Carolyn Hugley Nominated to be Georgia’s 76th Speaker of the House

ATLANTA - House Minority Leader Carolyn Hugley (D-Columbus) was nominated today by her colleagues in the House Democratic Caucus to serve as Speaker of the Georgia House for the 2027-2028 legislative term.

"Putting the needs of Georgia's citizens at the center of our campaigns is how we all got here today," said House Speaker nominee Rep. Carolyn Hugley. "Today marks the opportunity the people of Georgia have given us to lead Georgia's House of Representatives and deliver for them, and that's exactly what we we'll do."

The Speaker of the House is chosen by the members of the House of Representatives on the first day of each biennial legislative session. The House will officially elect its Speaker when it convenes for the start of the 2027 session on Monday, January 11, 2027.

The Speaker of the House of Representatives serves as the presiding officer of the legislative body and its chief administrative leader. The Speaker is responsible for establishing the leadership and membership of House committees, presiding over floor sessions, enforcing House rules, assigning bills to committees and bringing matters to the House floor for debate.

Representative Carolyn Hugley represents the citizens of District 141, which includes a portion of Muscogee County. She was first elected to the House of Representatives in 1993 and currently serves as the House Minority Leader. She also serves as Secretary of the Insurance Committee. She also serves on the Appropriations, Appropriations Subcommittee on Health, Banks & Banking, Ethics and Urban Affairs committees and as an Ex-Officio member of the Rules Committee.

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