Georgia State Senate

The Georgia State Senate is the upper house of the Georgia General Assembly, in the U.S. state of Georgia. The Georgia State Senate and the lower house of the General Assembly, the Georgia House of Representatives, comprise the bicameral legislature of the state. Combined, the Senate and the House maintain authority under Article III. of the 1983 Constitution of Georgia to enact laws "necessary and proper for the welfare of the state", although state law is subordinate to the state constitution, the United States Constitution, and federal law.

Like most upper houses in the United States, the Senate has the exclusive power to confirm various appointments made by the governor of Georgia, and to try cases of impeachment brought by the House. The Senate is often considered a springboard for those ultimately seeking higher office; all of the state's most recent governors have served in the State Senate.

Legal provisions

The Georgia State Senate is the upper house of the Georgia General Assembly, with the lower house being the Georgia House of Representatives. Both bodies are constitutionally required to convene annually at the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta. The General Assembly begins each yearly session on the second Monday in January. The Majority Leader and Minority Leader earn an additional $400 per month.

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.

, the majority and minority leadership is as follows:

{| class="wikitable"

!Office

!Officeholder

!Party

|Lt. governor and senate president

|Burt Jones

| |Republican

|President pro tempore

|Larry Walker III)

Finance
Government Oversight
Health and Human Services
Higher Education
Insurance and Labor
Interstate Cooperation

Judiciary
MARTOC
Natural Resources and the Environment
Public Safety
Reapportionment and Redistricting
Regulated Industries and Utilities
Retirement
Rules
Science and Technology
Special Judiciary
State and Local Governmental Operations
State Institutions and Property
Transportation
Urban Affairs
Veterans, Military, and Homeland Security

Districts

Composition

[[File:Georgia State Senate January 2026.svg|thumb|270px|upright=1.5|Map of current partisan composition of legislative districts for the State Senate:

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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 (preceding the election). The highest position in the Senate is the President of the Senate, a position currently held by Lieutenant Governor Burt Jones. The second-highest position is president pro tempore, currently held by Senator .

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!Vacant

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|rowspan=3| 22

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| 2

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| rowspan="2"| 32

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| 1

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| rowspan="2"|22

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{|class= "sortable wikitable"

!District

!Name

!Party

!Start

!Residence

!Counties

| |Republican

|2015

|Savannah

|Bryan, Liberty, part of Chatham

| |Democratic

|2023

|Savannah

|Part of Chatham

| |Republican

|2023

|Brunswick

|Brantley, Camden, Charlton, Glynn, McIntosh, part of Ware

| |Republican

|2020

|Statesboro

|Bulloch, Candler, Effingham, Evans, part of Chatham

| |Democratic

|2019

|Lawrenceville

|Part of Gwinnett

| |Republican

|2017

|Newnan

|Coweta, Heard, part of Carroll

|Vacant

|2026

|Part of Gwinnett

| |Republican

|2021

|Cogdell

|Atkinson, Clinch, Echols, Lanier, Lowndes, Pierce, part of Ware

| |Democratic

|2021

|Grayson

|Part of Gwinnett

|10

| |Democratic

|2005

|Decatur

|Parts of DeKalb and Henry

|11

| |Republican

|2023

|Moultrie

|Brooks, Colquitt, Cook, Decatur, Grady, Seminole, Thomas

|12

| |Democratic

|2009

|Dawson

|Baker, Calhoun, Clay, Dougherty, Early, Miller, Mitchell, Quitman, Randolph, Stewart, Sumter, Terrell, Webster

|13

| |Republican

|2020

|Cordele

|Ben Hill, Berrien, Crisp, Irwin, Lee, Tift, Turner, Worth, part of Coffee

|14

| |Democratic

|2023

|Sandy Springs

|Part of Fulton

|15

| |Democratic

|1993

|Columbus

|Chattahoochee, Macon, Marion, Schley, Talbot, Taylor, part of Muscogee

|16

| |Republican

|2015

|Tyrone

|Lamar, Pike, Spalding, part of Fayette

|17

| |Democratic

|2007

|Jonesboro

|Parts of Clayton and Henry

|18

|Steven McNeel

| |Republican

|2026

|Macon

|Crawford, Monroe, Peach, Upson, parts of Bibb and Houston

|19

| |Republican

|2017

|Vidalia

|Appling, Bacon, Jeff Davis, Long, Montgomery, Tattnall, Telfair, Toombs, Wayne, Wheeler, part of Coffee

|20

| |Republican

|2015

|Perry

|Bleckley, Dodge, Dooly, Laurens, Pulaski, Treutlen, Wilcox, part of Houston

|21

|Jason Dickerson

| |Republican

|2025

|Canton

|Parts of Cherokee and Fulton

|22

| |Democratic

|2015

|Augusta

|Part of Richmond

|23

| |Republican

|2021

|Sylvania

|Burke, Emanuel, Glascock, Jefferson, Jenkins, McDuffie, Screven, Taliaferro, Warren, parts of Columbia and Richmond

|24

| |Republican

|2017

|Grovetown

|Elbert, Greene, Hart, Lincoln, Oglethorpe, Wilkes, part of Columbia

|25

| |Republican

|2023

|Milledgeville

|Baldwin, Butts, Jasper, Jones, Putnam, parts of Bibb and Henry

|26

| |Democratic

|2013

|Macon

|Hancock, Johnson, Twiggs, Washington, Wilkinson, parts of Bibb and Houston

|27

| |Republican

|2019

|Cumming

|Part of Forsyth

|28

| |Democratic

|2009

|Atlanta

|Parts of Cobb, Douglas, and Fulton

|29

| |Republican

|2019

|Cataula

|Harris, Meriwether, Troup, part of Muscogee

|30

| |Republican

|2024

|Carrollton

|Haralson, parts of Carroll, Douglas, and Paulding

|31

| |Republican

|2021

|Dallas

|Polk, part of Paulding

|32

| |Republican

|2017

|Marietta

|Parts Cherokee and Cobb

|33

| |Democratic

|2015

|Marietta

|Part of Cobb

|34

| |Democratic

|2025

|Fayetteville

|Parts of Clayton and Fayette

|35

| |Democratic

|2025

|Smyrna

|Parts of Cobb and Fulton

|36

| |Democratic

|2007

|Atlanta

|Part of Fulton

|37

| |Republican

|2023

|Acworth

|Parts of Bartow and Cobb

|38

| |Democratic

|2025

|Atlanta

|Part of Fulton

|39

| |Democratic

|2021

|Atlanta

|Part of Fulton

|40

| |Democratic

|2019

|Atlanta

|Parts of DeKalb and Gwinnett

|41

| |Democratic

|2021

|Stone Mountain

|Part of DeKalb

|42

| |Republican

|2018

|McDonough

|Morgan, parts of Henry, Newton, and Walton

|43

| |Democratic

|2017

|Lithonia

|Rockdale, parts of DeKalb, Gwinnett, and Newton

|44

| |Democratic

|2015

|Atlanta

|Parts of Clayton and DeKalb

|45

| |Republican

|2021

|Buford

|Parts of Barrow and Gwinnett

|46

| |Republican

|2007

|Athens

|Parts of Barrow, Clarke, Gwinnett, Oconee, and Walton

|47

| |Republican

|2011

|Danielsville

|Madison, parts of Barrow, Clarke, and Jackson

|48

| |Republican

|2023

|Suwanee

|Parts of Forsyth, Fulton, and Gwinnett

|49

| |Republican

|2025

|Gainesville

|Part of Hall

|50

| |Republican

|2021

|Cornelia

|Banks, Franklin, Habersham, Rabun, Stephens, Towns, parts of Hall, Jackson, and White

|51

| |Republican

|2011

|Dahlonega

|Dawson, Fannin, Gilmer, Lumpkin, Pickens, Union, part of White

|52

| |Republican

|2013

|Rome

|Parts of Bartow, Floyd, and Gordon

|53

| |Republican

|2026

|Trion

|Catoosa, Chattooga, Dade, Walker, part of Floyd

|54

| |Republican

|2017

|Dalton

|Murray, Whitfield, part of Gordon

|55

| |Democratic

|2025

|Stone Mountain

|Parts of DeKalb and Gwinnett

|56

| |Republican

|2011

|Roswell

|Parts of Cherokee, Cobb, and Fulton

Georgia State Senate

Legal provisions

Officers

Districts

Composition

See also

References