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State Fact Sheet - Georgia

U.S. Congress (Total Seats: 2 U.S. Senators, 13 U.S. Representatives)
Rebecca Latimer Felton(D)1

U.S. Senator

1922

Cynthia A. McKinney (D) U.S. Rep.
U.S. Rep.		 2005-2007
1993-2003
Denise Majette (D) U.S. Rep. 2003-2005
Iris Faircloth Blitch (D) U.S. Rep. 1955-1963
Helen Douglas Mankin (D)2 U.S. Rep. 1946-1947
Florence Reville Gibbs (D)3 U.S. Rep. 1940-1941
  1. Felton was appointed to fill a vacancy and became the first woman to serve in the U.S. Senate; she served for one day.
  2. Mankin was elected to fill a vacancy caused by resignation.
  3. Gibbs was elected to fill a vacancy caused by the death of her husband.

Statewide Elective Executives (Total Positions: 13)
Karen Handel (R) Secretary of State 2007-present
Kathy Cox (R) Sup. of Education 2003-present
Angela Elizabeth Speir (R) Public Service Comm 2003-2009
Cathy Cox (D) Secretary of State 1999-2007
Linda Schrenko (R) Sup. of Education 1995-2003

State Legislature
Year State
Rank		  

Senate
 Total
Women/
Total
Senate 		 

House
 Total
Women/
Total
House 		Total
Women/
Total
Legis.		  
%
Total
Women
D R D R
2009 38 6 1 7/ 56 27 10 37/ 180 44/ 236 18.6
2008 31 6 2 8/ 56 29 10 39/ 180 47/ 236 19.9
2007 31 6 2 8/ 56 28 10 38/ 180 46/ 236 19.5
2006 33 5 2 7/ 56 28 9 37/ 180 44/ 236 18.6
2005 33 5 2 7/ 56 27 9 36/ 180 43/ 236 18.2
2004 25 11 2 13/ 56 28 10 38/ 180 51/ 236 21.6
2003 26 11 2 13/ 56 30 8 38/ 180 51/ 236 21.6
2002 30 9 1 10/ 56 29 10 39/ 180 49/ 236 20.8
2001 31 9 1 10/ 56 28 11 39/ 180 49/ 236 20.8
2000 31 9 1 10/ 56 26 10 36/ 180 46/ 236 19.5
1999 32 8 1 9/ 56 24 11 35/ 180 44/ 236 18.6
1998 37 6 1 7/ 56 22 10 32/ 180 39/ 236 16.5
1997 36 6 1 7/ 56 22 10 32/ 180 39/ 236 16.5
1996 32 6 2 8/ 56 23 12 35/ 180 43/ 236 18.2
1995 32 6 2 8/ 56 23 12 35/ 180 43/ 236 18.2
1994 33 4 2 6/ 56 23 12 35/ 180 41/ 236 17.4
1993 32 4 2 6/ 56 23 12 35/ 180 41/ 236 17.4
1992 34 2 1 3/ 56 25 6 31/ 180 34/ 236 14.4
1991 34 2 1 3/ 56 24 6 30/ 180 33/ 236 14.0
1990 41 1 1 2/ 56 18 4 22/ 180 24/ 236 10.2
1989 40 1 1 2/ 56 18 4 22/ 180 24/ 236 10.2
1988 35 1 1 2/ 56 19 5 24/ 180 26/ 236 11.0
1987 35 1 1 2/ 56 19 5 24/ 180 26/ 236 11.0
1986 37 2 0 2/ 56 17 4 21/ 180 23/ 236 9.7
1985 37 2 0 2/ 56 17 4 21/ 180 23/ 236 9.7
1984 38 2 0 2/ 56 14 3 17/ 180 19/ 236 8.1
1983 39 2 0 2/ 56 14 3 17/ 180 19/ 236 8.1
1981 39 2 0 2/ 56 12 3 15/ 180 17/ 236 7.2
1979 38 - - 1/ 56 - - 14/ 180 15/ 236 6.4
1977 40 - - 1/ 56 - - 10/ 180 11/ 236 4.7
1975 38 - - 1/ 56 - - 9/ 180 10/ 236 4.2