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2024 Georgia State Senate Election
Elections to the Georgia State Senate were held on November 5, 2024, alongside the other 2024 United States elections. All 56 seats were up for election. Partisan Background In the 2020 Presidential Election, Republican Donald Trump won 33 districts, and Democrat Joe Biden won 23. Retirements Democrats # District 34: Valencia Seay retired. # District 38: Horacena Tate retired. # District 55: Gloria Butler retired. Republicans # District 49: Shelly Echols retired. Special Elections District 11 Dean Burke, first elected in 2012, resigned on December 31, 2022 to be a chief medical officer of the Georgia Department of Community Health. District 30 Mike Dugan (politician), Mike Dugan, first elected in 2012, resigned on January 3, 2024 to run for Georgia's 3rd congressional district, Georgia's 3rd Congressional District for 2024 United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia. Predictions Closest races Seats where the margin of vi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Dugan (politician)
Michael Brian Dugan (born August 19, 1963) is an American politician who served in the Georgia State Senate representing the 30th District from 2013 to 2024. He was the Republican Majority Leader from 2019 to 2023. In 2024, Dugan was a candidate in Georgia's 3rd congressional district. He announced his candidacy on January 3, 2024. he was defeated in the Republican primary by former White House Political Director Brian Jack. References External links Senator Dugan's biographyat the Official Website of the General Assembly of Georgia Senator Duganon Twitter Twitter, officially known as X since 2023, is an American microblogging and social networking service. It is one of the world's largest social media platforms and one of the most-visited websites. Users can share short text messages, image ... 1963 births Living people People from Carrollton, Georgia Republican Party Georgia (U.S. state) state senators Candidates in the 2024 United States House o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nikki Merritt
Nikki Alexia-China Merritt (born February 9, 1972) is a Democratic politician. She was elected to become a member of the Georgia State Senate, representing the 9th District, on November 3, 2020. Merritt defeated Republican P. K. Martin IV for the seat. References External links Profileat the Georgia State Senate The Georgia State Senate is the upper house of the Georgia General Assembly, in the U.S. state of Georgia. The Georgia State Senate and the lower house of the General Assembly, the Georgia House of Representatives, comprise the bicameral leg ... Official website Living people Democratic Party Georgia (U.S. state) state senators Georgia State University alumni 21st-century American women politicians Women state legislators in Georgia (U.S. state) People from Gwinnett County, Georgia 1972 births 21st-century members of the Georgia General Assembly {{GeorgiaUS-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russ Goodman
Rustin Ed Goodman is an American politician from Georgia. Goodman is a Republican member of the Georgia State Senate for District 8. In January 2024, Goodman co-sponsored S.B.390, which would withhold government funding for any libraries in Georgia affiliated with the American Library Association The American Library Association (ALA) is a nonprofit organization based in the United States that promotes libraries and library education internationally. It is the oldest and largest library association in the world. History 19th century .... References Republican Party Georgia (U.S. state) state senators People from Clinch County, Georgia Living people 1977 births 21st-century members of the Georgia General Assembly {{GeorgiaUS-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nabilah Islam
Nabilah Aishah Islam Parkes (' Islam; born November 27, 1989) is an American activist and politician from the state of Georgia who is the Georgia State Senator for the 7th district as a result of the 2022 Georgia State Senate election. She became the first Muslim woman in the Georgia State Senate. She previously ran to represent Georgia's 7th congressional district in 2020. Early life and education Islam was born in the United States to parents from Bangladesh and grew up in Norcross and Lawrenceville. Her father worked as a file clerk at the Internal Revenue Service and her mother, originally from Noakhali, worked various low-wage jobs, at one point as a cook at Hardee's and in a warehouse. An insurance company tried to deny health benefits to her mother after she took time off work due to a herniated disc, leading Islam to become an advocate for expanded healthcare. Islam graduated from Central Gwinnett High School and Georgia State University with a BBA in marketing. Car ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matt Brass
Matthew Freeman Brass (born January 19, 1978) is an American politician who has served in the Georgia State Senate from the 28th district since 2017. After Joe Biden won the 2020 presidential election in Georgia, Brass backed attempts to review the presidential vote in Georgia over false claims of fraud in many of the counties across the state. Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan subsequently demoted Brass from being chairman of the committee that draws the political map in Georgia to the lesser posting of chairman of the banking committee. In January 2024, Brass co-sponsored S.B.390, which would withhold government funding for any libraries in Georgia affiliated with the American Library Association The American Library Association (ALA) is a nonprofit organization based in the United States that promotes libraries and library education internationally. It is the oldest and largest library association in the world. History 19th century .... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Brass, Matt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sheikh Rahman
Sheikh Rahman (born November 15, 1960) is a Bangladeshi-American politician who has served in the Georgia State Senate from the 5th district since January 14, 2019. He is the first Muslim lawmaker in Georgia. Personal life Rahman was born in Bangladesh. He moved to Lawrenceville, Georgia and attended Central Piedmont Community College in 1981. He graduated from the University of Georgia in 1995 with a Bachelor of Business Administration. He has a wife, Sham'e (née Afrose), and two kids, Rawda (daughter) and Anzar (son). See also * 2018 Georgia State Senate election References External links Profileat the Georgia State Senate The Georgia State Senate is the upper house of the Georgia General Assembly, in the U.S. state of Georgia. The Georgia State Senate and the lower house of the General Assembly, the Georgia House of Representatives, comprise the bicameral leg ... Campaign website 1960 births American people of Bangladeshi descent Asian-American peop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billy Hickman
William Rhett Hickman (born September 7, 1952) is an American politician from Georgia. Hickman is a Republican member of the Georgia State Senate for District 4. In January 2024, Hickman co-sponsored S.B.390, which would withhold government funding for any libraries in Georgia affiliated with the American Library Association The American Library Association (ALA) is a nonprofit organization based in the United States that promotes libraries and library education internationally. It is the oldest and largest library association in the world. History 19th century .... References Republican Party Georgia (U.S. state) state senators Living people 1952 births 21st-century members of the Georgia General Assembly {{GeorgiaUS-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Hodges (politician)
Mike Hodges is an American politician who is currently serving as the Georgia State Senator for the 3rd district. Education Born in Glynn County, Hodges attended Brunswick High School and graduated in 1971. He then attended Brunswick Junior College and earned a BBA in banking and finance at the University of Georgia. Career Hodges was a founding director of the First Bank of Brunswick, and later its CEO. The bank was purchased by Ameris Bancorp in 2001. Hodges announced his run for the Georgia State Senate in February 2022. In January 2024, Hodges co-sponsored S.B.390, which would withhold government funding for any libraries in Georgia affiliated with the American Library Association The American Library Association (ALA) is a nonprofit organization based in the United States that promotes libraries and library education internationally. It is the oldest and largest library association in the world. History 19th century .... Elections Hodges' state Senate bid was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Derek Mallow
Derek Mallow (born June 12, 1989) is an American politician from Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia. Mallow is a Democratic Party (United States), Democratic member of the Georgia State Senate for the 2nd District. Prior to becoming a State Senator, Mallow was a member of the Georgia House of Representatives for the 163rd District. References , - African-American state legislators in Georgia (U.S. state) Democratic Party members of the Georgia House of Representatives Democratic Party Georgia (U.S. state) state senators Politicians from Savannah, Georgia Living people 21st-century African-American politicians 1989 births 21st-century members of the Georgia General Assembly {{GeorgiaUS-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Watson (politician)
Benjamin Luther Watson (born July 27, 1959) is an American politician who has served in the Georgia State Senate from the 1st District since he was elected in 2014. He previously served in the Georgia House of Representatives from 2010 to 2014. Watson is an active member of the Republican Party, and he has served on various legislative committees. Since 2019, he has chaired the State Senate's Health and Human Services committee. Background and education According to his State Senate biography, Watson was born in 1959 and grew up in Twin City, Georgia. He now resides in Isle of Hope, Georgia with his wife, Bernice, who is a retired Savannah-Chatham Public School teacher. They have three sons. Former U.S. Representative Jack Kingston is Watson's brother-in-law. Watson graduated high school from the Emanuel County Institute in 1977 and graduated with a BA from the University of Georgia in 1981. He earned his medical degree from the Medical College of Georgia of Augusta Universit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CNalysis
''State Navigate'', originally rendered as ''CNalysis'', is an American political website and nonpartisan 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that specializes in state governments. Background A June 2024 article announced that CNalysis planned to move operations to State Navigate in December 2024, following the 2024 United States elections. In addition to forecasting state legislative election outcomes and calculating, gathering and publishing related election data for them, State Navigate announced it plans to conduct polling on the state legislative level, curate news in state legislatures, hire state house reporters, calculate the ideology of legislators, and display comprehensive bill and campaign finance databases. On April 3rd, 2025, State Navigate launched its first subsidiary website, South Carolina Navigate. South Carolina Navigate launched with two features, including electoral and demographics summaries of each state's legislative districts and an aggregated news serv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
