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Georgia's 1st congressional district

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Current Representative
  
Buddy Carter (R–Pooler)

Georgia's 1st congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Georgia. The district is currently represented by Republican Buddy Carter, though the district's boundaries have been redrawn following the 2010 census, which granted an additional congressional seat to Georgia. The first election using the new district boundaries (listed below) were the 2012 congressional elections.

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The district comprises the entire coastal area of Sea Islands and much of the southeastern part of the state. In addition to Savannah, the district includes the cities of Brunswick, Jesup, and Waycross.

There are four military bases in the district:

  • Kings Bay Naval Submarine Base, at Kings Bay in Camden County
  • Fort Stewart, near Hinesville in Liberty County
  • Hunter Army Airfield in Savannah
  • Moody Air Force Base near Valdosta
  • Counties

  • Bacon County
  • Brantley County
  • Bryan County
  • Camden County
  • Charlton County
  • Chatham County
  • Clinch County
  • Echols County
  • Effingham County (Partial, see also Georgia's 12th district)
  • Glynn County
  • Liberty County
  • Long County
  • Lowndes County (Partial, see also Georgia's 8th district)
  • McIntosh County
  • Pierce County
  • Ware County
  • Wayne County
  • Living former Members of the U.S. House of Representatives from the district

    As of May 2015, there are two living former members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia's 1st congressional district.

    References

    Georgia's 1st congressional district Wikipedia