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{{Short description|Term of state legislature in US state of Georgia}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}

{{Infobox legislative session
| name                  = 148th Georgia General Assembly
| image                 = File:Seal of Georgia.svg
| image_size            = 125px
| alt                   = Great Seal of the State of Georgia
| caption               = [[Seal of Georgia (U.S. state)|Great Seal of the State of Georgia]]
| body                  = [[Georgia General Assembly]]
| meeting_place         = [[Georgia State Capitol]]
| election              = 
| government            = 
| term_start            = 
| term_end              = 
| before                = [[147th Georgia General Assembly|147th]]
| after                 = [[149th Georgia General Assembly|149th]]
| chamber1              = [[Georgia Senate|Senate]]
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| chamber1_alt          = 
| membership1           = 56 (34 R, 22 D)
| control1              = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]]
| chamber1_leader1_type = [[President of the Senate]]
| chamber1_leader1      = [[Mark Taylor (American politician)|Mark Taylor]] ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])
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| membership2           = 180 (99 R, 80 D, 1 I)
| control2              = Republican Party
| chamber2_leader1_type = [[Speaker (politics)|Speaker of the House]]
| chamber2_leader1      = [[Glenn Richardson]] ([[Republican Party (United States)|R]])
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The 2005 regular session of the '''148th [[Georgia General Assembly]]''' met from January 10, 2005, to March 31, 2005, at which time both houses adjourned ''[[sine die]]''.  In addition, [[Sonny Perdue|Governor Sonny Perdue]] called for a [[special session]], which met from September 6, 2005, to September 10, 2005. This was the first session since Reconstruction that both houses were controlled by Republicans, as the House of Representatives was won by the GOP at the 2004 election. The legislature redrew legislative and congressional maps in 2005 after federal judges struck down both maps which were drawn by the [[146th Georgia General Assembly|146th legislature]] as violating the [[one person, one vote]] guarantee of the U.S. Constitution, resulting in a reshuffling of districts which took effect in the [[149th Georgia General Assembly|next legislature]] which shored up Republican gains in both chambers and in Congress.

The 2006 regular session of the 148th General Assembly met from January 9, 2006, to March 30, 2006, at which time both houses adjourned ''sine die''.

== Party standings ==

=== Senate ===

{| class=wikitable
|-
! colspan=2 align=center valign=bottom | Affiliation
! valign=bottom | Members
|-
| bgcolor="#CC0000"|&nbsp;
| [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]]
| align=center | 34
|-
| bgcolor="#3333CC"|&nbsp;
| [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]]
| align=center | 22
|-
| bgcolor="#999999"|&nbsp;
| Other party<sup>*</sup>
| align=center | 0
|-
| bgcolor="black"|&nbsp;
| Seat vacant<sup>**</sup>
| align=center | 0
|-
| colspan=2 | &nbsp;'''Total'''
| align=center | '''56'''
|}

=== House of Representatives ===

{| class=wikitable
|-
! colspan=2 align=center valign=bottom bgcolor="lightgray"| Affiliation
! valign=bottom bgcolor="lightgray"| Members
|-
| bgcolor="#CC0000"|&nbsp;
| [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]]
| align=center | 99
|-
| bgcolor="#3333CC"|&nbsp;
| [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]]
| align=center | 80
|-
| bgcolor="#999999"|&nbsp;
| Other party<sup>*</sup>
| align=center | 1
|-
| bgcolor="black"|&nbsp;
| Seat vacant<sup>**</sup>
| align=center | 0
|-
| colspan=2 | &nbsp;'''Total'''
| align=center | '''180'''
|}

<sup>*</sup>Active political parties in Georgia are not limited to the Democratic and Republican parties.  [[Libertarian Party (United States)|Libertarians]], [[Green Party (United States)|Greens]], the [[Southern Party of Georgia]], and others, run candidates in numerous elections.  However, for the 2005-06 session of the General Assembly, only one legislator was not from the two major parties, and he did not run as a member of any other party.

== Officers ==

=== Senate ===

==== Presiding Officer ====
{| class="wikitable"
!
!Position
!Name
!Party
!District
|-
| {{party color cell|Democratic Party (United States)}}
|[[Lieutenant Governor of Georgia|President]]
|[[Mark Taylor (American politician)|Mark Taylor]] 
|[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]]
|n/a
|-
| {{party color cell|Republican Party (United States)}}
|President Pro Tempore
|[[Eric Johnson (Georgia politician)|Eric Johnson]]
|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|1
|}

==== Majority leadership ====
{| class="wikitable"
!
!Position
!Name
!District
|-
| {{party color cell|Republican Party (United States)}}
|Senate Majority Leader
|[[Bill Stephens (politician)|Bill Stephens]]
|27
|-
| {{party color cell|Republican Party (United States)}}
|Majority Caucus Chairman
|[[Don Balfour (Georgia politician)|Don Balfour]]
|9
|-
| {{party color cell|Republican Party (United States)}}
|Majority Whip
|[[Mitch Seabaugh]]
|28
|}

==== Minority leadership ====
{| class="wikitable"
!
!Position
!Name
!District
|-
| {{party color cell|Democratic Party (United States)}}
|Senate Minority Leader
|[[Robert Brown (Georgia)|Robert Brown]]
|26
|-
| {{party color cell|Democratic Party (United States)}}
|Minority Caucus Chairman
|[[Tim Golden (politician)|Tim Golden]]
|8
|-
| {{party color cell|Democratic Party (United States)}}
|Minority Whip
|[[David I. Adelman]]
|42
|-
| {{party color cell|Democratic Party (United States)}}
|Minority Whip
|[[Gloria Butler]]
|55
|}

=== House of Representatives ===

==== Presiding Officer ====
{| class="wikitable"
!
!Position
!Name
!Party
!District
|-
| {{party color cell|Republican Party (United States)}}
|Speaker of the House
|[[Glenn Richardson]]
|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|19
|-
| {{party color cell|Republican Party (United States)}}
|Speaker Pro Tempore
|[[Mark Burkhalter]]
|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|50
|-
| {{party color cell|Democratic Party (United States)}}
|Speaker Emeritus
|[[Terry Coleman]]
|[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]]
|144
|}

==== Majority leadership ====
{| class="wikitable"
!
!Position
!Name
!District
|-
| {{party color cell|Republican Party (United States)}}
|House Majority Leader
|[[Jerry Keen]]
|179
|-
| {{party color cell|Republican Party (United States)}}
|Majority Caucus Chairman
|[[Sharon Cooper]]
|41
|-
| {{party color cell|Republican Party (United States)}}
|Majority Caucus Vice Chairman
|[[Jay Roberts]]
|154
|-
| {{party color cell|Republican Party (United States)}}
|Majority Caucus Secretary
|[[Sue Burmeister]]
|119
|-
| {{party color cell|Republican Party (United States)}}
|Majority Whip
|[[Barry A. Fleming]]
|117
|}

==== Minority leadership ====
{| class="wikitable"
!
!Position
!Name
!District
|-
| {{party color cell|Democratic Party (United States)}}
|House Minority Leader
|[[DuBose Porter]]
|143
|-
| {{party color cell|Democratic Party (United States)}}
|Minority Caucus Chairman
|[[Calvin Smyre]]
|132
|-
| {{party color cell|Democratic Party (United States)}}
|Minority Caucus Vice Chairman
|[[Nan Grogan Orrock]]
|58
|-
| {{party color cell|Democratic Party (United States)}}
|Minority Caucus Secretary
|[[Nikki Randall (politician)|Nikki T. Randall]]
|138
|-
| {{party color cell|Democratic Party (United States)}}
|Minority Whip
|[[Carolyn Hugley|Carolyn Fleming Hugley]]
|133
|}

== Members of the Georgia State Senate, 2005-2006 ==
{|class="wikitable sortable"
!District
!Senator
!Party
!Residence
|-
| 1 || [[Eric Johnson (Georgia politician)|Eric Johnson]] || {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican || [[Savannah, Georgia|Savannah]]
|-
| 2 || [[Regina Thomas]] || {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic || [[Savannah, Georgia|Savannah]]
|-
| 3 || [[Jeff Chapman (politician)|Jeff Chapman]] || {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican || [[Brunswick, Georgia|Brunswick]]
|-
| 4 || [[Jack Hill (politician)|Jack Hill]] || {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican || [[Reidsville, Georgia|Reidsville]]
|-
| 5 || [[Curt Thompson]] || {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic || [[Norcross, Georgia|Norcross]]
|-
| 6 || [[Doug Stoner]] || {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic || [[Smyrna, Georgia|Smyrna]]
|-
| 7 || [[Greg Goggans]] || {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican || [[Douglas, Georgia|Douglas]]
|-
| 8 || [[Tim Golden (politician)|Tim Golden]] || {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic || [[Valdosta, Georgia|Valdosta]]
|-
| 9 || [[Don Balfour (Georgia politician)|Don Balfour]] || {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican || [[Snellville, Georgia|Snellville]]
|-
| 10 || [[Emanuel Jones|Emanuel D. Jones]] || {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic || [[Decatur, Georgia|Decatur]]
|-
| 11 || [[John Bulloch (politician)|John Bulloch]] || {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican || [[Ochlocknee, Georgia|Ochlocknee]]
|-
| 12 || [[Michael Meyer von Bremen|Michael S. Meyer von Bremen]] || {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic || [[Albany, Georgia|Albany]]
|-
| 13 || [[Joseph I. Carter]] || {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican || [[Tifton, Georgia|Tifton]]
|-
| 14 || [[George Hooks]] || {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic || [[Americus, Georgia|Americus]]
|-
| 15 || [[Ed Harbison]] || {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic || [[Columbus, Georgia|Columbus]]
|-
| 16 || [[Ronnie Chance]] || {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican || [[Tyrone, Georgia|Tyrone]]
|-
| 17 || [[John Douglas (Georgia politician)|John Douglas]] || {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican || [[Covington, Georgia|Covington]]
|-
| 18 || [[Cecil Staton]] || {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican || [[Macon, Georgia|Macon]]
|-
| 19 || [[Tommie Williams]] || {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican || [[Lyons, Georgia|Lyons]]
|-
| 20 || [[Ross Tolleson]] || {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican || [[Perry, Georgia|Perry]] 
|-
| 21 || [[Chip Rogers]] || {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican || [[Woodstock, Georgia|Woodstock]]
|-
| 22 || [[Ed Tarver]] || {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic || [[Augusta, Georgia|Augusta]]
|-
| 23 || [[J.B. Powell]] || {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic || [[Blythe, Georgia|Blythe]]
|-
| 24 || [[Jim Whitehead (politician)|Jim Whitehead]] || {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican || [[Evans, Georgia|Evans]]
|-
| 25 || [[Johnny Grant (Georgia politician)|Johnny Grant]] || {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican || [[Milledgeville, Georgia|Milledgeville]]
|-
| 26 || [[Robert Brown (Georgia)|Robert Brown]] || {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic || [[Macon, Georgia|Macon]]
|-
| 27 || [[Bill Stephens (politician)|Bill Stephens]] || {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican || [[Canton, Georgia|Canton]]
|-
| 28 || [[Mitch Seabaugh]] || {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican || [[Sharpsburg, Georgia|Sharpsburg]]
|-
| 29 || [[Seth Harp]] || {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican || [[Midland, Georgia|Midland]]
|-
| 30 || [[Bill Hamrick]] || {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican || [[Carrollton, Georgia|Carrollton]]
|-
| 31 || [[Bill Heath (politician)|Bill Heath]] || {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican || [[Bremen, Georgia|Bremen]]
|-
| 32 || [[Judson Hill|Judson H. Hill]] || {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican || [[Marietta, Georgia|Marietta]]
|-
| 33 || [[Steve Thompson (Georgia politician)|Steve Thompson]] || {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic || [[Marietta, Georgia|Marietta]]
|-
| 34 || [[Valencia Seay]] || {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic || [[Riverdale, Georgia|Riverdale]]
|-
| 35 || [[Kasim Reed]] || {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic || [[Atlanta]]
|-
| 36 || [[Sam Zamarripa]] || {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic || [[Atlanta]] 
|-
| 37 || [[John Wiles (Georgia politician)|John J. Wiles]] || {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican || [[Marietta, Georgia|Marietta]]
|-
| 38 || [[Horacena Tate]] || {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic || [[Atlanta]] 
|-
| 39 || [[Vincent Fort|Vincent D. Fort]] || {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic || [[Atlanta]]
|-
| 40 || [[Daniel J. Weber]] || {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican || [[Dunwoody, Georgia|Dunwoody]]
|-
| 41 || [[Steve Henson (politician)|Steve Henson]] || {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic || [[Tucker, Georgia|Tucker]] 
|-
| 42 || [[David I. Adelman|David Adelman]] || {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic || [[Decatur, Georgia|Decatur]]
|-
| 43 || [[Steen Miles]] || {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic || [[Decatur, Georgia|Decatur]]
|-
| 44 || [[Terrell Starr]] || {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic || [[Jonesboro, Georgia|Jonesboro]]
|-
| 45 || [[Renee Unterman|Renee S. Unterman]] || {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican || [[Buford, Georgia|Buford]] 
|-
| 46 || [[Brian Kemp|Brian P. Kemp]] || {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican || [[Athens, Georgia|Athens]]
|-
| 47 || [[Ralph Hudgens|Ralph T. Hudgens]] || {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican || [[Comer, Georgia|Comer]]
|-
| 48 || [[David Shafer (politician)|David J. Shafer]] || {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican || [[Duluth, Georgia|Duluth]] 
|-
| 49 || [[Casey Cagle]] || {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican || [[Hall County, Georgia#Cities and towns|Chestnut Mountain]]
|-
| 50 || [[Nancy Schaefer]] || {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican || [[Turnerville, Georgia|Turnerville]]
|-
| 51 || [[Chip Pearson (politician)|Chip Pearson]] || {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican || [[Dawsonville, Georgia|Dawsonville]]
|-
| 52 || [[Preston Smith (Georgia state)|Preston W. Smith]] || {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican || [[Rome, Georgia|Rome]]
|-
| 53 || [[Jeff Mullis|Jeff E. Mullis]] || {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican || [[Chickamauga, Georgia|Chickamauga]]
|-
| 54 || [[Don R. Thomas]] || {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican || [[Dalton, Georgia|Dalton]]
|-
| 55 || [[Gloria Butler]] || {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic || [[Stone Mountain, Georgia|Stone Mountain]]
|-
| 56 || [[Dan Moody (Georgia politician)|Dan Moody]] || {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican || [[Alpharetta, Georgia|Alpharetta]]
|}

== Members of the Georgia State House of Representatives, 2005–2006 ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! District
! Representative
! Party
! Residence
|-
| 1 || [[Jay Neal]] || {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican || [[LaFayette, Georgia|LaFayette]]
|-
| 2 || [[Martin Scott (politician)|Martin Scott]] || {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican || [[Rossville, Georgia|Rossville]]
|-
| 3 || [[Ronald L. Forster]] || {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican || [[Ringgold, Georgia|Ringgold]]
|-
| 4 || [[Roger Williams (Georgia politician)|Roger Williams]] || {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican || [[Dalton, Georgia|Dalton]]
|-
| 5 || [[John D. Meadows, III]] || {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican || [[Calhoun, Georgia|Calhoun]]
|-
| 6 || [[Tom Dickson (Georgia politician)|Tom Dickson]] || {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican || [[Cohutta, Georgia|Cohutta]]
|-
| 7 || [[David Ralston]] || {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican || [[Blue Ridge, Georgia|Blue Ridge]]
|-
| 8 || [[Charles F. Jenkins (politician)|Charles F. Jenkins]] || {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic || [[Blairsville, Georgia|Blairsville]]
|-
| 9 || [[Amos Amerson]] || {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican || [[Dahlonega, Georgia|Dahlonega]]
|-
| 10 || [[Benjamin D. Bridges, Sr.]] || {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican || [[Cleveland, Georgia|Cleveland]]
|-
| 11 || [[Barbara Massey Reece]] || {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic || [[Menlo, Georgia|Menlo]]
|-
| 12 || [[Tom Graves (Georgia politician)|Tom Graves]] || {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican || [[Ranger, Georgia|Ranger]]
|-
| 13 || [[Paul E. Smith]] || {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic || [[Rome, Georgia|Rome]]
|-
| 14 || [[Barry Dean Loudermilk]] || {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican || [[Cassville, Georgia|Cassville]]
|-
| 15 || [[Jeff Lewis (Georgia politician)|Jeff Lewis]] || {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican || [[White, Georgia|White]]
|-
| 16 || [[Bill Cummings (Georgia politician)|Bill Cummings]] || {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic || [[Rockmart, Georgia|Rockmart]]
|-
| 17 || [[Howard R. Maxwell]] || {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican || [[Dallas, Georgia|Dallas]]
|-
| 18 || [[Mark Butler (Georgia politician)|Mark Butler]] || {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican || [[Carrollton, Georgia|Carrollton]]
|-
| 19 || [[Glenn Richardson]] || {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican || [[Hiram, Georgia|Hiram]]
|-
| 20 || [[Charlice H. Byrd]] || {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican || [[Woodstock, Georgia|Woodstock]]
|-
| 21 || [[Calvin Hill (Georgia politician)|Calvin Hill]] || {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican || [[Canton, Georgia|Canton]]
|-
| 22 || [[Chuck Scheid]] || {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican || [[Woodstock, Georgia|Woodstock]]
|-
| 23 || [[Jack Murphy (Georgia politician)|Jack Murphy]] || {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican || [[Cumming, Georgia|Cumming]]
|-
| 24 || [[Tom Knox (Georgia politician)|Tom Knox]] || {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican || [[Suwanee, Georgia|Suwanee]]
|-
| 25 || [[James Mills (Georgia politician)|James Mills]] || {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican || [[Gainesville, Georgia|Gainesville]]
|-
| 26 || [[Carl Rogers (Georgia politician)|Carl Rogers]] || {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican || [[Gainesville, Georgia|Gainesville]]
|-
| 27 || [[Stacey G. Reece]] || {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican || [[Gainesville, Georgia|Gainesville]]
|-
| 28 || [[Jeanette Jamieson]] || {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic || [[Toccoa, Georgia|Toccoa]]
|-
| 29 || [[Alan Powell (politician)|Alan Powell]] || {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic || [[Hartwell, Georgia|Hartwell]]
|-
| 30 || [[Tom McCall (Georgia politician)|Tom McCall]] || {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican || [[Elberton, Georgia|Elberton]]
|-
| 31 || [[Tommy Benton]] || {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican || [[Jefferson, Georgia|Jefferson]]
|-
| 32 || [[Judy Manning]] || {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican || [[Marietta, Georgia|Marietta]]
|-
| 33 || [[Don Wix]] || {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic || [[Austell, Georgia|Austell]]
|-
| 34 || [[Rich Golick]] || {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican || [[Smyrna, Georgia|Smyrna]]
|-
| 35 || [[Ed Setzler]] || {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican || [[Acworth, Georgia|Acworth]]
|-
| 36 || [[Earl Ehrhart]] || {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican || [[Powder Springs, Georgia|Powder Springs]]
|-
| 37 || [[Terry Johnson (Georgia politician)|Terry Johnson]] || {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic || [[Marietta, Georgia|Marietta]]
|-
| 38 || [[Steve Tumlin]] || {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican || [[Marietta, Georgia|Marietta]]
|-
| 39 || [[Alisha Thomas Morgan]] || {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic || [[Austell, Georgia|Austell]]
|-
| 40 || [[Rob Teilhet]] || {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic || [[Smyrna, Georgia|Smyrna]]
|-
| 41 || [[Sharon Cooper]] || {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican || [[Marietta, Georgia|Marietta]]
|-
| 42 || [[Don Parsons (politician)|Don Parsons]] || {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican || [[Marietta, Georgia|Marietta]]
|-
| 43 || [[Bobby Franklin]] || {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican || [[Marietta, Georgia|Marietta]]
|-
| 44 || [[Sheila Jones]] || {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic || [[Atlanta]]
|-
| 45 || [[Matt Dollar]] || {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican || [[Marietta, Georgia|Marietta]]
|-
| 46 || [[Jan Jones (Georgia politician)|Jan Jones]] || {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican || [[Milton, Georgia|Milton]]
|-
| 47 || [[Chuck Martin (politician)|Chuck Martin]] || {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican || [[Alpharetta, Georgia|Alphretta]]
|-
| 48 || [[Harry Geisinger]] || {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican || [[Roswell, Georgia|Roswell]]
|-
| 49 || [[Wendell Willard]] || {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican || [[Sandy Springs, Georgia|Sandy Springs]]
|-
| 50 || [[Mark Burkhalter]] || {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican || [[Johns Creek, Georgia|Johns Creek]]
|-
| 51 || [[Tom Rice (Georgia politician)|Tom Rice]] || {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican || [[Norcross, Georgia|Norcross]]
|-
| 52 || [[Joe Wilkinson (politician)|Joe Wilkinson]] || {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican || [[Atlanta]]
|-
| 53 || [[LaNett Stanley-Turner]] || {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic || [[Atlanta]]
|-
| 54 || [[Edward Lindsey]] || {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican || [[Atlanta]]
|-
| 55 || [[Mable Thomas|"Able" Mable Thomas]] || {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic || [[Atlanta]]
|-
| 56 || [[Kathy Ashe]] || {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic || [[Atlanta]]
|-
| 57 || [[Pat Gardner]] || {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic || [[Atlanta]]
|-
| 58 || [[Nan Grogan Orrock]] || {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic || [[Atlanta]]
|-
| 59 || [[Douglas C. Dean]] || {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic || [[Atlanta]]
|-
| 60 || [[Georganna T. Sinkfield]] || {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic || [[Atlanta]]
|-
| 61 || [[Robert A. "Bob" Holmes]] || {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic || [[East Point, Georgia|East Point]]
|-
| 62 || [[Joe Heckstall]] || {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic || [[East Point, Georgia|East Point]]
|-
| 63 || [[Tyrone L. Brooks, Sr.]] || {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic || [[Atlanta]]
|-
| 64 || [[Roger B. Bruce]] || {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic || [[Atlanta]]
|-
| 65 || [[Sharon Beasley-Teague]] || {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic || [[Red Oak, Georgia|Red Oak]]
|-
| 66 || [[Virgil Fludd]] || {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic || [[Tyrone, Georgia|Tyrone]]
|-
| 67 || [[Bill Hembree]] || {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican || [[Winston, Georgia|Winston]]
|-
| 68 || [[Tim Bearden]] || {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican || [[Villa Rica, Georgia|Villa Rica]]
|-
| 69 || [[Jeff Brown (Georgia politician)|Jeff Brown]] || {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican || [[LaGrange, Georgia|LaGrange]]
|-
| 70 || [[Lynn Ratigan Smith]] || {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican || [[Newnan, Georgia|Newnan]]
|-
| 71 || [[Billy Horne]] || {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican || [[Sharpsburg, Georgia|Sharpsburg]]
|-
| 72 || [[Dan Lakly]] || {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican || [[Peachtree City, Georgia|Peachtree City]]
|-
| 73 || [[John P. Yates]] || {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican || [[Griffin, Georgia|Griffin]]
|-
| 74 || [[Roberta Abdul-Salaam]] || {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic || [[Riverdale, Georgia|Riverdale]]
|-
| 75 || [[Ron Dodson]] ||  {{party shading/Independent}} | Independent || [[Lake City, Georgia|Lake City]]
|-
| 76 || [[Gail M. Buckner]] || {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic || [[Jonesboro, Georgia|Jonesboro]]
|-
| 77 || [[Darryl Jordan]] || {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic || [[Riverdale, Georgia|Riverdale]]
|-
| 78 || [[Mike Barnes (Georgia politician)|Mike Barnes]] || {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic || [[Duluth, Georgia|Duluth]]
|-
| 79 || [[Fran Millar]] || {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican || [[Atlanta]]
|-
| 80 || [[Mike Jacobs (Georgia politician)|Mike Jacobs]] || {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic || [[Brookhaven, Georgia|Brookhaven]]
|-
| 81 || [[Jill Chambers]] || {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican || [[Atlanta]]
|-
| 82 || [[Paul Jennings (Georgia politician)|Paul Jennings]] || {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican || [[Atlanta]]
|-
| 83 || [[Mary Margaret Oliver]] || {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic || [[Decatur, Georgia|Decatur]]
|-
| 84 || [[JoAnn McClinton]] || {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic || [[Atlanta]]
|-
| 85 || [[Stephanie Stuckey Benfield]] || {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic || [[Atlanta]]
|-
| 86 || [[Karla Drenner]] || {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic || [[Avondale Estates, Georgia|Avondale Estates]]
|-
| 87 || [[Michele D. Henson]] || {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic || [[Stone Mountain, Georgia|Stone Mountain]]
|-
| 88 || [[Billy Mitchell (politician)|Billy Mitchell]] || {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic || [[Stone Mountain, Georgia|Stone Mountain]]
|-
| 89 || [[Earnest "Coach" Williams]] || {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic || [[Avondale Estates, Georgia|Avondale Estates]]
|-
| 90 || [[Howard Mosby]] || {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic || [[Atlanta]]
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| 91 || [[Stan Watson (politician)|Stan Watson]] || {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic || [[Decatur, Georgia|Decatur]]
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| 92 || [[Pam Stephenson]] || {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic || [[Atlanta]]
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| 93 || [[Walter Ronnie Sailor, Jr.]] || {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic || [[Lithonia, Georgia|Lithonia]]
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| 94 || [[Randal Mangham]] || {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic || [[Lithonia, Georgia|Lithonia]]
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| 95 || [[Robert F. Mumford]] || {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican || [[Loganville, Georgia|Loganville]]
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| 96 || [[Pedro Rafael Marin]] || {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic || [[Duluth, Georgia|Duluth]]
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| 97 || [[Brooks P. Coleman, Jr.]] || {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican || [[Duluth, Georgia|Duluth]]
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| 98 || [[Bobby Clifford Reese]] || {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican || [[Buford, Georgia|Buford]]
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| 99 || [[Hugh Floyd]] || {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic || [[Norcross, Georgia|Norcross]]
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| 100 || [[Brian W. Thomas]] || {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic || [[Lilburn, Georgia|Lilburn]]
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| 101 || [[Mike Coan]] || {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican || [[Lawrenceville, Georgia|Lawrenceville]]
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| 102 || [[Clay Cox]] || {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican || [[Lilburn, Georgia|Lilburn]]
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| 103 || [[David Casas]] || {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican || [[Lilburn, Georgia|Lilburn]]
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| 104 || [[John Wilson Heard]] || {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican || [[Lawrenceville, Georgia|Lawrenceville]]
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| 105 || [[Donna Sheldon]] || {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican || [[Dacula, Georgia|Dacula]]
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| 106 || [[Melvin Everson]] || {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican || [[Snellville, Georgia|Snellville]]
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| 107 || [[Len Walker (Georgia politician)|Len Walker]] || {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican || [[Loganville, Georgia|Loganville]]
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| 108 || [[Terry Lamar England]] || {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican || [[Auburn, Georgia|Auburn]]
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| 109 || [[Steve Davis (Georgia politician)|Steve Davis]] || {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican || [[McDonough, Georgia|McDonough]]
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| 110 || [[John Lunsford]] || {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican || [[McDonough, Georgia|McDonough]]
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| 111 || [[Jeff May (politician)|Jeff May]] || {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican || [[Monroe, Georgia|Monroe]]
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| 112 || [[Doug Holt]] || {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican || [[Social Circle, Georgia|Social Circle]]
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| 113 || [[Bob Smith (Georgia politician)|Bob Smith]] || {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican || [[Watkinsville, Georgia|Watkinsville]]
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| 114 || [[Keith Heard]] || {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic || [[Athens, Georgia|Athens]]
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| 115 || [[Jane Kidd (politician)|Jane Kidd]] || {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic || [[Athens, Georgia|Athens]]
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| 116 || [[Mickey Channell]] || {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican || [[Greensboro, Georgia|Greensboro]]
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| 117 || [[Barry A. Fleming]] || {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican || [[Harlem, Georgia|Harlem]]
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| 118 || [[Ben Harbin|Ben L. Harbin]]|| {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican || [[Evans, Georgia|Evans]]
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| 119 || [[Sue Burmeister]] || {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican || [[Augusta, Georgia|Augusta]]
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| 120 || [[Quincy Murphy]] || {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic || [[Augusta, Georgia|Augusta]]
|-
| rowspan=2 | 121 || [[Henry Howard (Georgia politician)|Henry Howard]]{{Ref|hd121}} || {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic || [[Augusta, Georgia|Augusta]]
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| [[Earnestine Howard]] ||  {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic || [[Augusta, Georgia|Augusta]]
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| 122 || [[Pete Warren]] || {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic || [[Augusta, Georgia|Augusta]]
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| 123 || [[Alberta Jacqueline Anderson]] || {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic || [[Waynesboro, Georgia|Waynesboro]]
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| 124 || [[Sistie Hudson]] || {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic || [[Sparta, Georgia|Sparta]]
|-
| 125 || [[Jim Cole (Georgia politician)|Jim Cole]] || {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican || [[Monticello, Georgia|Monticello]]
|-
| 126 || [[David Knight (politician)|David Knight]] || {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican || [[Griffin, Georgia|Griffin]]
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| 127 || [[Mack Crawford]] || {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican || [[Concord, Georgia|Concord]]
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| 128 || [[Carl Von Epps]] || {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic || [[LaGrange, Georgia|LaGrange]]
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| 129 || [[Vance Smith, Jr.]] || {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican || [[Columbus, Georgia|Columbus]]
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| 130 || [[Debbie Buckner]] || {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic || [[Junction City, Georgia|Junction City]]
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| 131 || [[Richard H. Smith]] || {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican || [[Columbus, Georgia|Columbus]]
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| 132 || [[Calvin Smyre]] || {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic || [[Columbus, Georgia|Columbus]]
|-
| 133 || [[Carolyn Hugley|Carolyn Fleming Hugley]] || {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic || [[Columbus, Georgia|Columbus]]
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| 134 || [[Mike Cheokas]] || {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic || [[Americus, Georgia|Americus]]
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| 135 || [[Lynmore James]] || {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic || [[Montezuma, Georgia|Montezuma]]
|-
| 136 || [[Robert Ray (Georgia politician)|Robert Ray]] || {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic || [[Fort Valley, Georgia|Fort Valley]]
|-
| 137 || [[David Graves (Georgia politician)|David B. Graves]] || {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican || [[Macon, Georgia|Macon]]
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| 138 || [[Nikki Randall (politician)|Nikki T. Randall]] || {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic || [[Macon, Georgia|Macon]]
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| 139 || [[David E. Lucas, Sr.]] || {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic || [[Macon, Georgia|Macon]]
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| 140 || [[Allen G. Freeman]] || {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican || [[Macon, Georgia|Macon]]
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| 141 || [[Bobby Eugene Parham]] || {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic || [[Milledgeville, Georgia|Milledgeville]]
|-
| 142 || [[Jimmy Lord]] || {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic || [[Sandersville, Georgia|Sandersville]]
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| 143 || [[DuBose Porter]] || {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic || [[Dublin, Georgia|Dublin]]
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| 144 || [[Terry Coleman]] || {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic || [[Eastman, Georgia|Eastman]]
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| 145 || [[Willie Lee Talton]] || {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican || [[Warner Robins, Georgia|Warner Robins]]
|-
| 146 || [[Larry O'Neal]] || {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican || [[Bonaire, Georgia|Bonaire]]
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| 147 || [[Johnny W. Floyd]] || {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican || [[Cordele, Georgia|Cordele]]
|-
| 148 || [[Bob Hanner]] || {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic || [[Parrott, Georgia|Parrott]]
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| 149 || [[Gerald E. Greene]] || {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic || [[Cuthbert, Georgia|Cuthbert]]
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| 150 || [[Winfred J. Dukes]] || {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic || [[Albany, Georgia|Albany]]
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| 151 || [[Freddie Sims]] || {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic || [[Dawson, Georgia|Dawson]]
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| 152 || [[Ed Rynders]] || {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican || [[Albany, Georgia|Albany]]
|-
| 153 || [[Austin Scott (Georgia politician)|Austin Scott]] || {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican || [[Tifton, Georgia|Tifton]]
|-
| 154 || [[Jay Roberts (politician)|Jay Roberts]] || {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican || [[Ocilla, Georgia|Ocilla]]
|-
| 155 || [[Greg Morris (Georgia politician)|Greg Morris]] || {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican || [[Vidalia, Georgia|Vidalia]]
|-
| 156 || [[Larry "Butch" Parrish]] || {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican || [[Swainsboro, Georgia|Swainsboro]]
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| 157 || [[Jon G. Burns]] || {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican || [[Newington, Georgia|Newington]]
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| 158 || [[Bob Lane (Georgia politician)|Bob Lane]] || {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican || [[Brooklet, Georgia|Brooklet]]
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| 159 || [[Buddy Carter]] || {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican || [[Pooler, Georgia|Pooler]]
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| 160 || [[Bob Bryant (politician)|Bob Bryant]] || {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic || [[Garden City, Georgia|Garden City]]
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| 161 || [[Lester Jackson]] || {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic || [[Savannah, Georgia|Savannah]]
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| 162 || [[Tom Bordeaux]] || {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic || [[Savannah, Georgia|Savannah]]
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| 163 || [[Burke Day]] || {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican || [[Savannah, Georgia|Savannah]]
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| 164 || [[Ron Stephens (Georgia politician)|Ron Stephens]] || {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican || [[Savannah, Georgia|Savannah]]
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| 165 || [[Al Williams (Georgia politician)|Al Williams]] || {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic || [[Midway, Georgia|Midway]]
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| 166 || [[Terry E. Barnard]] || {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican || [[Glennville, Georgia|Glennville]]
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| 167 || [[Roger Bert Lane]] || {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican || [[Darien, Georgia|Darien]]
|-
| 168 || [[Tommy Smith (Georgia politician)|Tommy Smith]] || {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican || [[Nicholls, Georgia|Nicholls]]
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| 169 || [[Chuck Sims]] || {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican || [[Ambrose, Georgia|Ambrose]]
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| 170 || [[Penny Houston]] || {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican || [[Nashville, Georgia|Nashville]]
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| 171 || [[A. Richard Royal]] || {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic || [[Camilla, Georgia|Camilla]]
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| 172 || [[Gene Maddox]] || {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican || [[Cairo, Georgia|Cairo]]
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| 173 || [[Mike Keown]] || {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican || [[Thomasville, Georgia|Thomasville]]
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| 174 || [[Ellis Black]] || {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic || [[Valdosta, Georgia|Valdosta]]
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| 175 || [[Ron Borders]] || {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic || [[Valdosta, Georgia|Valdosta]]
|-
| 176 || [[Jay Shaw]] || {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic || [[Lakeland, Georgia|Lakeland]]
|-
| 177 || [[Mark Hatfield (Georgia politician)|Mark Hatfield]] || {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican || [[Waycross, Georgia|Waycross]]
|-
| 178 || [[George Hinson Mosley]] || {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican || [[Jesup, Georgia|Jesup]]
|-
| 179 || [[Jerry Keen]] || {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican || [[Brunswick, Georgia|Brunswick]]
|-
| 180 || [[Cecily A. Hill]] || {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican || [[Woodbine, Georgia|Woodbine]]
|}
* {{note|hd121}} Henry Howard died in office of a heart attack on October 3, 2005.  A special election was held on November 8, 2005, to fill the seat, which was won by Rep. Howard's widow, Earnestine Howard.  She was sworn in on November 17, 2005, and will serve out the remainder of her late husband's term of office.

== Notable Legislation ==

=== 2005 general session ===

==== Voting ====

'''House Bill 244''' [https://web.archive.org/web/20060301185258/http://www.legis.state.ga.us/legis/2005_06/sum/hb244.htm] requires voters to provide photographic identification at polling locations in order to vote and makes voting by absentee ballot easier, and also reinstituted the majority vote and runoffs for primaries and general elections which were abolished by the Democratic-majority General Assembly in 1995. Amid great controversy, the law was signed by Governor Perdue on April 22, 2005.  Although the law received preclearance from the [[United States Department of Justice|Department of Justice]] under the provisions of the [[Voting Rights Act]], the law was later ruled unconstitutional by a court in [[Rome, Georgia]].  The current status of the law remains uncertain.

=== 2006 general session ===

==== Voting ====

'''Senate Bill 84''', like H.B. 244, requires photographic identification at poll locations to vote.  To address some of the concerns raised by the court ruling against H.B. 244, S.B. 84 has more extensive provisions for assisting those without photographic identification to obtain acceptable identification.  The bill was passed by both chambers and signed by Governor Perdue on January 26, 2006.  Like H.B. 244, S.B. 84 received preclearance from the Justice Department, although it is currently being challenged in court.

==== Eminent domain ====

'''House Bill 1313''' [https://web.archive.org/web/20060718120441/http://www.legis.state.ga.us/legis/2005_06/sum/hb1313.htm], which would restrict the uses for which private property can be taken via [[eminent domain]], passed both the House and the Senate with no "no" votes.  The bill is expected to be signed by Governor Perdue.

'''House Resolution 1306''' [https://web.archive.org/web/20060703045813/http://www.legis.state.ga.us/legis/2005_06/sum/hr1306.htm] would amend the state constitution by replacing language allowing broad freedom to apply eminent domain with more restrictive language providing for additional restrictions as specified by laws such as H.B. 1313.  The resolution passed the House and the Senate and was signed by Governor Perdue, and the question of its final adoption will be put to Georgia voters in the November election.

==== Immigration ====
'''Senate Bill 529''' [https://web.archive.org/web/20060421044818/http://www.legis.ga.gov/legis/2005_06/fulltext/sb529.htm] was strongly advocated by Senator Chip Rodgers and requires beneficiaries of many state services to provide proof of residency.  Most Democrats voted against the legislation, but it nevertheless passed the House and Senate and was signed into law by Governor Perdue on April 17, 2006.

==See also==
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* [[List of Georgia state legislatures]]

==References==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080223223130/http://www.legis.state.ga.us/legis/2005_06/leg/legislation.htm Georgia General Assembly 2005-2006 Legislative Session]
**[https://web.archive.org/web/20070503013400/http://www.legis.state.ga.us/legis/2005_06/house/07alpha.html 2005-2006 Representatives by Name]
**[https://web.archive.org/web/20080503041855/http://www.legis.state.ga.us/legis/2005_06/senate/districts.htm 2005-2006 Senators by District]

{{Georgia state General Assemblies}}

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