Georgia's 42nd Senate district

Georgia's 42nd State Senate district is located in Northern Henry County, most of Newton County, Southern Walton County, and the entirety of Morgan County. The district includes several suburbs and exurbs of Atlanta, including all of Covington, Oxford, Social Circle, Porterdale, Walnut Grove, and Madison. It also includes the northern half of the city of McDonough.

Georgia's 42nd State Senate district
Senator	Brian Strickland R–McDonough
Demographics	56.3% White 34.4% Black 5.9% Hispanic 1.9% Asian 2% Native American 0.2% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
Population (2020)  • Voting age  • Citizens of voting age	191,057[1] 144,293 134,112

The 42nd district is a largely suburban and exurban district that is a Republican stronghold, however the district has been trending rapidly to the left in recent years.

The district is currently represented by Brian Strickland, a Republican. Notable former occupants of the seat include former United States Ambassador to Singapore David I. Adelman and Jason Carter, grandson of former President Jimmy Carter and the 2014 Democratic nominee for governor.

List of senators

Member	Party	Years	Residence	Electoral history	Counties
Mary Margaret Oliver	Democratic	January 11, 1993 – January 11, 1999	Decatur	Elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1996. Retired to run for lieutenant governor.	DeKalb County[2]
Mike Polak[3]	Democratic	January 11, 1999 – January 13, 2003	Atlanta	Elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Retired.
David I. Adelman[4]	Democratic	January 13, 2003 – March 19, 2010	Decatur	Elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Resigned to become United States Ambassador to Singapore.
Jason Carter[5]	Democratic	May 20, 2010 – January 12, 2015		Elected to finish Adelman's term. Re-elected in 2010. Re-elected in 2012. Retired to run for governor.
Elena Parent[6]	Democratic	January 12, 2015 – January 13, 2025	Atlanta	Elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Re-elected in 2022. Redistricted to the 44th district
Brian Strickland[7]	Republican	January 13, 2025 – present	McDonough	Redistricted from the 17th district and re-elected in 2024.	2025–present Northern Henry County, most of Newton County, Southern Walton County, the entirety of Morgan County