Gloria S. Butler

Gloria S. Butler (born December 25, 1941) is a Senate Democrat in the 152nd Georgia General Assembly from Stone Mountain, Georgia. Butler was first elected Senator in the 1998 general election and serves Georgia's 55th district—a constituency comprised in DeKalb county.

Early life and education

Gloria S. Butler graduated from Perimeter College with an associate degree in business administration. She is a member of the National Council of Negro Women, DeKalb Women’s Political Caucus, National Women’s Political Caucus (governing member), and the DeKalb County NAACP (lifetime member).

Political career

Senator Butler was elected in 1998 and sworn into the Senate in 1999. She is an eight-term Senator and sits on the Senate Ethics, Health and Human Services, Public Safety, Rules, State and Local Governmental Operations, and Urban Affairs committees.