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Encyclopedia > Georgia Senate
Seal of the Georgia Senate
Seal of the Georgia Senate

The Georgia Senate is the upper house of the Georgia General Assembly (the state legislature of Georgia). Image File history File links Senate_seal. ... Image File history File links Senate_seal. ... An upper house is one of two chambers of a bicameral legislature, the other chamber being the lower house. ... The Georgia General Assembly is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Georgia. ... Federal courts Supreme Court Chief Justice Associate Justices Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures State Courts Counties, Cities, and Towns Other countries Politics Portal      A state of the United States is any one of the fifty subnational entities referred to... A legislature is a type of representative deliberative assembly with the power to adopt laws. ...

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Members

According to the state constitution of 1983, this body is to be comprised 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, an American citizen, and a resident of Georgia for two years and their senatorial district for one year (preceding the election). The highest position in the Senate, after the President of the Senate, a position held by the Lieutenant Governor, is that of President Pro Tempore, currently held by Eric Johnson. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The Lieutenant Governor of Georgia is a constitutional officer of the state, elected to a 4-year term by popular vote. ...

District Senator Party Residence
1 Erick Johnson Republican Savannah
2 Regina D. Thomas Democrat Savannah
3 Jeff Chapman Republican Brunswick
4 Jack Hill Republican Reidsville
5 Curt Thompson Democrat Norcoss
6 Doug Stoner Democrat Smyrna
7 Greg Goggans Republican Douglas
8 Tim Golden Democrat Valdosta
9 Don Balfour Republican Snellville
10 Emanuel Jones Democrat Decatur
11 John Bulloch Republican Ochlocknee
12 Michael Meyer von Bremen Democrat Albany
13 Joseph Carter Republican Tifton
14 George Hooks Democrat Americus
15 Ed Harbison Democrat Columbus
16 Ronnie Chance Republican Tyrone
17 John Douglas Republican Social Circle
18 Cecil Staton Republican Macon
19 Tommie Williams Republican Lyons
20 Ross Tolleson Republican Perry
21 Chip Rogers Republican Woodstock
22 Ed Tarver Democrat Augusta
23 J.B Powell Democrat Blythe
24 Jim Whitehead, Sr. Republican Evans
25 Johnny Grant Republican Milledgeville
26 Rovbert Brown Democrat Macon
27 Jack Murphy Republican Cumming
28 Mitch Seabaugh Republican Sharpsburg
29 Seth Harp Republican Midland
30 William Hamrick Republican Carrollton
31 Bill Heath Republican Bremen
32 Judson Hill Republican Marietta
33 Steve Thompson Democrat Marietta
34 Valencia Seay Democrat Riverdale
35 Kasim Reed Democrat Atlanta
36 Nan Orrock Democrat Atlanta
37 John J. Wiles Republican Kennesaw
38 Horacena Tate Democrat Atlanta
39 Vincent Fort Democrat Atlanta
40 Dan Weber Republican Dunwoody
41 Steve Henson Democrat Tucker
42 David Adelman Democrat Decatur
43 Ronald Ramsey Sr. Democrat Lithonia
44 Gail Davenport Democrat Jonesboro
45 Renee S. Unterman Republican Buford
46 Bill Cowsert Republican Athens
47 Ralph T. Hudgens Republican Comer
48 David Shafer Republican Duluth
49 Lee Hawkins Republican Gainsville
50 Nancy Schaefer Republican Turnerville
51 Chip Pearson Republican Dawsonville
52 Preston W. Smith Republican Rome
53 Jeff Mullis Republican Chickamauga
54 Don Thomas Republican Dalton
55 Gloria S. Butler Democrat Stone Mountain
56 Dan Moody Republican Alpharetta

Coordinates: County Chatham  - Mayor Otis S. Johnson Area    - City 202. ... Coordinates: County Chatham  - Mayor Otis S. Johnson Area    - City 202. ... Jeff Chapman a. ... Nickname: Gateway to the Golden Isles Location in the state of Georgia Coordinates: Country United States State Georgia County Glynn Mayor Bryan Thompson (R) Area    - City 65. ... Jack Hill (born 1933) is an American film director, noted for his work in the exploitation film genre. ... Reidsville is a city located in Tattnall County, Georgia. ... Atlanta from southern Smyrna on a clear day; the large nearby tower is Plant Atkinson. ... Douglas is a city located in Coffee County, Georgia. ... Valdosta is a city in, and the county seat of Lowndes County, Georgia, United States. ... Flag Seal Nickname: The Ville Motto: Everybodys Somebody in Snellville Location Location in Gwinnett County, Georgia Coordinates: , Government County Gwinnett Incorporated 1923 Mayor Jerry Oberholtzer Geographical characteristics Area     City 25. ... Decatur is a city located in DeKalb County, Georgia. ... Ochlocknee is a town located in Thomas County, Georgia. ... Nickname: The Artesian City Location in the state of Georgia Country United States State Georgia County Dougherty Mayor Willie Adams, Jr. ... Joseph Carter (1910-1970) was the pseudonym of Joseph Friedman, a founding member of the American Trotskyist movement. ... Tifton is a city located in Tift County, Georgia. ... Senator George Hooks of Americus was first elected to the state Senate from south Georgias 14th District in 1990 and is one of the Senates most influential members. ... Americus is a city located in Sumter County, Georgia. ... Columbus is a city in Muscogee County, Georgia, United States. ... Tyrone is a town located in Fayette County, Georgia. ... John Douglas (July 14, 1721 – May 18, 1807) was a Scottish scholar and Anglican bishop. ... Social Circle is a city located in Walton County, Georgia. ... The Honorable Dr. Cecil Staton is a Georgia State Senator. ... Macon is a city located in central Georgia. ... Lyons is a city located in Toombs County, Georgia. ... Ross Tolleson is a Republican state senator from Georgia closely aligned with Governor Sonny Perdue. ... Perry is a city located in Houston County, Georgia. ... Location in Cherokee County in the state of Georgia Coordinates: Country United States State Georgia Counties Cherokee Mayor Donnie Henriques (R) Area    - City 22. ... Nickname: The Garden City (of the South), Masters City, The AUG Motto: We feel Good Location of the consolidated areas of Augusta and Richmond County in the state of Georgia. ... Blythe is a city located in Richmond County, Georgia. ... Evans is a census-designated place located in Columbia County, Georgia and is a suburb of Augusta, Georgia. ... Johnny Grant is a television producer and the honorary Mayor of Hollywood. ... Milledgeville is a city in Baldwin County in the U.S. state of Georgia. ... Macon is a city located in central Georgia. ... Jack Roland Murphy or Murph the Surf (born 1938 in Los Angeles, California) is a surfer and convicted murderer who is most famous for his role in the biggest jewel heist in American history at the American Museum of Natural History. ... Cumming is a city located in Forsyth County, Georgia. ... Sharpsburg is a town located in Coweta County, Georgia. ... Columbus is a city in Muscogee County, Georgia, United States. ... Carrollton is a city in Carroll County, Georgia, United States. ... Bremen is a city located in Haralson County. ... Historic Downtown Marietta Marietta is a city located in central Cobb County, GeorgiaGR6, and is its county seat. ... Steve Thompson may be: Steve Thompson musician and producer. ... Historic Downtown Marietta Marietta is a city located in central Cobb County, GeorgiaGR6, and is its county seat. ... Riverdale is a city in Clayton County, Georgia, United States. ... Nickname: Hotlanta, The Big Peach, The ATL, A-Town Location in Fulton County in the state of Georgia Coordinates: Country United States State Georgia Counties Fulton, Dekalb  - Mayor Shirley Franklin (D) Area    - City 343. ... Nickname: Hotlanta, The Big Peach, The ATL, A-Town Location in Fulton County in the state of Georgia Coordinates: Country United States State Georgia Counties Fulton, Dekalb  - Mayor Shirley Franklin (D) Area    - City 343. ... Kennesaw is a city located in Cobb County, Georgia. ... Nickname: Hotlanta, The Big Peach, The ATL, A-Town Location in Fulton County in the state of Georgia Coordinates: Country United States State Georgia Counties Fulton, Dekalb  - Mayor Shirley Franklin (D) Area    - City 343. ... Nickname: Hotlanta, The Big Peach, The ATL, A-Town Location in Fulton County in the state of Georgia Coordinates: Country United States State Georgia Counties Fulton, Dekalb  - Mayor Shirley Franklin (D) Area    - City 343. ... Dunwoody is a census-designated place in northern DeKalb County, Georgia. ... Steve Henson (born February 2, 1968 in Junction City, Kansas), is an American former professional basketball player, who was selected by the Milwaukee Bucks in the 2nd round (44th overall) of the 1990 NBA Draft. ... Tucker is lame piece of crap kid who just sucks at taking tests such as the act. ... Decatur is a city located in DeKalb County, Georgia. ... Lithonia is a city in DeKalb County, Georgia, United States. ... Buford is a city located in Gwinnett County, Georgia. ... Athens is a city in Athens-Clarke County, Georgia, U.S., in the northeastern part of the state, at the eastern terminus of Georgia 316. ... Comer is a city located in Madison County, Georgia. ... David Shafer is a Georgia politician. ... A picture from the annual Duluth Fall Festival Duluth is a city in Gwinnett County, Georgia, and a suburb of Atlanta located in the Metro Atlanta area. ... redirect: Gainesville,_Georgia ... Dawsonville is a city in Dawson County, Georgia, United States. ... Rome is the largest city in and the county seat of Floyd County, Georgia, United States. ... This article or section is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ... Chickamauga is a city located in Walker County, Georgia. ... Dalton is a city located in Whitfield County, Georgia. ... Stone Mountain is a city located in DeKalb County, Georgia. ... Daniel James Moody, Jr. ... Alpharetta is a city located in Fulton County, Georgia, United States. ...

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.


List of Committees

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

See also

The Georgia General Assembly is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Georgia. ... The Georgia House of Representatives is the lower house of the General Assembly (the state legislature) of Georgia. ... The 2005 regular session of the 148th Georgia General Assembly met from January 10, 2005, to March 31, 2005, at which time both houses adjourned sine die. ... The 2003 regular session of the 147th General Assembly of the State of Georgia met from January 13, 2003 at 10:00 am, to Friday, April 25th at midnight, at which time both houses adjourned sine die. ... The first regular session of the 146th General Assembly of the State of Georgia met from Monday, January 8, 2001 at 10:00 am, to Friday, March 21th at 11:57pm, at which time both houses adjourned sine die. ...

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New Georgia Encyclopedia: Lieutenant Governor (965 words)
Before 1945 state senators chose the president of the senate, who then became the governor if a vacancy occurred in that office.
Thompson eventually became the acting governor after the Georgia Supreme Court determined that he should be the chief executive after the death of Governor Eugene Talmadge.
This role prevailed until the Republican Party—holding both the governorship and the senate majority for the first time since Reconstruction—in 2003 stripped the Democratic lieutenant governor of most of his power in the senate, instead giving control over committee chairmanships and major legislation to the Republican senate pro tempore.
New Georgia Encyclopedia: Georgia General Assembly (1428 words)
The state senate is very similar to the house, but the senate is a smaller body, with fifty-six members who represent districts from around the state.
The chief officer of the senate is the lieutenant governor.
There are twenty-six committees in the senate, and senators are required to serve on at least three committees during their two-year terms in the General Assembly.
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