Steve Gooch, who has represented Fannin County and the rest of the 51st District in the Georgia Senate since 2010, has been elected Senate Majority Leader.
The Senate Republican Caucus elected its new leadership Friday, November 11.
Gooch was elected Majority Whip by the caucus in 2014. Prior to that, he had served as secretary of the caucus and chair of the Senate Transportation Committee.
Gooch graduated from North Georgia College and State University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration and a Master’s Degree in Public Administration.
He previously served as Lumpkin County’s sole commissioner.
Besides Fannin, Gooch represents Union, Gillmer, Lumpkin, White, Dawson and parts of Pickens and Forsyth counties.