District 39 of the Georgia Senate is located in Metro Atlanta.
The district is contained entirely within Fulton County, including parts of Atlanta, College Park, East Point, and South Fulton. In Atlanta, the district includes the Bankhead, Buckhead, Cascade Heights, Garden Hills, Home Park, north Midtown, Morningside, Lindbergh, and West End neighborhoods, as well as the Georgia Tech campus.
The current senator is Sonya Halpern, a Democrat from Atlanta first elected in 2020.
Former occupants of the seat include Julian Bond, former NAACP Chairman, and Nikema Williams, current U.S. Representative for Georgia's 5th congressional district.
List of senators MemberPartyYearsResidenceElectoral historyCountiesW.W. Jones1913CummingC. J. Harbin1919CummingP. B. Latimer192?WoodstockGlen Florence Democratic194?–1951Harold S. Willingham Democratic1951–1953Grady N. Coker. Democratic1953–1955Glen Florence Democratic1955–1957Fred D. Bentley, Sr. Democratic1957–1959Thomas A. Roach Democratic1959–1960J. L. White Democratic1961-1963DouglasvilleOby T. Brewer, Sr Democratic1963-1965AtlantaHorace Ward Democratic1965 – 1974Julian Bond DemocraticJanuary 13, 1975 – January 12, 1987Hildred W. Shumake Democratic1987–1993Ron Slotin Democratic1993–1996 Vincent Fort Democratic1996–2017 Nikema Williams DemocraticDecember 5, 2017 – January 3, 2021Sonya Halpern DemocraticJanuary 3, 2021 – present
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