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The Georgia Senate is the upper house of the Georgia General Assembly (the state legislature of Georgia).

Contents 1 Members 1.1 Officers 2 List of Committees 3 See also 4 External links

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.

District	Senator	Party	Residence
1	Eric 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	Gainesville
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

Affiliation		Members
	Republican Party	33
	Democratic Party	23
Total		56
Government Majority		10

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.

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