The 158th Georgia General Assembly will consist of two sessions of the Georgia General Assembly in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, the first in 2025 and the second in 2026. The first session began on January13, 2025.
The Assembly's members were elected in the 2024 State Senate and State House elections. The Senate comprises 33Republicans and 23Democrats, while the House is made up of 100Republicans and 80Democrats. Overall there are 22 new members: four senators and 18 representatives.
In the Senate, the Democrats elected Harold V. Jones II as Senate minority leader, and House Democrats chose Carolyn Hugley as House minority leader.
Officers State Senate As of January 2025, the majority and minority leadership of the State Senate is as follows: OfficeOfficeholderPartyLt. Governor and Senate PresidentBurt JonesRepublicanPresident pro-temporeJohn F. KennedyRepublicanMajority leaderSteve GoochRepublicanMajority whipRandy RobertsonRepublicanMajority caucus chairJason AnavitarteRepublicanMajority caucus vice-chairMatt BrassRepublicanMajority caucus secretaryLarry Walker IIIRepublicanMinority leaderHarold V. Jones IIDemocraticMinority whipKim JacksonDemocraticMinority caucus chairElena ParentDemocraticMinority caucus vice-chairSonya HalpernDemocraticMinority caucus secretaryNan OrrockDemocratic
House of Representatives As of January 2025, the majority and minority leadership of the House of Representatives is as follows: OfficeOfficeholderPartySpeaker of the HouseJon G. BurnsRepublicanSpeaker pro-temporeJan JonesRepublicanMajority leaderChuck EfstrationRepublicanMajority whipJames BurchettRepublicanMajority caucus chairBruce WilliamsonRepublicanMajority caucus vice-chairHouston GainesRepublicanMajority caucus secretary/treasurerGinny EhrhartRepublicanMajority caucus chief deputy whipRob LeverettRepublicanMinority leaderCarolyn HugleyDemocraticMinority whipSam ParkDemocraticMinority caucus chairTanya F. MillerDemocraticMinority caucus vice-chairSpencer FryeDemocraticMinority caucus secretaryPark CannonDemocraticMinority caucus treasurerSolomon AdesanyaDemocraticMinority caucus chief deputy whipSaira DraperDemocratic
Composition State Senate Special elections A special election was held on August 30 to succeed State Senator Brandon Beach, who was appointed by President Donald Trump as U.S. Treasurer. Out of seven candidates, Democrat Debra Shigley and Republican Jason Dickerson advanced to the September 23 runoff, where Dickerson defeated Shigley.
A special election was called for Senate District 35 on November 18 to succeed Jason Esteves. Democratic candidates Jaha Howard and Roger Bruce advanced to the December 16 runoff.
Party composition
AffiliationParty (Shading indicates majority caucus)TotalRepublicanDemocraticVacantEnd of 157th 32 12356 0Beginning of 158th Assembly 32 1 2356 0May 4, 2025 3155 1 Latest voting share
Membership , the membership of the State Senate is as follows:
District Senator Party Since Residence 1 Republican 2015 Savannah 2 Democratic 2023 Savannah 3 Republican 2023 Brunswick 4 Republican 2020 Statesboro 5 Democratic 2019 Lawrenceville 6 Republican 2017 Newnan 7 Democratic 2023 Duluth 8 Republican 2021 Cogdell 9 Democratic 2021 Grayson 10 Democratic 2005 Decatur 11 Republican 2023 Moultrie 12 Democratic 2009 Dawson 13 Republican 2020 Cordele 14 Democratic 2023 Sandy Springs 15 Democratic 1993 Columbus 16 Republican 2015 Tyrone 17 Democratic 2011 Jonesboro 18 Republican 2015 Macon 19 Republican 2017 Vidalia 20 Republican 2015 Perry 21 Vacant 22 Democratic 2015 Augusta 23 Republican 2021 Sylvania 24 Republican 2017 Grovetown 25 Republican 2023 Milledgeville 26 Democratic 2013 Macon 27 Republican 2019 Cumming 28 Democratic 2009 Atlanta 29 Republican 2019 Cataula 30 Republican 2024 Carrollton 31 Republican 2021 Dallas 32 Republican 2017 Marietta 33 Democratic 2015 Marietta 34 Democratic 2025 Fayetteville 35 Democratic 2023 Atlanta 36 Democratic 2007 Atlanta 37 Republican 2023 Acworth 38 Democratic 2025 Atlanta 39 Democratic 2021 Atlanta 40 Democratic 2019 Chamblee 41 Democratic 2021 Stone Mountain 42 Republican 2018 McDonough 43 Democratic 2017 Lithonia 44 Democratic 2015 Atlanta 45 Republican 2021 Buford 46 Republican 2007 Athens 47 Republican 2011 Royston 48 Republican 2023 Norcross 49 Republican 2025 Gainesville 50 Republican 2021 Cornelia 51 Republican 2011 Dahlonega 52 Republican 2013 Rome 53 Republican 2023 Trenton 54 Republican 2017 Dalton 55 Democratic 2025 Stone Mountain 56 Republican 2011 Roswell
House of Representatives Special elections A special election was called for House District 106 on November 4 to succeed Shelly Hutchinson. Democratic candidates Marqus Cole and Muhammad Akbar Ali advanced to the December 2 runoff. Ali defeated Cole in a low-turnout contest, becoming the youngest state lawmaker in Georgia's history at 21 years of age.
A special election was called for Georgia's 121st House district on December 9 to succeed Marcus Wiedower. Democratic candidate Eric Gisler and Republican candidate Mack "Dutch" Guest IV filed for the election. Gisler won the special election for Democrats, flipping a seat which had previously voted for Donald Trump in 2024 by 12 percentage points.
A special election was called for Georgia's 23rd House district on December 9 to succeed Mandi Ballinger. Five Republicans and one Democrat filed for the special election. Republican Bill Fincher and Democrat Scott Sanders advanced to the January 6, 2026 runoff.
Party composition
AffiliationParty (Shading indicates majority caucus)TotalRepublicanDemocraticVacantEnd of 157th General Assembly102781800Beginning of 158th General Assembly100801800Latest voting share
Membership , the membership of the House is as follows: District Representative Party Since Residence 1 Republican 2021 Rossville 2 Republican 2014 Chickamauga 3 Republican 2023 Ringgold 4 Republican 2017 Dalton 5 Republican 2019 Calhoun 6 Republican 2017 Chatsworth 7 Republican 2023 Blue Ridge 8 Republican 2021 Blairsville 9 Republican 2013 Dawsonville 10 Republican 2021 Cornelia 11 Republican 2010 Jasper 12 Republican 2013 Armuchee 13 Republican 2007 Rome 14 Republican 2019 Rydal 15 Republican 2019 Cartersville 16 Republican 2013 Cedartown 17 Republican 2019 Dallas 18 Republican 2021 Bremen 19 Republican 2019 Dallas 20 Republican 2013 Woodstock 21 Republican 2013 Holly Springs 22 Republican 2023 Woodstock 23 Republican 2013 Canton 24 Republican 2023 Cumming 25 Republican 2017 Cumming 26 Republican 2021 Cumming 27 Republican 2013 Gainesville 28 Republican 2023 Dawsonville 29 Republican 2017 Gainesville 30 Republican 2023 Chestnut Mountain 31 Republican 2011 Gillsville 32 Republican 2023 Homer 33 Republican 1991 Hartwell 34 Republican 2021 Marietta 35 Democratic 2023 Kennesaw 36 Republican 2019 Powder Springs 37 Democratic 2019 Marietta 38 Democratic 2011 Powder Springs 39 Democratic 2023 Mableton 40 Republican 2023 Villa Rica 41 Democratic 2013 Marietta 42 Democratic 2025 Smyrna 43 Democratic 2023 Marietta 44 Republican 1995 Marietta 45 Republican 1997 Marietta 46 Republican 2011 Marietta 47 Republican 2003 Milton 48 Republican 2023 Peachtree Corners 49 Republican 2003 Alpharetta 50 Democratic 2021 Johns Creek 51 Democratic 2023 Sandy Springs 52 Democratic 2021 Atlanta 53 Republican 2023 Sandy Springs 54 Democratic 2019 Atlanta 55 Democratic 2023 Atlanta 56 Democratic 2025 Atlanta 57 Democratic 2021 Atlanta 58 Democratic 2016 Atlanta 59 Democratic 2023 Atlanta 60 Democratic 2005 Atlanta 61 Democratic 2025 Smyrna 62 Democratic 2023 Atlanta 63 Democratic 2017 Atlanta 64 Democratic 2025 Douglasville 65 Democratic 2025 Atlanta 66 Democratic 2013 Hiram 67 Democratic 2023 Fairburn 68 Democratic 2023 Tyrone 69 Democratic 2017 South Fulton 70 Republican 1997 Newnan 71 Republican 2025 Carrollton 72 Republican 2023 Roopville 73 Republican 2017 Fayetteville 74 Democratic 2025 Hampton 75 Democratic 2023 Jonesboro 76 Democratic 2011 Rex 77 Democratic 2017 Riverdale 78 Democratic 2013 Stockbridge 79 Democratic 2011 Jonesboro 80 Democratic 2023 Dunwoody 81 Republican 2025 Locust Grove 82 Republican 2017 Griffin 83 Democratic 2023 Chamblee 84 Democratic 2003 Decatur 85 Democratic 2001 Avondale Estates 86 Democratic 2023 Tucker 87 Democratic 2019 Stone Mountain 88 Democratic 2003 Stone Mountain 89 Democratic 2023 Decatur 90 Democratic 2023 Atlanta 91 Democratic 2021 Stonecrest 92 Democratic 2021 Conyers 93 Democratic 2015 Lithonia 94 Democratic 2013 Stone Mountain 95 Democratic 2023 Lithonia 96 Democratic 2025 Norcross 97 Democratic 2023 Duluth 98 Democratic 2021 Norcross 99 Republican 2023 Duluth 100 Republican 2015 Buford 101 Democratic 2011 Atlanta 102 Democratic 2017 Lawrenceville 103 Republican 2023 Lawrenceville 104 Republican 2013 Mulberry 105 Republican 2025 Buford 106 Democratic 2019 Snellville 107 Democratic 2023 Lawrenceville 108 Democratic 2019 Lilburn 109 Democratic 2023 Lawrenceville 110 Democratic 2023 Grayson 111 Republican 2023 Loganville 112 Republican 2023 Monroe 113 Democratic 2021 Covington 114 Republican 2023 Covington 115 Democratic 2023 McDonough 116 Democratic 2023 Stockbridge 117 Democratic 2025 McDonough 118 Republican 2023 Jackson 119 Republican 2023 Winder 120 Republican 2019 Athens 121 Republican 2019 Watkinsville 122 Democratic 2013 Athens 123 Republican 2023 Elberton 124 Republican 2015 Greensboro 125 Republican 2024 Evans 126 Democratic 2025 Hephzibah 127 Republican 2023 Augusta 128 Democratic 2009 Sandersville 129 Democratic 2023 Augusta 130 Democratic 2023 Augusta 131 Republican 2025 Evans 132 Democratic 2023 Augusta 133 Republican 2019 Cochran 134 Republican 2011 Musella 135 Republican 2021 Concord 136 Republican 2021 Grantville 137 Democratic 2003 Junction City 138 Republican 2019 Pine Mountain 139 Republican 2024 Fortson 140 Democratic 2023 Columbus 141 Democratic 1993 Columbus 142 Democratic 2017 Macon 143 Democratic 2025 Macon 144 Republican 2019 Macon 145 Democratic 2025 Macon 146 Republican 2015 Bonaire 147 Republican 2023 Warner Robins 148 Republican 2019 Cordele 149 Democratic 2025 Milledgeville 150 Democratic 2013 Butler 151 Republican 2023 Americus 152 Republican 2019 Sylvester 153 Democratic 2023 Albany 154 Republican 2023 Cuthbert 155 Republican 2023 Dublin 156 Republican 2021 Lyons 157 Republican 2015 Glennville 158 Republican 1985 Swainsboro 159 Republican 2005 Newington 160 Republican 2023 Statesboro 161 Republican 2013 Rincon 162 Democratic 2016 Garden City 163 Democratic 2023 Savannah 164 Republican 1997 Richmond Hill 165 Democratic 2021 Savannah 166 Republican 2015 Savannah 167 Republican 2021 Townsend 168 Democratic 2003 Midway 169 Republican 2025 Ambrose 170 Republican 2025 Tifton 171 Republican 2020 Camilla 172 Republican 2023 Moultrie 173 Republican 2011 Thomasville 174 Republican 2015 Lake Park 175 Republican 2018 Valdosta 176 Republican 2019 Waycross 177 Democratic 2013 Valdosta 178 Republican 2019 Screven 179 Republican 2023 St. Simons 180 Republican 2019 St. Marys
See also List of Georgia state legislatures
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