154th Georgia General Assembly

Term of state legislature in US state of Georgia

154th Georgia General Assembly

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Great Seal of the State of Georgia

Overview
Legislative body| Georgia General Assembly
Meeting place| Georgia State Capitol
Senate
Members| 56 (38 R, 18 D)
President of the Senate| Casey Cagle (R)
Party control| Republican Party
House of Representatives
Members| 180 (118 R, 61 D, 1 vacant)
Speaker of the House| David Ralston (R)
Party control| Republican Party
Sessions
| 1st| January 9, 2017 (2017-01-09) – March 30, 2017 (2017-03-30)

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2nd| January 8, 2018 (2018-01-08) – March 29, 2018 (2018-03-29)

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.

## Party composition

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### Senate

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Affiliation  | Members

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| Republican Party | 37
| Democratic Party | 18
| Independent  | 0
| Vacancies  | 1
Total | 56

### House of Representatives

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Affiliation  | Members

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| Republican Party | 116
| Democratic Party | 62
| Independent  | 0
| Vacancies  | 2
Total | 180

## Officers

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### Senate

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Position  | Name  | District  | Party

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| President | Casey Cagle | n/a  | Republican
| President Pro Tempore  | David Shafer | 48  | Republican

#### Majority leadership

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Position  | Name  | District

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| 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

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Position  | Name  | District

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| 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

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| Speaker of the House  | David Ralston | 7  | Republican
| Speaker Pro Tempore  | Jan Jones | 47  | Republican

#### Majority leadership

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Position  | Name  | District

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| 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

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Position  | Name  | District

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| 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

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

37 | 19
Republican | Democratic
District  | Senator  | Party  | Residence

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1 | Ben Watson | Republican | Savannah
2 | Lester Jackson | Democratic | Savannah
3 | William T. Ligon, Jr. | Republican | Brunswick
4 | Jack Hill | Republican | Reidsville
5 | Curt Thompson | Democratic | Tucker
6 | Jen Jordan | Democratic | Atlanta
7 | Tyler Harper | Republican | Ocilla
8 | Ellis Black | Republican | Valdosta
9 | P.K. Martin | Republican | Snellville
10 | Emanuel Jones | Democratic | Decatur
11 | Dean Burke | Republican | Bainbridge
12 | Freddie Powell Sims | Democratic | Dawson
13 | Greg Kirk | Republican | Tifton
14 | Bruce Thompson | Republican | Cassville
15 | Ed Harbison | Democratic | Columbus
16 | Marty Harbin | Republican | Tyrone
17 | Brian Strickland | Republican | McDonough
18 | John Kennedy | Republican | Macon
19 | Blake Tillery | Republican | Lyons
20 | Larry Walker | Republican | Perry
21 | Brandon Beach | Republican | Alpharetta
22 | Harold V. Jones II | Democratic | Augusta
23 | Jesse Stone | Republican | Waynesboro
24 | Lee Anderson | Republican | Appling
25 | Burt Jones | Republican | Jackson
26 | David Lucas | Democratic | Macon
27 | Michael Williams | Republican | Cumming
28 | Matt Brass | Republican | Newnan
29 | Joshua McKoon | 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 | College Park
36 | Nan Orrock | Democratic | Atlanta
37 | Lindsey Tippins | Republican | Marietta
38 | Horacena Tate | Democratic | Atlanta
39 | Nikema Williams | Democratic | Atlanta
40 | Fran Millar | Republican | Atlanta
41 | Steve Henson | Democratic | Tucker
42 | Elena Parent | Democratic | Decatur
43 | Tonya Anderson | Democratic | Decatur
44 | Gail Davenport | Democratic | Jonesboro
45 | Renee Unterman | Republican | Buford
46 | Bill Cowsert | Republican | Athens
47 | Frank Ginn | Republican | Danielsville
48 | David Shafer | Republican | 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 S. Butler | Democratic | Stone Mountain
56 | John Albers | Republican | Roswell

## Members of the House of Representatives

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116 | 64
Republican | Democratic
District  | Representative  | Party  | Residence

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1 | John Deffenbaugh | Republican | Lookout Mountain
2 | Steve Tarvin | Republican | LaFayette
3 | Dewayne Hill | Republican | Ringgold
4 | Kasey Carpenter | Republican | Dalton
5 | John D. Meadows, III | Republican | Calhoun
6 | Jason Ridley | Republican | Cohutta
7 | David Ralston | 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 | Christian Coomer | Republican | Cartersville
15 | Paul Battles | Republican | Cartersville
16 | Trey Kelley | Republican | Cedartown
17 | Howard R. Maxwell | Republican | Dallas
18 | Kevin Cooke | Republican | Carrollton
19 | Paulette Rakestraw | Republican | Hiram
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 | Dan Gasaway | Republican | Homer
29 | Matt Dubnik | Republican | Gainesville
30 | Emory Dunahoo | Republican | Gainesville
31 | Tommy Benton | Republican | Jefferson
32 | Alan Powell | Republican | Hartwell
33 | Tom McCall | Republican | Elberton
34 | Bert Reeves | Republican | Kennesaw
35 | Ed Setzler | Republican | Acworth
36 | Earl Ehrhart | Republican | Powder Springs
37 | Sam Teasley | Republican | Marietta
38 | David Wilkerson | Democratic | Austell
39 | Erica Thomas | Democratic | Austell
40 | Rich Golick | Republican | 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 | Betty Price | Republican | Roswell
49 | Chuck Martin | Republican | Alpharetta
50 | Brad Raffensperger | Republican | Johns Creek
51 | Wendell Willard | Republican | Sandy Springs
52 | Deborah Silcox | Republican | Atlanta
53 | Sheila Jones | Democratic | Smyrna
54 | Beth Beskin | Republican | 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 | Keisha Waites | 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 | Carrollton
69 | Randy Nix | Republican | LaGrange
70 | Lynn Ratigan Smith | Republican | Newnan
71 | David Stover | 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 | Tom Taylor | Republican | Dunwoody
80 | Meagan Hanson | Republican | Atlanta
81 | Scott Holcomb | Democratic | Atlanta
82 | Mary Margaret Oliver | Democratic | Decatur
83 | Howard Mosby | Democratic | Atlanta
84 | Renitta Shannon | Democratic | Atlanta
85 | Karla Drenner | Democratic | Avondale Estates
86 | Michele D. Henson | Democratic | Stone Mountain
87 | Earnest "Coach" Williams | Democratic | Avondale Estates
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 | Scott Hilton | Republican | Norcross
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 | Buzz Brockway | Republican | Lawrenceville
103 | Timothy Barr | Republican | Lawrenceville
104 | Chuck Efstration | Republican | Dacula
105 | Joyce Chandler | Republican | Snellville
106 | Brett Harrell | Republican | Snellville
107 | David S. Casas | Republican | Lilburn
108 | Clay Cox | Republican | Lilburn
109 | Dale Rutledge | Republican | McDonough
110 | Andrew Welch | Republican | McDonough
111 | Geoff Cauble | Republican | Henry County
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 | Deborah Gonzalez | Democratic | Athens
118 | Spencer Frye | Democratic | Athens
119 | Jonathan Wallace | Democratic | 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 | Johnnie Caldwell, Jr. | Republican | Thomaston
132 | Bob Trammell | Democratic | LaGrange
133 | John David Pezold | Republican | Fortson
134 | Richard H. Smith | Republican | Columbus
135 | Calvin Smyre | Democratic | Columbus
136 | Carolyn Hugley | Democratic | Columbus
137 | Debbie Buckner | Democratic | Junction City
138 | Bill McGowan | 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 | Bubber Epps | Republican | Dry Branch
145 | Rick Williams | Republican | Milledgeville
146 | Shaw Blackmon | Republican | Bonaire
147 | Heath Clark | Republican | Warner Robins
148 | Buddy Harden | Republican | Cordele
149 | Jimmy Pruett | Republican | Eastman
150 | Matt Hatchett | Republican | Dublin
151 | Gerald E. Greene | Republican | Cuthbert
152 | Ed Rynders | Republican | Albany
153 | Darrel Bush Ealum | 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 | Jay Powell | 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 | Chad Nimmer | Republican | Blackshear
179 | Don Hogan | Republican | Brunswick
180 | Jason Spencer | Republican | Woodbine

## See also

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* List of Georgia state legislatures

## References

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1. ^ [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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