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158th Georgia General Assembly
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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 January 13, 2025.[1]
The Assembly's members were elected in the 2024 State Senate and State House elections. The Senate comprises 33 Republicans and 23 Democrats,[1] while the House is made up of 100 Republicans and 80 Democrats.[2] Overall there are 22 new members: four senators and 18 representatives.[3]
In the Senate, the Democrats elected Harold V. Jones II as Senate minority leader, and House Democrats chose Carolyn Hugley as House minority leader.[4][5]
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State Senate
As of January 2025, the majority and minority leadership of the State Senate is as follows:[6]
House of Representatives
As of January 2025, the majority and minority leadership of the House of Representatives is as follows:[7]
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Composition
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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.[8][9]
A special election was called for Senate District 35 on November 18 to succeed Jason Esteves.[10] Democratic candidates Jaha Howard and Roger Bruce advanced to the December 16 runoff.[11]
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Membership
As of June 2025[update], the membership of the State Senate is as follows:[13]
House of Representatives
Special elections
A special election was called for House District 106 on November 4 to succeed Shelly Hutchinson.[14] Democratic candidates Marqus Cole and Muhammad Akbar Ali advanced to the December 2 runoff.[15] Ali defeated Cole in a low-turnout contest, becoming the youngest state lawmaker in Georgia's history at 21 years of age.[16]
A special election was called for Georgia's 121st House district on December 9 to succeed Marcus Wiedower.[17] 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.[18]
A special election was called for Georgia's 23rd House district on December 9 to succeed Mandi Ballinger.[19] Five Republicans and one Democrat filed for the special election. Republican Bill Fincher and Democrat Scott Sanders advanced to the January 6, 2026 runoff.
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Membership
As of January 2025[update], the membership of the House is as follows:[20]
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