| 30 | Mike Dugan | Republican | Carrollton |
| 31 | Bill Heath | Republican | Bremen |
| 32 | Kay Kirkpatrick | Republican | Marietta |
| 33 | Michael "Doc" Rhett | Democratic | Marietta |
| 34 | Valencia Seay | Democratic | Riverdale |
| 35 | Donzella James | Democratic | Atlanta |
| 36 | Nan Orrock | Democratic | Atlanta |
| 37 | Lindsey Tippins | Republican | Marietta |
| 38 | Horacena Tate | Democratic | Atlanta |
| 39 | Nikema Williams | Democratic | Atlanta |
| 40 | Sally Harrell | Democratic | Atlanta |
| 41 | Steve Henson | Democratic | Tucker |
| 42 | Elena Parent | Democratic | Atlanta |
| 43 | Tonya Anderson | Democratic | Lithonia |
| 44 | Gail Davenport | Democratic | Jonesboro |
| 45 | Renee Unterman | Republican | Buford |
| 46 | Bill Cowsert | Republican | Athens |
| 47 | Frank Ginn | Republican | Danielsville |
| 48 | Zahra Karinshak | Democratic | Duluth |
| 49 | Butch Miller | Republican | Gainesville |
| 50 | John Wilkinson | Republican | Toccoa |
| 51 | Steve Gooch | Republican | Dahlonega |
| 52 | Chuck Hufstetler | Republican | Rome |
| 53 | Jeff Mullis | Republican | Chickamauga |
| 54 | Chuck Payne | Republican | Dalton |
| 55 | Gloria Butler | Democratic | Stone Mountain |
| 56 | John Albers | Republican | Roswell |

## Members of the House of Representatives

The following is a list of members of the Georgia House of Representatives.

| District | Representative | Party | Residence |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Colton Moore | Republican | Trenton |
| 2 | Steve Tarvin | Republican | Chickamauga |
| 3 | Dewayne Hill | Republican | Ringgold |
| 4 | Kasey Carpenter | Republican | Dalton |
| 5 | Matt Barton | Republican | Calhoun |
| 6 | Jason Ridley | Republican | Cohutta |
| 7 | David Ralston, Speaker | Republican | Blue Ridge |
| 8 | Matt Gurtler | Republican | Blairsville |
| 9 | Kevin Tanner | Republican | Dawsonville |
| 10 | Terry Rogers | Republican | Clarkesville |
| 11 | Rick Jasperse | Republican | Jasper |
| 12 | Eddie Lumsden | Republican | Armuchee |
| 13 | Katie M. Dempsey | Republican | Rome |
| 14 | Mitchell Scoggins | Republican | Cartersville |
| 15 | Matthew Gambill | Republican | Cartersville |
| 16 | Trey Kelley | Republican | Cedartown |
| 17 | Martin Momtahan | Republican | Dallas |
| 18 | Kevin Cooke | Republican | Carrollton |
| 19 | Joseph Gullett | Republican | Dallas |
| 20 | Michael Caldwell | Republican | Woodstock |
| 21 | Scot Turner | Republican | Holly Springs |
| 22 | Wes Cantrell | Republican | Canton |
| 23 | Mandi L. Ballinger | Republican | Canton |
| 24 | Sheri Gilligan | Republican | Cumming |
| 25 | Todd Jones | Republican | Suwanee |
| 26 | Marc Morris | Republican | Cumming |
| 27 | Lee Hawkins | Republican | Gainesville |
| 28 | Chris Erwin | Republican | |
| 29 | Matt Dubnik | Republican | Gainesville |
| 30 | Emory Dunahoo | Republican | Gainesville |
| 31 | Tommy Benton | Republican | Jefferson |
| 32 | Alan Powell | Republican | Hartwell |
| 33 | Rob Leverett | Republican | Elberton |
| 34 | Bert Reeves | Republican | Kennesaw |
| 35 | Ed Setzler | Republican | Acworth |
| 36 | Ginny Ehrhart | Republican | Powder Springs |
| 37 | Mary Frances Williams | Democratic | Marietta |
| 38 | David Wilkerson | Democratic | Austell |
| 39 | Erica Thomas | Democratic | Austell |
| 40 | Erick E. Allen | Democratic | Smyrna |
| 41 | Michael Smith | Democratic | Marietta |
| 42 | Teri Anulewicz | Democratic | Smyrna |
| 43 | Sharon Cooper | Republican | Marietta |
| 44 | Don Parsons | Republican | Marietta |
| 45 | Matt Dollar | Republican | Marietta |
| 46 | John Carson | Republican | Marietta |
| 47 | Jan Jones | Republican | Milton |
| 48 | Mary Robichaux | Democratic | Roswell |
| 49 | Chuck Martin | Republican | Alpharetta |
| 50 | Angelika Kausche | Democratic | Johns Creek |
| 51 | Josh McLaurin | Democratic | Sandy Springs |
| 52 | Deborah Silcox | Republican | Atlanta |
| 53 | Sheila Jones | Democratic | Smyrna |
| 54 | Betsy Holland | Democratic | Atlanta |
| 55 | Marie Metze | Democratic | Atlanta |
| 56 | "Able" Mable Thomas | Democratic | Atlanta |
| 57 | Pat Gardner | Democratic | Atlanta |
| 58 | Park Cannon | Democratic | Atlanta |
| 59 | David Dreyer | Democratic | Atlanta |
| 60 | Kim Schofield | Democratic | Atlanta |
| 61 | Roger B. Bruce | Democratic | Atlanta |
| 62 | William Boddie | Democratic | Atlanta |
| 63 | Debra Bazemore | Democratic | Fayetteville |
| 64 | Derrick Jackson | Democratic | Tyrone |
| 65 | Sharon Beasley-Teague | Democratic | Red Oak |
| 66 | Kimberly Alexander | Democratic | Hiram |
| 67 | Micah Gravley | Republican | Douglasville |
| 68 | J. Collins | Republican | Villa Rica |
| 69 | Randy Nix | Republican | LaGrange |
| 70 | Lynn Ratigan Smith | Republican | Newnan |
| 71 | Philip Singleton | Republican | Newnan |
| 72 | Josh Bonner | Republican | Peachtree City |
| 73 | Karen Mathiak | Republican | Griffin |
| 74 | Valencia Stovall | Democratic | Ellenwood |
| 75 | Mike Glanton | Democratic | Jonesboro |
| 76 | Sandra Scott | Democratic | Rex |
| 77 | Rhonda Burnough | Democratic | Riverdale |
| 78 | Demetrius Douglas | Democratic | Stockbridge |
| 79 | Mike Wilensky | Democratic | Dunwoody |
| 80 | Matthew Wilson | Democratic | Brookhaven |
| 81 | Scott Holcomb | Democratic | Atlanta |
| 82 | Mary Margaret Oliver | Democratic | Decatur |
| 83 | Becky Evans | Democratic | Atlanta |
| 84 | Renitta Shannon | Democratic | Atlanta |
| 85 | Karla Drenner | Democratic | Avondale Estates |
| 86 | Michele D. Henson | Democratic | Stone Mountain |
| 87 | Viola Davis | Democratic | Stone Mountain |
| 88 | Billy Mitchell | Democratic | Stone Mountain |
| 89 | Bee Nguyen | Democratic | Atlanta |
| 90 | Pam Stephenson | Democratic | Decatur |
| 91 | Vernon Jones | Democratic | Lithonia |
| 92 | Doreen Carter | Democratic | Lithonia |
| 93 | Dar'shun Kendrick | Democratic | Lithonia |
| 94 | Karen Bennett | Democratic | Stone Mountain |
| 95 | Beth Moore | Democratic | Peachtree Corners |
| 96 | Pedro Marin | Democratic | Duluth |
| 97 | Brooks Coleman | Republican | Duluth |
| 98 | David Clark | Republican | Buford |
| 99 | Brenda Lopez | Democratic | Norcross |
| 100 | Dewey McClain | Democratic | Lilburn |
| 101 | Sam Park | Democratic | Lawrenceville |
| 102 | Gregg Kennard | Democratic | Lawrenceville |
| 103 | Timothy Barr | Republican | Lawrenceville |
| 104 | Chuck Efstration | Republican | Dacula |
| 105 | Donna McLeod | Democratic | Lawrenceville |
| 106 | Brett Harrell | Republican | Snellville |
| 107 | Shelly Hutchinson | Democratic | Snellville |
| 108 | Jasmine Clark | Democratic | Tucker |
| 109 | Dale Rutledge | Republican | McDonough |
| 110 | Andrew Welch | Republican | McDonough |
| 111 | El-Mahdi Holly | Democratic | Stockbridge |
| 112 | Dave Belton | Republican | Social Circle |
| 113 | Pam Dickerson | Democratic | Conyers |
| 114 | Tom Kirby | Republican | Loganville |
| 115 | Bruce Williamson | Republican | Monroe |
| 116 | Terry Lamar England | Republican | Auburn |
| 117 | Houston Gaines | Republican | Athens |
| 118 | Spencer Frye | Democratic | Athens |
| 119 | Marcus A. Wiedower | Republican | Watkinsville |
| 120 | Trey Rhodes | Republican | Greensboro |
| 121 | Barry Fleming | Republican | Harlem |
| 122 | Jodi Lott | Republican | Evans |
| 123 | Mark Newton | Republican | Augusta |
| 124 | Henry "Wayne" Howard | Democratic | Augusta |
| 125 | Sheila Clark Nelson | Democratic | Augusta |
| 126 | Gloria Frazier | Democratic | Hephzibah |
| 127 | Brian Prince | Democratic | Augusta |
| 128 | Mack Jackson | Democratic | Sandersville |
| 129 | Susan Holmes | Republican | Monticello |
| 130 | David Knight | Republican | Griffin |
| 131 | Ken Pullin | Republican | Zebulon |
| 132 | Bob Trammell | Democratic | LaGrange |
| 133 | Vance Smith | Republican | Pine Mountain |
| 134 | Richard H. Smith | Republican | Columbus |
| 135 | Calvin Smyre | Democratic | Columbus |
| 136 | Carolyn Hugley | Democratic | Columbus |
| 137 | Debbie Buckner | Democratic | Junction City |
| 138 | Mike Cheokas | Republican | Americus |
| 139 | Patty Bentley | Democratic | Reynolds |
| 140 | Robert Dickey | Republican | Musella |
| 141 | Allen Peake | Republican | Macon |
| 142 | Miriam Paris | Democratic | Macon |
| 143 | James Beverly | Democratic | Macon |
| 144 | Danny Mathis | Republican | Cochran |
| 145 | Rick Williams | Republican | Milledgeville |
| 146 | Shaw Blackmon | Republican | Bonaire |
| 147 | Heath Clark | Republican | Warner Robins |
| 148 | Noel Williams, Jr. | Republican | Cordele |
| 149 | Jimmy Pruett | Republican | Eastman |
| 150 | Matt Hatchett | Republican | Dublin |
| 151 | Gerald E. Greene | Republican | Cuthbert |
| 152 | Bill Yearta | Republican | Albany |
| 153 | CaMia Hopson | Democratic | Albany |
| 154 | Winfred J. Dukes | Democratic | Albany |
| 155 | Clay Pirkle | Republican | Ocilla |
| 156 | Greg Morris | Republican | Vidalia |
| 157 | Bill Werkheiser | Republican | Glennville |
| 158 | Larry "Butch" Parrish | Republican | Swainsboro |
| 159 | Jon G. Burns | Republican | Newington |
| 160 | Jan Tankersley | Republican | Brooklet |
| 161 | Bill Hitchens | Republican | Rincon |
| 162 | Carl Wayne Gilliard | Democratic | Garden City |
| 163 | J. Craig Gordon | Democratic | Savannah |
| 164 | Ron Stephens | Republican | Savannah |
| 165 | Mickey Stephens | Democratic | Savannah |
| 166 | Jesse Petrea | Republican | Savannah |
| 167 | Jeff Jones | Republican | Brunswick |
| 168 | Al Williams | Democratic | Midway |
| 169 | Dominic LaRiccia | Republican | Ambrose |
| 170 | Penny Houston | Republican | Nashville |
| 171 | Joe Campbell | Republican | Camilla |
| 172 | Sam Watson | Republican | Moultrie |
| 173 | Darlene K. Taylor | Republican | Thomasville |
| 174 | John Corbett | Republican | Valdosta |
| 175 | John LaHood | Republican | Valdosta |
| 176 | Jason Shaw | Republican | Lakeland |
| 177 | Dexter Sharper | Democratic | Valdosta |
| 178 | Steven Meeks | Republican | Screven |
| 179 | Don Hogan | Republican | Brunswick |
| 180 | Steven Sainz | Republican | Woodbine |
