149th Georgia General Assembly
Appearance
149th Georgia General Assembly | |||||
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Overview | |||||
Legislative body | Georgia General Assembly | ||||
Meeting place | Georgia State Capitol | ||||
Senate | |||||
Members | 56 (34 R, 22 D) | ||||
President of the Senate | Casey Cagle (R) | ||||
Party control | Republican Party | ||||
House of Representatives | |||||
Members | 180 (106 R, 74 D) | ||||
Speaker of the House | Glenn Richardson (R) | ||||
Party control | Republican Party |
The 149th General Assembly of the U.S. state of Georgia first met in 2007, succeeding the 148th General Assembly, and was the precedent of the 150th General Assembly in 2009.
Party standings
[edit]Senate
[edit]Affiliation | Members | ||
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Republican Party | 34 | 61% | |
Democratic Party | 22 | 39% | |
Seat vacant** | 0 | ||
Governing Majority | 12 | 22% | |
Total | 56 |
House of Representatives
[edit]Affiliation | Members | ||
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Republican Party | 106 | 59% | |
Democratic Party | 74 | 41% | |
Seat vacant** | 0 | 2% | |
Governing Majority | 32 | 18% | |
Total | 180 |
Officers
[edit]Senate
[edit]Presiding Officer
[edit]Position | Name | District | Party | |
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President | Casey Cagle | n/a | Republican | |
President Pro Tempore | Eric Johnson | 1 | Republican |
Majority leadership
[edit]Position | Name | District | |
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Senate Majority Leader | Tommie Williams | 19 | |
Majority Caucus Chairman | Don Moody | 56 | |
Majority Whip | Mitch Seabaugh | 28 |
Minority leadership
[edit]Position | Name | District | |
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Senate Minority Leader | Robert Brown | 26 | |
Minority Caucus Chairman | Tim Golden | 8 | |
Minority Whip | David I. Adelman | 42 |
House of Representatives
[edit]Presiding Officer
[edit]Position | Name | District | Party | |
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Speaker of the House | Glenn Richardson | 19 | Republican | |
Speaker Pro Tempore | Mark Burkhalter | 50 | Republican |
Majority leadership
[edit]Position | Name | District | |
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House Majority Leader | Jerry Keen | 179 | |
Majority Whip | Barry A. Fleming | 117 | |
Majority Caucus Chairman | Jay Roberts | 154 | |
Majority Caucus Vice Chairman | Donna Sheldon | 105 | |
Majority Caucus Sec./Treas. | Jeff May | 111 |
Minority leadership
[edit]Position | Name | District | |
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House Minority Leader | DuBose Porter | 143 | |
Minority Whip | Carolyn Hugley | 133 | |
Minority Caucus Chairman | Calvin Smyre | 132 | |
Minority Caucus Vice Chairman | Nikki Randall | 138 | |
Minority Caucus Secretary | Kathy Ashe | 56 |
Members of the Georgia State Senate, 2007-2008
[edit]Members of the Georgia State House of Representatives, 2007-2008
[edit]District | Representative | Party | First elected | Residence |
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1 | Jay Neal | Republican | 2005 | LaFayette |
2 | Martin Scott | Republican | 2005 | Rossville |
3 | Ronald L. Forster | Republican | 2001 | Ringgold |
4 | Roger Williams | Republican | 2001 | Dalton |
5 | John D. Meadows, III | Republican | 2005 | Calhoun |
6 | Tom Dickson | Republican | 2005 | Cohutta |
7 | David Ralston | Republican | 2003 | Blue Ridge |
8 | Charles F. Jenkins | Democratic | 2003 | Blairsville |
9 | Amos Amerson | Republican | 2001 | Dahlonega |
10 | Benjamin D. Bridges, Sr. | Republican | 1997 | Cleveland |
11 | Barbara Massey Reece | Democratic | 1999 | Menlo |
12 | Tom Graves | Republican | 2003 | Ranger |
13 | Katie Dempsey | Republican | 2007 | Rome |
14 | Barry Dean Loudermilk | Republican | 2005 | Cassville |
15 | Jeff Lewis | Republican | 1993 | White |
16 | Rick Crawford | Democratic | 2007 | Cedartown |
17 | Howard R. Maxwell | Republican | 2003 | Dallas |
18 | Mark Butler | Republican | 2003 | Carrollton |
19 | Glenn Richardson | Republican | 1997 | Hiram |
20 | Charlice H. Byrd | Republican | 2005 | Woodstock |
21 | Calvin Hill | Republican | 2003 | Canton |
22 | Sean Jerguson | Republican | 2007 | Woodstock |
23 | Mark Hamilton | Republican | 2007 | Cumming |
24 | Tom Knox | Republican | 2001 | Suwanee |
25 | James Mills | Republican | 1993 | Gainesville |
26 | Carl Rogers | Republican | 1995 | Gainesville |
27 | Doug Collins | Republican | 2007 | Gainesville |
28 | Jeanette Jamieson | Democratic | 1985 | Toccoa |
29 | Alan Powell | Democratic | 1991 | Hartwell |
30 | Tom McCall | Republican | 1995 | Elberton |
31 | Tommy Benton | Republican | 2005 | Jefferson |
32 | Judy Manning | Republican | 1997 | Marietta |
33 | Don Wix | Democratic | 1999 | Austell |
34 | Rich Golick | Republican | 1999 | Smyrna |
35 | Ed Setzler | Republican | 2005 | Acworth |
36 | Earl Ehrhart | Republican | 1989 | Powder Springs |
37 | Terry Johnson | Democratic | 2005 | Marietta |
38 | Steve Tumlin | Republican | 2005 | Marietta |
39 | Alisha Thomas Morgan | Democratic | 2003 | Austell |
40 | Rob Teilhet | Democratic | 2003 | Smyrna |
41 | Sharon Cooper | Republican | 1997 | Marietta |
42 | Don Parsons | Republican | 1995 | Marietta |
43 | Bobby Franklin | Republican | 1997 | Marietta |
44 | Sheila Jones | Democratic | 2005 | Atlanta |
45 | Matt Dollar | Republican | 2003 | Marietta |
46 | Jan Jones | Republican | 2003 | Milton |
47 | Chuck Martin | Republican | 2003 | Alpharetta |
48 | Harry Geisinger | Republican | 2005 | Roswell |
49 | Wendell Willard | Republican | 2001 | Sandy Springs |
50 | Mark Burkhalter | Republican | 1993 | Johns Creek |
51 | Tom Rice | Republican | 1997 | Norcross |
52 | Joe Wilkinson | Republican | 2001 | Atlanta |
53 | LaNett Stanley-Turner | Democratic | 1987 | Atlanta |
54 | Edward Lindsey | Republican | 2005 | Atlanta |
55 | "Able" Mable Thomas | Democratic | 2003 | Atlanta |
56 | Kathy Ashe | Democratic | 1991 | Atlanta |
57 | Pat Gardner | Democratic | 2001 | Atlanta |
58 | Robbin Shipp | Democratic | 2007 | Atlanta |
59 | Margaret Kaiser | Democratic | 2007 | Atlanta |
60 | Georganna T. Sinkfield | Democratic | 1983 | Atlanta |
61 | Bob Holmes | Democratic | 1975 | East Point |
62 | Joe Heckstall | Democratic | 1995 | East Point |
63 | Tyrone L. Brooks, Sr. | Democratic | 1981 | Atlanta |
64 | Roger B. Bruce | Democratic | 2003 | Atlanta |
65 | Sharon Beasley-Teague | Democratic | 1993 | Red Oak |
66 | Virgil Fludd | Democratic | 2003 | Tyrone |
67 | Bill Hembree | Republican | 1999 | Winston |
68 | Tim Bearden | Republican | 2005 | Villa Rica |
69 | Randy Nix | Republican | 1995 | LaGrange |
70 | Lynn Ratigan Smith | Republican | 1997 | Newnan |
71 | Billy Horne | Republican | 2005 | Sharpsburg |
72 | Matt Ramsey | Republican | 2007 | Peachtree City |
73 | John P. Yates | Republican | 1993 | Griffin |
74 | Roberta Abdul-Salaam | Democratic | 2005 | Riverdale |
75 | Celeste Johnson | Democratic | 2007 | Jonesboro |
76 | Mike Glanton | Democratic | 2007 | Jonesboro |
77 | Darryl Jordan | Democratic | 2001 | Riverdale |
78 | Wade Starr | Democratic | 2007 | Jonesboro |
79 | Fran Millar | Republican | 1999 | Atlanta |
80 | Mike Jacobs | Republican | 2005 | Brookhaven |
81 | Jill Chambers | Republican | 2003 | Atlanta |
82 | Kevin Levitas | Democratic | 2007 | Atlanta |
83 | Mary Margaret Oliver | Democratic | 2003 | Decatur |
84 | Stacey Abrams | Democratic | 2007 | Atlanta |
85 | Stephanie Stuckey Benfield | Democratic | 1999 | Atlanta |
86 | Karla Drenner | Democratic | 2001 | Avondale Estates |
87 | Michele D. Henson | Democratic | 1991 | Stone Mountain |
88 | Billy Mitchell | Democratic | 2003 | Stone Mountain |
89 | Earnest "Coach" Williams | Democratic | 2003 | Avondale Estates |
90 | Howard Mosby | Democratic | 2003 | Atlanta |
91 | Stan Watson | Democratic | 1997 | Decatur |
92 | Pam Stephenson | Democratic | 2003 | Atlanta |
93 | Dee Dawkins-Haigler | Democratic | 2008 | Lithonia |
94 | Randal Mangham | Democratic | 2001 | Lithonia |
95 | Robert F. Mumford | Republican | 2005 | Loganville |
96 | Pedro Rafael Marin | Democratic | 2003 | Duluth |
97 | Brooks P. Coleman, Jr. | Republican | 1993 | Duluth |
98 | Bobby Clifford Reese | Republican | 2005 | Buford |
99 | Hugh Floyd | Democratic | 2003 | Norcross |
100 | Brian W. Thomas | Democratic | 2005 | Lilburn |
101 | Mike Coan | Republican | 1997 | Lawrenceville |
102 | Clay Cox | Republican | 2005 | Lilburn |
103 | David Casas | Republican | 2005 | Lilburn |
104 | John Wilson Heard | Republican | 2003 | Lawrenceville |
105 | Donna Sheldon | Republican | 2003 | Dacula |
106 | Melvin Everson | Republican | 2005 | Snellville |
107 | Len Walker | Republican | 1995 | Woodbine |
108 | Terry Lamar England | Republican | 2005 | Auburn |
109 | Steve Davis | Republican | 2005 | McDonough |
110 | John Lunsford | Republican | 2001 | McDonough |
111 | Jeff May | Republican | 2005 | Monroe |
112 | Doug Holt | Republican | 2005 | Social Circle |
113 | Bob Smith | Republican | 1999 | Watkinsville |
114 | Keith Heard | Democratic | 1993 | Athens |
115 | Doug McKillip | Democratic | 2007 | Athens |
116 | Mickey Channell | Republican | 1993 | Greensboro |
117 | Barry A. Fleming | Republican | 2003 | Harlem |
118 | Ben L. Harbin | Republican | 1995 | Evans |
119 | Barbara Sims | Republican | 2007 | Augusta |
120 | Quincy Murphy | Democratic | 2001 | Augusta |
121 | Henry "Wayne" Howard | Democratic | 1990 | Augusta |
122 | Hardie Davis | Democratic | 2007 | Augusta |
123 | Gloria Frazier | Democratic | 2007 | Hephzibah |
124 | Sistie Hudson | Democratic | 1997 | Sparta |
125 | Jim Cole | Republican | 2005 | Monticello |
126 | David Knight | Republican | 2005 | Griffin |
127 | Billy Maddox | Republican | 2007 | Zebulon |
128 | Carl Epps | Democratic | 2007 | LaGrange |
129 | Vance Smith, Jr. | Republican | 1993 | Columbus |
130 | Debbie Buckner | Democratic | 2003 | Junction City |
131 | Richard H. Smith | Republican | 2005 | Columbus |
132 | Calvin Smyre | Democratic | 1975 | Columbus |
133 | Carolyn Hugley | Democratic | 1993 | Columbus |
134 | Mike Cheokas | Democratic | 2005 | Americus |
135 | Lynmore James | Democratic | 1993 | Montezuma |
136 | Tony Sellier | Democratic | 1983 | Fort Valley |
137 | Allen Peake | Republican | 1997 | Macon |
138 | Nikki Randall | Democratic | 1999 | Macon |
139 | David E. Lucas, Sr. | Democratic | 1975 | Macon |
140 | Allen G. Freeman | Republican | 2005 | Macon |
141 | Bobby Eugene Parham | Democratic | 1975 | Milledgeville |
142 | Jimmy Lord | Democratic | 1977 | Sandersville |
143 | DuBose Porter | Democratic | 1983 | Dublin |
144 | Jimmy Pruett | Republican | 2007 | Eastman |
145 | Willie Lee Talton | Republican | 2005 | Warner Robins |
146 | Larry O'Neal | Republican | 2001 | Bonaire |
147 | Buddy Harden | Republican | 2008 | Cordele |
148 | Bob Hanner | Democratic | 1975 | Parrott |
149 | Gerald E. Greene | Democratic | 1983 | Cuthbert |
150 | Winfred J. Dukes | Democratic | 1997 | Albany |
151 | Freddie Powell Sims | Democratic | 2005 | Dawson |
152 | Ed Rynders | Republican | 2003 | Albany |
153 | Austin Scott | Republican | 1997 | Tifton |
154 | Jay Roberts | Republican | 2003 | Ocilla |
155 | Greg Morris | Republican | 1999 | Vidalia |
156 | Larry "Butch" Parrish | Republican | 1985 | Swainsboro |
157 | Jon G. Burns | Republican | 2005 | Newington |
158 | Bob Lane | Republican | 1981 | Brooklet |
159 | Buddy Carter | Republican | 2005 | Pooler |
160 | Bob Bryant | Democratic | 2005 | Garden City |
161 | Lester Jackson | Democratic | 1999 | Savannah |
162 | J. Craig Gordon | Democratic | 2007 | Savannah |
163 | Burke Day | Republican | 1995 | Savannah |
164 | Ron Stephens | Republican | 1997 | Savannah |
165 | Al Williams | Democratic | 2003 | Midway |
166 | Terry E. Barnard | Republican | 1995 | Glennville |
167 | Roger Bert Lane | Republican | 2005 | Darien |
168 | Tommy Smith | Republican | 1979 | Nicholls |
169 | Chuck Sims | Republican | 1997 | Ambrose |
170 | Penny Houston | Republican | 1997 | Nashville |
171 | A. Richard Royal | Democratic | 1983 | Camilla |
172 | Gene Maddox | Republican | 2005 | Cairo |
173 | Mike Keown | Republican | 2005 | Thomasville |
174 | Ellis Black | Democratic | 2001 | Valdosta |
175 | Amy Carter | Democratic | 2007 | Valdosta |
176 | Jay Shaw | Democratic | 1994 | Lakeland |
177 | Mark Hatfield | Republican | 2005 | Waycross |
178 | Mark Williams | Republican | 1993 | Jesup |
179 | Jerry Keen | Republican | 2001 | Brunswick |
180 | Cecily A. Hill | Republican | 2003 | Woodbine |