The 152nd General Assembly of the U.S. state of Georgia convened its first session on January 14, 2013,House Daily Status Reports. house.ga.gov. Retrieved February 7, 2016. at the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta. The 152nd Georgia General Assembly succeeded the 151st and preceded the 153rd.
Party composition
Senate Affiliation Members Republican Party 38 Democratic Party 18 Independent 0 Vacancies 0 Total 56
House of Representatives Affiliation Members Republican Party 119 Democratic Party 60 Independent 1 Vacancies 0 Total 180
Officers
Senate
PositionNameDistrictParty PresidentCasey Cagle n/aRepublican President Pro TemporeDavid Shafer 48Republican
Majority leadership
PositionNameDistrict Senate Majority LeaderRonnie Chance 16 Majority Caucus ChairmanButch Miller 49 Majority WhipCecil Staton 18
Minority leadership
PositionNameDistrict Senate Minority LeaderSteve Henson 41 Minority Caucus ChairmanHoracena Tate 38 Minority WhipVincent Fort 39
House of Representatives
PositionNameDistrictParty Speaker of the HouseDavid Ralston 7Republican Speaker Pro TemporeJan Jones 46Republican
Majority leadership
PositionNameDistrict House Majority LeaderLarry O'Neal 146 Majority WhipEdward Lindsey 54 Majority Caucus ChairmanDonna Sheldon 105 Majority Caucus Vice ChairmanMatt Ramsey 72 Majority Caucus Sec./Treas.Allen Peake 137
Minority leadership
PositionNameDistrict House Minority LeaderStacey Abrams 84 Minority WhipCarolyn Hugley 133 Minority Caucus ChairmanVirgil Fludd 64 Minority Caucus Vice ChairmanBilly Mitchell 88 Minority Caucus SecretaryDebbie Buckner 137
Members of the State Senate
DistrictSenatorPartyFirst electedResidence 1 Earl “Buddy” Carter Republican 2009 Pooler 2 Lester Jackson Democratic 2008 Savannah 3 William T. Ligon, Jr. Republican 2010 Brunswick 4 Jack Hill Republican 1990 Reidsville 5 Curt Thompson Democratic 2004 Tucker 6 Hunter Hill Republican 2012 Atlanta 7 Tyler Harper Republican 2012 Ocilla 8 Tim Golden Republican 1998 Valdosta 9 Don Balfour Republican 1992 Snellville 10 Emanuel Jones Democratic 2004 Decatur 11 Dean Burke Republican 2012 Bainbridge 12 Freddie Powell Sims Democratic 2008 Dawson 13 John Crosby Republican 2008 Tifton 14 Barry Loudermilk Republican 2010 Cassville 15 Ed Harbison Democratic 1992 Columbus 16 Ronnie Chance Republican 2004 Tyrone 17 Rick Jeffares Republican 2010 Locust Grove 18 Cecil Staton Republican 2004 Macon 19 Tommie Williams Republican 1998 Lyons 20 Ross Tolleson Republican 2002 Perry 21 Brandon Beach Republican 2012 Alpharetta 22 Hardie Davis Democratic 2010 Augusta 23 Jesse Stone Republican 2010 Waynesboro 24 Bill Jackson Republican 2007 Appling 25 Burt Jones Republican 2012 Jackson 26 David Lucas Democratic 2012 Macon 27 Jack Murphy Republican 2006 Cumming 28 Mike Crane Republican 2011 Newnan 29 Joshua McKoon Republican 2010 Columbus 30 Mike Dugan Republican 2012 Carrollton 31 Bill Heath Republican 2004 Bremen 32 Judson Hill Republican 2004 Marietta 33 Steve Thompson Democratic 1990 Marietta 34 Valencia Seay Democratic 2003 Riverdale 35 Donzella James Democratic 2009 College Park 36 Nan Orrock Democratic 2006 Atlanta 37 Lindsey Tippins Republican 2010 Marietta 38 Horacena Tate Democratic 1998 Atlanta 39 Vincent Fort Democratic 1996 Atlanta 40 Fran Millar Republican 2010 Atlanta 41 Steve Henson Democratic 2002 Tucker 42 Jason Carter Democratic 2010 Decatur 43 Ronald Ramsey, Sr. Democratic 2006 Decatur 44 Gail Davenport Democratic 2010 Jonesboro 45 Renee Unterman Republican 2002 Buford 46 Bill Cowsert Republican 2006 Athens 47 Frank Ginn Republican 2010 Danielsville 48 David Shafer Republican 2001 Duluth 49 Butch Miller Republican 2010 Gainesville 50 John Wilkinson Republican 2011 Toccoa 51 Steve Gooch Republican 2010 Dahlonega 52 Chuck Hufstetler Republican 2012 Rome 53 Jeff Mullis Republican 2000 Chickamauga 54 Charlie Bethel Republican 2010 Dalton 55 Gloria S. Butler Democratic 1999 Stone Mountain 56 John Albers Republican 2010 Roswell
Changes in membership from previous term
District Previous Subsequent Reason for change
Changes in membership during current term Barry Loudermilk resigned from the Georgia Senate, representing the 14th district, in August 2013, to focus on his campaign for a seat in the United States House of Representatives. Bruce Thompson won a special election to fill the remainder of his term.
Announced retirements
Members of the House of Representatives