Gloria Butler

Gloria Butler
Minority Leader of the Georgia Senate
Incumbent
Assumed office January 11, 2021
Preceded by	Steve Henson
Member of the Georgia Senate from the 55th district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 1999
Personal details
Born	(1941-12-25) December 25, 1941 (age 82) Daytona Beach, Florida, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Education	Perimeter College

Gloria Singleton Butler (born December 25, 1941) is an American politician from the state of Georgia. A member of the Democratic Party, Butler has been a member of the Georgia State Senate since 1999.^[1][2] She represents the 55th district, which encompasses parts of DeKalb County and Gwinnett County.^[3] Butler has served as Minority Leader since January 2021.

Early life and education

Gloria S. Butler graduated from Perimeter College with an associate degree in business administration. She is a member of the National Council of Negro Women, DeKalb Women's Political Caucus, National Women's Political Caucus (governing member), and the DeKalb County NAACP (lifetime member).

Political career

Butler was elected in 1998 and sworn into the Senate in 1999.^[2] She is an eight-term Senator and sits on the Senate Ethics, Health and Human Services, Public Safety, Rules, State and Local Governmental Operations, and Urban Affairs committees.^[2]

On November 16, 2020, Butler was elected Senate Minority Leader, becoming the first woman to lead a party caucus in the Senate chamber;^[4] Butler is also the second woman to lead a party caucus in either chamber after Stacey Abrams, who led the House Democratic minority from 2011 to 2017.

See also

• List of state government committees (Georgia)

References

External links

• Profile at the Georgia State Senate

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Members of the Georgia State Senate

157th General Assembly (2023–present)

President of the Senate

Burt Jones (R)

President pro tempore

John F. Kennedy (R)

Majority Leader

Steve Gooch (R)

Minority Leader

Gloria Butler (D)

1. ▌Ben Watson (R)
2. ▌Derek Mallow (D)
3. ▌Mike Hodges (R)
4. ▌Billy Hickman (R)
5. ▌Sheikh Rahman (D)
6. ▌Jason Esteves (D)
7. ▌Nabilah Islam (D)
8. ▌Russ Goodman (R)
9. ▌Nikki Merritt (D)
10. ▌Emanuel Jones (D)
11. ▌Sam Watson (R)
12. ▌Freddie Sims (D)
13. ▌Carden Summers (R)
14. ▌Josh McLaurin (D)
15. ▌Ed Harbison (D)
16. ▌Marty Harbin (R)
17. ▌Brian Strickland (R)
18. ▌John F. Kennedy (R)
19. ▌Blake Tillery (R)
20. ▌Larry Walker III (R)
21. ▌Brandon Beach (R)
22. ▌Harold V. Jones II (D)
23. ▌Max Burns (R)
24. ▌Lee Anderson (R)
25. ▌Rick Williams (R)
26. ▌David Lucas (D)
27. ▌Greg Dolezal (R)
28. ▌Matt Brass (R)
29. ▌Randy Robertson (R)
30. ▌Tim Bearden (R)
31. ▌Jason Anavitarte (R)
32. ▌Kay Kirkpatrick (R)
33. ▌Michael "Doc" Rhett (D)
34. ▌Valencia Seay (D)
35. ▌Donzella James (D)
36. ▌Nan Orrock (D)
37. ▌Ed Setzler (R)
38. ▌Horacena Tate (D)
39. ▌Sonya Halpern (D)
40. ▌Sally Harrell (D)
41. ▌Kim Jackson (D)
42. ▌Elena Parent (D)
43. ▌Tonya Anderson (D)
44. ▌Gail Davenport (D)
45. ▌Clint Dixon (R)
46. ▌Bill Cowsert (R)
47. ▌Frank Ginn (R)
48. ▌Shawn Still (R)
49. ▌Shelly Echols (R)
50. ▌Bo Hatchett (R)
51. ▌Steve Gooch (R)
52. ▌Chuck Hufstetler (R)
53. ▌Colton Moore (R)
54. ▌Chuck Payne (R)
55. ▌Gloria Butler (D)
56. ▌John Albers (R)

• ▌Republican (33)
• ▌Democratic (23)
• as of 19 February 2024^[update]

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