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The Georgia Senate is the upper house of the Georgia General Assembly, which is the state legislature of Georgia. The senate includes 56 state senators, each representing approximately 146,000 residents. The Lieutenant Governor serves as President of the Georgia State Senate and is granted the right to vote in the event the Senate is tied on a vote. Georgia state senators serve for two-year terms without term limits.

The Georgia Senate convenes on the second Monday of January each year and by law can meet for no longer than 40 legislative days.

According to the Georgia Constitution, Georgia Senators must be at least 25 years old, American citizens, Georgia citizens for at least two years and a resident of his or her Senatorial District for at least one year immediately preceding election.

Party balance

Affiliation		Members
	Democratic Party	23
	Republican Party	33
Total		56

List of current members

District	Representative	Party
1	Eric Johnson	Republican
2	Lester Jackson	Democrat
3	Jeff Chapman	Republican
4	Jack Hill	Republican
5	Curt Thompson	Democrat
6	Doug Stoner	Democrat
7	Greg Goggans	Republican
8	Tim Golden	Democrat
9	Don Balfour	Republican
10	Emanuel Jones	Democrat
11	John Bulloch	Republican
12	Freddie Sims	Democrat
13	John Crosby	Republican
14	George Hooks	Democrat
15	Ed Harbison	Democrat
16	Ronnie Chance	Republican
17	John Douglas	Republican
18	Cecil Staton	Republican
19	Tommie Williams	Republican
20	Thorborn Tolleson	Republican
21	Chip Rogers	Republican
22	Ed Tarver	Democrat
23	J.B. Powell	Democrat
24	William Jackson	Republican
25	Johnny Grant	Republican
26	Robert Brown	Democrat
27	Jack Murphy	Republican
28	Mitch Seabaugh	Republican
29	Seth Harp	Republican
30	William Hamrick	Republican
31	Bill Heath	Republican
32	Judson Hill	Republican
33	Steve Thompson	Democrat
34	Valencia Seay	Democrat
35	Kasim Reed	Democrat
36	Nan Orrock	Democrat
37	John Wiles	Republican
38	Horacena Tate	Democrat
39	Vincent Fort	Democrat
40	Dan Weber	Republican
41	Steve Henson	Democrat
42	David Adelman	Democrat
43	Ronald Ramsey	Democrat
44	Gail Buckner	Democrat
45	Renee Unterman	Republican
46	Bill Cowsert	Republican
47	Ralph Hudgens	Republican
48	David Shafer	Republican
49	Lee Hawkins	Republican
50	Jim Butterworth	Republican
51	Chip Pearson	Republican
52	Preston Smith	Republican
53	Jeff Mullis	Republican
54	Don Thomas	Republican
55	Gloria Butler	Democrat
56	Dan Moody	Republican

Standing Senate Committees

• Administrative Affairs Committee, Georgia Senate
• Agriculture and Consumer Affairs Committee, Georgia Senate
• Appropriations Committee, Georgia Senate
• Assignments Committee, Georgia Senate
• Banking and Financial Institutions Committee, Georgia Senate
• Economic Development Committee, Georgia Senate
• Education and Youth Committee, Georgia Senate
• Ethics Committee, Georgia Senate
• Finance Committee, Georgia Senate
• Government Oversight Committee, Georgia Senate
• Health and Human Services Committee, Georgia Senate
• Higher Education Committee, Georgia Senate
• Insurance and Labor Committee, Georgia Senate
• Interstate Cooperation Committee, Georgia Senate
• Judiciary Committee, Georgia Senate
• Natural Resources and the Environment Committee, Georgia Senate
• Public Safety Committee, Georgia Senate
• Reapportionment and Redistricting Committee, Georgia Senate
• Regulated Industries and Utilities Committee, Georgia Senate
• Retirement Committee, Georgia Senate
• Rules Committee, Georgia Senate
• Science and Technology Committee, Georgia Senate
• Special Judiciary Committee, Georgia Senate
• State and Local Governmental Operations Committee, Georgia Senate
• State Institutions and Property Committee, Georgia Senate
• Transportation Committee, Georgia Senate
• Urban Affairs Committee, Georgia Senate
• Veterans, Military and Homeland Security Committee, Georgia Senate

External links

• Georgia State Senate official website
• Wikipedia:149th General Assembly of the State of Georgia
• Vote Smart profile of Georgia Senate

v • d • e Current members of the Georgia Senate Senate Majority Leader: Chip Rogers (R) • Senate Minority Leader: Robert Brown (D)       Eric Johnson  Lester Jackson   Jeff Chapman  Jack Hill  Curt Thompson  Doug Stoner  Greg Goggans  Tim Golden  Don Balfour  Emanuel Jones  John Bulloch  Freddie Sims  John Crosby  George Hooks  Ed Harbison  Ronnie Chance  John Douglas  Cecil Staton  Tommie Williams  Thorborn Tolleson  Chip Rogers  Ed Tarver  J.B. Powell  William Jackson  Johnny Grant  Robert Brown  Jack Murphy  Mitch Seabaugh  Seth Harp  Bill Hamrick  Bill Heath  Judson Hill  Steve Thompson  Valencia Seay  Kasim Reed  Nan Orrock  John Wiles  Horacena Tate  Vincent Fort  Dan Weber  Steve Henson  David Adelman  Ronald Ramsey  Gail Buckner  Renee Unterman  Bill Cowsert  Ralph Hudgens  David Shafer  Lee Hawkins  Jim Butterworth  Chip Pearson  Preston Smith  Jeff Mullis  Don Thomas  Gloria Butler  Dan Moody Democratic (22) • Republican (34) • Georgia State Senate • Georgia House of Representatives

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