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The following is a list of events of the year 2025 in Georgia.
Incumbents
State government
- Governor: Brian Kemp (R)
Events
- January 9 – The state funeral for Jimmy Carter, who died in December, is held.[1]
- January 16 – State Representative Colton Moore is arrested after attempting to enter the House chambers during Governor Brian Kemp's State of the State speech. Moore had been banned from entering the chambers by Speaker Jon G. Burns after Moore denounced late Speaker David Ralston during a ceremony honoring him.[2]
- January 28 – 2025 Southwest United States measles outbreak: The Georgia Department of Public Health confirms the state's first case of measles in 2025.[3]
- April 10 – 2025 Masters Tournament[4]
- May 30 – Camilla Mayor Kelvin Owens and two local elections officials are charged with election interference in relation to an election the previous November. Owens cited emergency powers to halt the city's elections after the two officials resigned their posts, citing a court's removal of a city council member who did not live in Camilla. The elections were held later after a judge appointed new supervisors.[5]
- July 28 – One person is killed and ten others are injured in a shooting in a nightlife district of Sweet Auburn in Atlanta.[6]
- August 6 – Five soldiers are shot in a mass shooting at Fort Stewart. A soldier is arrested for the shooting.[7]
- August 8 – A gunman kills an DeKalb County Police officer and fires multiple shots into a Centers for Disease Control building on the Emory University campus before killing himself.[8]
- September 4 – 475 people, mostly South Korean nationals, are detained during an ICE raid at a Hyundai plant in Ellabell. According to HSI, it is the largest single-site enforcement operation in HSI history.[9]
- October 8 – Derrick Groves, the last of ten inmates who escaped from the Orleans Justice Center in New Orleans, Louisiana in May, is apprehended in Atlanta.[10]
- October 13 – Eight people are killed in a crash involving a semitruck and van in Jackson County, including five children.[11]
- November 4
- 2025 Atlanta mayoral election: Mayor Andre Dickens wins reelection.[12][13]
- 2025 Georgia Public Service Commission special election: Democrats Alicia Johnson and Peter Hubbard win two of the five seats on the Georgia Public Service Commission, defeating Republican incumbents Tim Echols and Fitz Johnson, respectively. The election is the first time Democrats have won a non-federal statewide office in Georgia since 2006.[14]
- November 14 – Pete Skandalakis, head of the Prosecuting Attorneys' Council of Georgia, announces he will take over prosecutions in the State of Georgia v. Donald J. Trump, et al. criminal case. Previous prosecutor Fani Willis was disqualified due to having a romantic relationship with a special prosecutor she had chosen to lead the case.[15]
- November 21 – Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene (R) announces she will resign from office on January 5, 2026.[16]
- December 9 − Democrat Eric Gisler wins the Georgia State House District 121 special election.[17]
See also
References
- ^ "Highlights from Jimmy Carter's funeral services". AP News. Retrieved February 12, 2025.
- ^ Brumback, Kate (March 7, 2025). "Judge denies Georgia state senator's request for criminal charges against state House staffer". The Associated Press. Retrieved May 1, 2025.
- ^ "First case of measles in the state for the year reported, Georgia DPH says". FOX 5 Atlanta. January 28, 2025. Retrieved August 19, 2025.
- ^ "A second amateur passes on a 2025 Masters invite. Here's why". GolfDigest.com. Retrieved February 12, 2025.
- ^ Bynum, Russ (May 30, 2025). "Georgia mayor and 2 others are jailed on felony charges for trying to halt a local election". The Associated Press. Retrieved May 31, 2025.
- ^ "An exchange of gunfire in Atlanta leaves 1 dead and 10 injured, police say". Associated Press. July 28, 2025. Retrieved July 31, 2025.
- ^ Andone, Dakin; Morris, Jason; Smart, Sara; Young, Ryan; Morales, Mark (August 6, 2025). "5 soldiers hospitalized after shooting at Fort Stewart. The shooter has been apprehended". CNN. Retrieved August 6, 2025.
- ^ Amy, Jeff (August 8, 2025). "Police say a suspect is dead and a police officer has been injured near the CDC and Emory University". The Associated Press. Retrieved August 8, 2025.
- ^ Kim, Tong-Hyung; Bynum, Ross (September 5, 2025). "Homeland security official says 475 people were detained during an immigration raid in Georgia". The Associated Press. Retrieved September 5, 2025.
- ^ Morris, Jason; Sayers, Devon M. (October 9, 2025). "Last of 10 New Orleans escapees captured after nearly 5 months following standoff with Atlanta police". CNN. Retrieved October 9, 2025.
- ^ Martin, Jeff; Golden, Hallie (October 14, 2025). "Driver following too close behind van charged in crash that killed 3 adults, 5 kids, officials say". The Associated Press. Retrieved October 14, 2025.
- ^ Palmer, Kathryn (November 4, 2025). "Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens breezes to reelection". USA Today. Retrieved November 5, 2025.
- ^ Darnell, Tim (February 19, 2024). "Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens announces reelection plans". Atlanta News First. Retrieved February 12, 2025.
- ^ Darnell, Tim (November 5, 2025). "Georgia Democrats oust two GOP incumbents in Public Service Commission special election". Atlanta News First. Retrieved November 5, 2025.
- ^ Brumback, Kate (November 14, 2025). "New prosecutor takes on the Georgia election case against Trump and others". The Associated Press. Retrieved November 14, 2025.
- ^ Mangan, Dan (November 22, 2025). "Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene will resign after fallout with Trump". CNBC. Retrieved November 22, 2025.
- ^ "Georgia Democrat Eric Gisler claims upset state House win in historically Republican district". AP. December 10, 2025. Retrieved December 10, 2025.
