On January 5, Georgia voters participated in two runoff elections to choose their Senators for the 117th Congress. Each state’s Senate seats are classed so that voters typically only elect one of their two Senators in a single election cycle. However, in November 2020, both of Georgia’s Senators, Republicans David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler were …
Month: January 2021
117th Congress Now in Session
The 117th Congress was sworn into office on January 3, 2021. This new Congress begins a few weeks before the start of a new administration and with control of the Senate chamber still unknown. The Democratic party retains control of the U.S. House, although with a much smaller majority (222-211; two seats remain unoccupied: that …
