The 153rd General Assembly of the U.S. state of Georgia convened its first session on January 12, 2015,[1] at the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta. Its second session was January 11 through March 24, 2016. The 153rd Georgia General Assembly succeeded the 152nd of 2013 and 2014, and preceded the 154th in 2017 and 2018.
153d Georgia General Assembly | |||||
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Overview | |||||
Legislative body | Georgia General Assembly | ||||
Meeting place | Georgia State Capitol | ||||
Senate | |||||
Members | 56 (38 R, 18 D) | ||||
President of the Senate | Casey Cagle (R) | ||||
Party control | Republican Party | ||||
House of Representatives | |||||
Members | 180 (119 R, 60 D, 1 I) | ||||
Party control | Republican Party | ||||
Sessions | |||||
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Party composition edit
Of the 180 Georgia State House seats and 56 Georgia State Senate seats, zero changed hands with respect to political party following the 2014 elections.
Senate edit
Affiliation | Members | ||
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Republican Party | 38 | ||
Democratic Party | 18 | ||
Independent | 0 | ||
Vacancies | 0 | ||
Total | 56 |
House of Representatives edit
Affiliation | Members | ||
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Republican Party | 119 | ||
Democratic Party | 60 | ||
Independent | 1 | ||
Vacancies | 0 | ||
Total | 180 |
Officers edit
Senate edit
Position | Name | District | Party | |
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President | Casey Cagle | n/a | Republican | |
President Pro Tempore | David Shafer | 48 | Republican |
Majority leadership edit
Position | Name | District | |
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Senate Majority Leader | Bill Cowsert | 46 | |
Majority Caucus Chairman | William Ligon, Jr. | 3 | |
Majority Whip | Steve Gooch | 51 |
Minority leadership edit
Position | Name | District | |
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Senate Minority Leader | Steve Henson | 41 | |
Minority Caucus Chairman | Horacena Tate | 38 | |
Minority Whip | Vincent Fort | 39 |
House of Representatives edit
Position | Name | District | Party | |
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Speaker of the House | David Ralston | 7 | Republican | |
Speaker Pro Tempore | Jan Jones | 47 | Republican |
Majority leadership edit
Position | Name | District | |
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House Majority Leader | Jon G. Burns | 159 | |
Majority Whip | Matt Ramsey | 72 | |
Majority Caucus Chairman | Matt Hatchett | 150 | |
Majority Caucus Vice-Chairman | Sam Teasley | 37 | |
Majority Caucus Sec./Treas. | Bruce Williamson | 115 |
Minority leadership edit
Position | Name | District | |
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House Minority Leader | Stacey Abrams | 89 | |
Minority Whip | Carolyn Hugley | 136 | |
Minority Caucus Chairman | Virgil Fludd | 64 | |
Minority Caucus Vice-Chairman | Billy Mitchell | 88 | |
Minority Caucus Secretary | Pat Gardner | 57 | |
Minority Caucus Treasurer | David Wilkerson | 38 |
References edit
- ^ [1] Archived 2014-12-16 at the Wayback Machine. legis.ga.gov. Retrieved December 12, 2014.