Savannah GA Politics & Civic News
Covering Savannah City Council, Chatham County Council, GA General Assembly, and your federal representatives in Washington, D.C. Accountability journalism for Chatham County residents.
Chatham County sits inside one of the most layered governmental structures in the region. Residents answer to at least five levels of elected authority simultaneously: the federal government, statewide offices, Chatham County Council, Savannah City Council, and school district boards — each a separately elected body covering its own geographic slice of the county.
Chatham’s federal, state, and local representation is currently being updated. Check the Your Savannah Reps section below for the live roster.
Chatham County Council controls property tax millage, land-use zoning outside city limits, and fee-in-lieu-of-tax agreements. Downtown zoning decisions and the Savannah Police Department budget run through Savannah City Council. State funding for schools, roads, and Medicaid flows from the GA General Assembly. The Chatham County Elections and Voter Registration Office administers local balloting under GA Election Commission oversight.
HERESavannah covers Chatham County Council meetings, Savannah City Council sessions, GA General Assembly session, federal delegation votes and town halls, school board meetings, and candidate filing windows. We also pull FOIA-sourced travel records and contracts at both the city and county level. If it shapes how Chatham County is governed, it’s HERE.
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Attorney General $1,044,000 R Statewide SC Ethics
Lt. Governor $1,025,000 R Statewide SC Ethics
US Rep, District 2 $612,000 R Includes Savannah FEC
State Senator, District 24 $184,500 R Savannah County SC Ethics
State Senator, District 25 · Senate Majority Leader $245,800 R Savannah County SC Ethics
State Rep, District 82 $72,300 D Savannah County SC Ethics
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Savannah is in Chatham County, Georgia. Mayor: Van R. Johnson II; City Manager: Jay (Joseph A.) Melder; County Commission Chairman: Chester A. Ellis.
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