Georgia s upcoming legislative session will be marked by new leadership in both chambers and an increasingly diverse incoming class of freshman lawmakers.
The 2023 legislative session will feature two new bipartisan caucuses where members hope to tackle issues facing the Asian American and Hispanic communities.
Black lawmakers started getting elected to the state Legislature in the 1960s, but the General Assembly has been mostly composed of white lawmakers. Next year, at least 83 of the 236 members will be nonwhite.
ATLANTA – A state senator and state representative-elect have joined forces to form the General Assembly’s first Hispanic caucus. Sen. Jason Anavitarte, R-Dallas, who was elected Senate majority caucus chairman