# 154th Georgia General Assembly

The 154th Georgia General Assembly convened its first session on January 9, 2017, 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
### Senate

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

### House of Representatives

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

## Officers
### Senate

| Position | Position | Name | District | Party |
| | President | Casey Cagle | n/a | Republican |
| | President Pro Tempore | David Shafer | 48 | Republican |

#### Majority leadership

| Position | Name | District |
| 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

| Position | Name | District |
| 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

| Position | Position | Name | District | Party |
| | Speaker of the House | David Ralston | 7 | Republican |
| | Speaker Pro Tempore | Jan Jones | 47 | Republican |

#### Majority leadership

| Position | Name | District |
| 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

| Position | Name | District |
| 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

The following is a list of members of the Georgia State Senate.
| 37 | 19 |
| Republican | Democratic |
| District | Senator | Party | Residence |
| 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

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