District 40 of the Georgia Senate is located in Metro Atlanta.
The district includes northern DeKalb and western Gwinnett counties, including all or parts of Brookhaven, Chamblee, Doraville, Dunwoody, Norcross, and Peachtree Corners. While the district includes many neighborhoods in DeKalb County with Atlanta addresses, there is no part of the city of Atlanta within the district.
The current senator is Sally Harrell, a Democrat from Atlanta first elected in 2018.
Former occupants of the seat include Zell Miller, former governor and U.S. Senator, and Paul Coverdell, former U.S. Senator.
List of senators MemberPartyYearsResidenceElectoral historyCountiesL.T. Mitchell1947 – 1949ClaytonOsbon L. Foster1949 – 1951HiawasseeBonnell Akins1951 – 1953BlairsvilleHarry L. Brown1953 – 1955Mountain CityW. K. Dean1955 – 1957Young HarrisH. M. Edge1957 – 1959BlairsvilleRussell Ellis Cannon1959 – January 9, 1961ClaytonZell MillerJanuary 9, 1961 – January 14, 1963Dan MacIntyreJanuary 14, 1963 – April 6, 1969E. Earl PattonJune 4, 1969 – January 8, 1973Paul D. CoverdellJanuary 8, 1973 – May 2, 1989Michael J. EganJune 1989 – January 2001Rusty PaulJanuary 3, 2001 – January 3, 2003Liane Levetan2003 – 2005Dan Weber2005 – 2011Fran Millar2011 – January 13, 2019Sally HarrellJanuary 14, 2019 – present
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