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Rebecca Latimer Felton was the first female U.S. senator, representing Georgia in the Senate for one day in 1922, [1] having been appointed to the seat to replace Thomas E. Watson after his death in September 1922. Richard Russell Jr. was the state's longest serving senator, served from 1933 to 1971.
Georgia became a U.S. state in 1788, which allowed it to send congressional delegations to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives beginning with the 1st United States Congress in 1789. Each state elects two senators to serve for six years, and members of the House to two-year terms.
Chair of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee: Kirsten Gillibrand: NY: January 3, 2025: Vice Chair of Senate Democratic Outreach: Catherine Cortez Masto: NV: January 3, 2021: Deputy Secretaries of the Senate Democratic Caucus: Chris Murphy: CT: January 3, 2025: Brian Schatz: HI: January 3, 2023: Senate Democratic Chief Deputy Whip Brian ...
Pages in category "Democratic Party United States senators from Georgia (U.S. state)" The following 40 pages are in this category, out of 40 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
List of former senators. Senator Years Class State Party Lifespan ... Georgia: Democratic: 1868–1932 Benjamin Harrison: 1881–1887: 1: Indiana: Republican: 1833–1901
Seven Democratic senators voted to confirm former South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem (R) as the head of the Department of Homeland Security, allowing her to lead an agency that will be paramount to ...
Thomas Jonathan Ossoff (/ ˈ ɒ s ɒ f / OSS-off; born February 16, 1987) is an American politician serving as the senior United States senator from Georgia since 2021. A member of the Democratic Party, Ossoff was previously a documentary filmmaker and investigative journalist.
Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue narrowly avoided criminal charges surrounding Trump’s post-election scheme, writes Alex Woodward