147th Georgia General Assembly
The 2003 regular session of the 147th General Assembly of the U.S. state of Georgia met from January 13, 2003, at 10:00 am, to Friday, April 25, at midnight, at which time both houses adjourned sine die. Control of the General Assembly was split between the Republican-controlled Senate and the Democratic-controlled House.
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Overview | |||||
Legislative body | Georgia General Assembly | ||||
Meeting place | Georgia State Capitol | ||||
Senate | |||||
Members | 56 (30 R, 26 D) | ||||
President of the Senate | Mark Taylor (D) | ||||
Party control | Republican Party | ||||
House of Representatives | |||||
Members | 180 (107 D, 72 R, 1 I) | ||||
Speaker of the House | Terry Coleman (D) | ||||
Party control | Democratic Party |
This was the longest legislative session in more than a century. 122 general House bills, 174 local House bills, 77 general Senate bills and 41 local Senate bills passed both chambers of the legislature and were sent to the governor for his signature.
The 2004 regular session of the Georgia General Assembly opened at 10:00 am on Monday, January 12, 2004, and adjourned sine die at midnight on Wednesday, April 7, 2004. The legislature passed 138 general House bills, 160 local House bills, 71 general Senate bills and 25 local Senate bills, which were sent to the governor for his signature.
In addition, Governor Sonny Perdue called for a special session, which met from May 3, 2004, to May 7, 2004, in order to handle the unbalanced budget that had been passed at the end of the regular session.
Officers
editSenate
editPresiding Officer
editPosition | Name | Party | District | |
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President | Mark Taylor | Democrat | n/a | |
President Pro Tempore | Eric Johnson | Republican | 1 |
Majority leadership
editPosition | Name | District | |
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Senate Majority Leader | Tom Price | 61 | |
Majority Caucus Chairman | Don Balfour | 9 | |
Majority Whip | Mitch Seabaugh | 28 |
Minority leadership
editPosition | Name | District | |
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Senate Minority Leader | Michael Meyer von Bremen | 12 | |
Minority Caucus Chairman | Steve Thompson | 33 | |
Minority Whip | Robert Brown | 26 |
House of Representatives
editPresiding Officer
editPosition | Name | Party | District | |
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Speaker of the House | Terry Coleman | Democrat | 118 | |
Speaker Pro Tempore | DuBose Porter | Democrat | 119 |
Majority leadership
editPosition | Name | District | |
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House Majority Leader | Jimmy Skipper | 116 | |
Majority Whip | Nan Grogan Orrock | 51 | |
Majority Caucus Chairman | Calvin Smyre | 111 | |
Majority Caucus Vice Chairman | Jay Shaw | 143 | |
Majority Caucus Secretary | LaNett Stanley-Turner | 43, Post 2 | |
Majority Caucus Treasurer | Kathy Ashe | 42, Post 2 |
Minority Leadership
editPosition | Name | District | |
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House Minority Leader | Glenn Richardson | 26 | |
Minority Whip | Jerry Keen | 146 | |
Minority Caucus Chairman | Sharon Cooper | 30 | |
Minority Caucus Vice Chairman | Warren Massey | 24 | |
Minority Caucus Secretary | Sue Burmeister | 96 |