155th Georgia General Assembly
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| Legislative body | Georgia General Assembly | ||||
| Meeting place | Georgia State Capitol | ||||
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| Members | 56 (34 R, 21 D, 1 vacant) | ||||
| Georgia Lt. Governor and Senate President | Geoff Duncan (R) | ||||
| Party control | Republican Party | ||||
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| Members | 180 (104 R, 75 D, 1 vacant) | ||||
| Speaker of the House | David Ralston (R) | ||||
| Party control | Republican Party | ||||
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The 155th Georgia General Assembly convened its first session on 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 membership of the General Assembly was elected in the 2018 State Senate and State House elections.
Party composition
[edit]Senate
[edit]| Affiliation | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)
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Total | ||
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| Republican | Democratic | Vacant | ||
| Beginning of 155th Assembly | 35 | 21 | 56 | 0 |
| December 22, 2019[1] | 34 | 21 | 55 | 1 |
| Latest voting share | 61.8% | 38.2% | ||
House of Representatives
[edit]| Affiliation | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)
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Total | ||
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| Republican | Democratic | Vacant | ||
| End of previous General Assembly | 116 | 62 | 178 | 2 |
| Begin (January 14, 2019) | 105 | 75 | 180 | 0 |
| February 8, 2019[a] | 104 | 75 | 179 | 1 |
| April 26, 2019[b] | 105 | 75 | 180 | 0 |
| September 10, 2020[c] | 105 | 74 | 179 | 1 |
| Final voting share | 58.7% | 41.3% | ||
| Beginning of the next General Assembly | 103 | 76 | 179 | 1 |
Officers
[edit]Senate
[edit]| Office | Officeholder | Party |
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| 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
[edit]| Office | Representative | Party |
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| 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
[edit]The following is a list of members of the Georgia State Senate.[6]
Members of the House of Representatives
[edit]The following is a list of members of the Georgia House of Representatives.[7]
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ Judge removed Rep. Chris Erwin from office citing election irregularities. New election held on April 9, 2019.[2]
- ^ Chris Erwin won redo election, filled vacant seat on April 26, 2019.[3][4]
- ^ Rep. Pam Stephenson resigned September 10, 2020.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Georgia Sen. Greg Kirk has died
- ^ Niesse, Mark. "Judge removes Georgia representative from office over disputed election". AJC. Retrieved 2021-01-22.
- ^ Bluestein, Greg. "Erwin elected to Georgia House after do-over déjà vu". AJC. Retrieved 2021-01-22.
- ^ "Representative Chris Erwin". Georgia General Assembly. Retrieved 2021-01-22.
- ^ Prabhu, Maya T. "Lithonia Democratic lawmaker resigns from Georgia House". AJC. Retrieved 2021-01-20.
- ^ "Senate Members List". www.senate.ga.gov. Retrieved 2019-02-25.
- ^ "House Members List". www.house.ga.gov. Retrieved 2019-02-25.
- ^ Prabhu, Maya T. (October 1, 2019). "Army veteran, Ralston critic wins Newnan-based Georgia House seat". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved 2 October 2019.