149th General Assembly of the State of Georgia
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The 149th General Assembly of the State of Georgia first met in 2007, succeeding the 148th General Assembly, and will continue meeting throughout 2008. The 150th General Assembly will succeed it in 2009.
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[edit] Party standings
[edit] Senate
| Affiliation | Members | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Republican Party | 34 | 61% | |
| Democratic Party | 22 | 39% | |
| Seat vacant** | 0 | ||
| Governing Majority | 12 | 22% | |
| Total | 56 | ||
[edit] House of Representatives
| Affiliation | Members | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Republican Party | 101 | 56% | |
| Democratic Party | 76 | 42% | |
| Seat vacant** | 3 | 2% | |
| Governing Majority | 24 | 14% | |
| Total | 180 | ||
[edit] Officers
[edit] Senate
[edit] Presiding Officer
| Position | Name | District | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President | Casey Cagle | n/a | Republican | |
| President Pro Tempore | Eric Johnson | 1 | Republican | |
[edit] Majority leadership
| Position | Name | District | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate Majority Leader | Tommie Williams | 19 | |
| Majority Caucus Chairman | Don Moody | 56 | |
| Majority Whip | Mitch Seabaugh | 28 | |
[edit] Minority leadership
| Position | Name | District | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate Minority Leader | Robert Brown | 26 | |
| Minority Caucus Chairman | Tim Golden | 8 | |
| Minority Whip | David Adelman | 42 | |
[edit] House of Representatives
[edit] Presiding Officer
| Position | Name | District | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speaker of the House | Glenn Richardson | 19 | Republican | |
| Speaker Pro Tempore | Mark Burkhalter | 50 | Republican | |
[edit] Majority leadership
| Position | Name | District | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
[edit] Minority leadership
| Position | Name | District | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
[edit] Members of the Georgia State Senate, 2007-2008
| District | Senator | Party | Residence |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eric Johnson | Republican | Savannah |
| 2 | Regina D. Thomas | Democrat | Savannah |
| 3 | Jeff Chapman | Republican | Brunswick |
| 4 | Jack Hill | Republican | Reidsville |
| 5 | Curt Thompson | Democrat | Norcross |
| 6 | Doug Stoner | Democrat | Smyrna |
| 7 | Greg Goggans | Republican | Douglas |
| 8 | Tim Golden | Democrat | Valdosta |
| 9 | Don Balfour | Republican | Snellville |
| 10 | Emanuel Jones | Democrat | Decatur |
| 11 | John Bulloch | Republican | Ochlocknee |
| 12 | Michael Meyer von Bremen | Democrat | Albany |
| 13 | Joseph Carter | Republican | Tifton |
| 14 | George Hooks | Democrat | Americus |
| 15 | Ed Harbison | Democrat | Columbus |
| 16 | Ronnie Chance | Republican | Tyrone |
| 17 | John Douglas | Republican | Social Circle |
| 18 | Cecil Staton | Republican | Macon |
| 19 | Tommie Williams | Republican | Lyons |
| 20 | Ross Tolleson | Republican | Perry |
| 21 | Chip Rogers | Republican | Woodstock |
| 22 | Ed Tarver | Democrat | Augusta |
| 23 | J.B Powell | Democrat | Blythe |
| 24 | Bill Jackson | Republican | Evans |
| 25 | Johnny Grant | Republican | Milledgeville |
| 26 | Rovbert Brown | Democrat | Macon |
| 27 | Jack Murphy | Republican | Cumming |
| 28 | Mitch Seabaugh | Republican | Sharpsburg |
| 29 | Seth Harp | Republican | Midland |
| 30 | William Hamrick | Republican | Carrollton |
| 31 | Bill Heath | Republican | Bremen |
| 32 | Judson Hill | Republican | Marietta |
| 33 | Steve Thompson | Democrat | Marietta |
| 34 | Valencia Seay | Democrat | Riverdale |
| 35 | Kasim Reed | Democrat | Atlanta |
| 36 | Nan Orrock | Democrat | Atlanta |
| 37 | John J. Wiles | Republican | Kennesaw |
| 38 | Horacena Tate | Democrat | Atlanta |
| 39 | Vincent Fort | Democrat | Atlanta |
| 40 | Dan Weber | Republican | Dunwoody |
| 41 | Steve Henson | Democrat | Tucker |
| 42 | David Adelman | Democrat | Decatur |
| 43 | Ronald Ramsey Sr. | Democrat | Lithonia |
| 44 | Gail Davenport | Democrat | Jonesboro |
| 45 | Renee S. Unterman | Republican | Buford |
| 46 | Bill Cowsert | Republican | Athens |
| 47 | Ralph T. Hudgens | Republican | Comer |
| 48 | David Shafer | Republican | Duluth |
| 49 | Lee Hawkins | Republican | Gainesville |
| 50 | Nancy Schaefer | Republican | Turnerville |
| 51 | Chip Pearson | Republican | Dawsonville |
| 52 | Preston W. Smith | Republican | Rome |
| 53 | Jeff Mullis | Republican | Chickamauga |
| 54 | Don Thomas | Republican | Dalton |
| 55 | Gloria S. Butler | Democrat | Stone Mountain |
| 56 | Dan Moody | Republican | Alpharetta |
[edit] Members of the Georgia State House of Representatives, 2007-2008
| District | Name | Party | First Elected |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jay Neal | R | 2005 |
| 2 | Martin Scott | R | 2005 |
| 3 | Ronald L. Forster | R | 2001 |
| 4 | Roger Williams | R | 2001 |
| 5 | John D. Meadows, III | R | 2005 |
| 6 | Tom Dickson | R | 2005 |
| 7 | David Ralston | R | 2003 |
| 8 | Charles F. Jenkins | D | 2003 |
| 9 | Amos Amerson | R | 2001 |
| 10 | Benjamin D. Bridges, Sr. | R | 1997 |
| 11 | Barbara Massey Reece | D | 1999 |
| 12 | Tom Graves | R | 2003 |
| 13 | Katie Dempsey | R | 2007 |
| 14 | Barry Dean Loudermilk | R | 2005 |
| 15 | Jeff Lewis | R | 1993 |
| 16 | Rick Crawford | D | 2007 |
| 17 | Howard R. Maxwell | R | 2003 |
| 18 | Mark Butler | R | 2003 |
| 19 | Glenn Richardson | R | 1997 |
| 20 | Charlice H. Byrd | R | 2005 |
| 21 | Calvin Hill | R | 2003 |
| 22 | Sean Jerguson | R | 2007 |
| 23 | Mark Hamilton | R | 2007 |
| 24 | Tom Knox | R | 2001 |
| 25 | James Mills | R | 1993 |
| 26 | Carl Rogers | R | 1995 |
| 27 | Doug Collins | R | 2007 |
| 28 | Jeanette Jamieson | D | 1985 |
| 29 | Alan Powell | D | 1991 |
| 30 | Tom McCall | R | 1995 |
| 31 | Tommy Benton | R | 2005 |
| 32 | Judy Manning | R | 1997 |
| 33 | Don Wix | D | 1999 |
| 34 | Rich Golick | R | 1999 |
| 35 | Ed Setzler | R | 2005 |
| 36 | Earl Ehrhart | R | 1989 |
| 37 | Terry Johnson | D | 2005 |
| 38 | Steve Tumlin | R | 2005 |
| 39 | Alisha Thomas Morgan | D | 2003 |
| 40 | Rob Teilhet | D | 2003 |
| 41 | Sharon Cooper | R | 1997 |
| 42 | Don Parsons | R | 1995 |
| 43 | Bobby Franklin | R | 1997 |
| 44 | Sheila Jones | D | 2005 |
| 45 | Matt Dollar | R | 2003 |
| 46 | Jan Jones | R | 2003 |
| 47 | Chuck Martin | R | 2003 |
| 48 | Harry Geisinger | R | 2005 |
| 49 | Wendell Willard | R | 2001 |
| 50 | Mark Burkhalter | R | 1993 |
| 51 | Tom Rice | R | 1997 |
| 52 | Joe Wilkinson | R | 2001 |
| 53 | LaNett Stanley-Turner | D | 1987 |
| 54 | Edward Lindsey | R | 2005 |
| 55 | "Able" Mable Thomas | D | 2003 |
| 56 | Kathy Ashe | D | 1991 |
| 57 | Pat Gardner | D | 2001 |
| 58 | Robbin Shipp | D | 2007 |
| 59 | Margaret Kaiser | D | 2007 |
| 60 | Georganna T. Sinkfiel | D | 1983 |
| 61 | Bob Holmes | D | 1975 |
| 62 | Joe Heckstall | D | 1995 |
| 63 | Tyrone L. Brooks, Sr. | D | 1981 |
| 64 | Roger B. Bruce | D | 2003 |
| 65 | Sharon Beasley-Teague | D | 1993 |
| 66 | Virgil Fludd | D | 2003 |
| 67 | Bill Hembree | R | 1999 |
| 68 | Tim Bearden | R | 2005 |
| 69 | Randy Nix | R | 1995 |
| 70 | Lynn Ratigan Smith | R | 1997 |
| 71 | Billy Horne | R | 2005 |
| 72 | vacant | ||
| 73 | John P. Yates | R | 1993 |
| 74 | Roberta Abdul-Salaam | D | 2005 |
| 75 | Celeste Johnson | D | 2007 |
| 76 | Mike Glanton | D | 2007 |
| 77 | Darryl Jordan | D | 2001 |
| 78 | Wade Starr | D | 2007 |
| 79 | Fran Millar | R | 1999 |
| 80 | Mike Jacobs | R | 2005 |
| 81 | Jill Chambers | R | 2003 |
| 82 | Kevin Levitas | R | 2007 |
| 83 | Mary Margaret Oliver | D | 2003 |
| 84 | Stacey Abrams | D | 2007 |
| 85 | Stephanie Stuckey Benfield | D | 1999 |
| 86 | Karla Drenner | D | 2001 |
| 87 | Michele D. Henson | D | 1991 |
| 88 | Billy Mitchell | D | 2003 |
| 89 | Earnest "Coach" Williams | D | 2003 |
| 90 | Howard Mosby | D | 2003 |
| 91 | Stan Watson | D | 1997 |
| 92 | Pam Stephenson | D | 2003 |
| 93 | vacant | ||
| 94 | Randal Mangham | D | 2001 |
| 95 | Robert F. Mumford | R | 2005 |
| 96 | Pedro Rafael Marin | D | 2003 |
| 97 | Brooks P. Coleman, Jr. | R | 1993 |
| 98 | Bobby Clifford Reese | R | 2005 |
| 99 | Hugh Floyd | D | 2003 |
| 100 | Brian W. Thomas | D | 2005 |
| 101 | Mike Coan | R | 1997 |
| 102 | Clay Cox | R | 2005 |
| 103 | David S. Casas | R | 2005 |
| 104 | John Wilson Heard | R | 2003 |
| 105 | Donna Sheldon | R | 2003 |
| 106 | Melvin Everson | R | 2005 |
| 107 | Len Walker | R | 1995 |
| 108 | Terry Lamar England | R | 2005 |
| 109 | Steve Davis | R | 2005 |
| 110 | John Lunsford | R | 2001 |
| 111 | Jeff May | R | 2005 |
| 112 | Doug Holt | R | 2005 |
| 113 | Bob Smith | R | 1999 |
| 114 | Keith Heard | D | 1993 |
| 115 | Doug McKillip | D | 2007 |
| 116 | Mickey Channell | R | 1993 |
| 117 | Barry A. Fleming | R | 2003 |
| 118 | Ben L. Harbin | R | 1995 |
| 119 | Barbara Sims | R | 2007 |
| 120 | Quincy Murphy | D | 2001 |
| 121 | Henry Howard | D | 1990 |
| 122 | Hardie Davis | D | 2007 |
| 123 | Gloria Frazier | D | 2007 |
| 124 | Sistie Hudson | D | 1997 |
| 125 | Jim Cole | R | 2005 |
| 126 | David Knight | R | 2005 |
| 127 | Billy Maddox | ||
| 128 | Carl Epps | D | 2007 |
| 129 | Vance Smith, Jr. | R | 1993 |
| 130 | Debbie Buckner | D | 2003 |
| 131 | Richard H. Smith | R | 2005 |
| 132 | Calvin Smyre | D | 1975 |
| 133 | Carolyn Hugley | D | 1993 |
| 134 | Mike Cheokas | D | 2005 |
| 135 | Lynmore James | D | 1993 |
| 136 | Tony Sellier | D | 1983 |
| 137 | Allen Peake | R | 1997 |
| 138 | Nikki Randall | D | 1999 |
| 139 | David E. Lucas, Sr. | D | 1975 |
| 140 | Allen G. Freeman | R | 2005 |
| 141 | Bobby Eugene Parham | D | 1975 |
| 142 | Jimmy Lord | D | 1977 |
| 143 | DuBose Porter | D | 1983 |
| 144 | Jimmy Pruett | D | 2007 |
| 145 | Willie Lee Talton | R | 2005 |
| 146 | Larry O'Neal | R | 2001 |
| 147 | vacant | ||
| 148 | Bob Hanner | D | 1975 |
| 149 | Gerald E. Greene | D | 1983 |
| 150 | Winfred J. Dukes | D | 1997 |
| 151 | Freddie Powell Sims | D | 2005 |
| 152 | Ed Rynders | R | 2003 |
| 153 | Austin Scott | R | 1997 |
| 154 | Jay Roberts | R | 2003 |
| 155 | Greg Morris | R | 1999 |
| 156 | Larry "Butch" Parrish | R | 1985 |
| 157 | Jon G. Burns | R | 2005 |
| 158 | Bob Lane | R | 1981 |
| 159 | Buddy Carter | R | 2005 |
| 160 | Bob Bryant | D | 2005 |
| 161 | Lester Jackson | D | 1999 |
| 162 | J. Craig Gordon | D | 2007 |
| 163 | Burke Day | R | 1995 |
| 164 | Ron Stephens | R | 1997 |
| 165 | Al Williams | D | 2003 |
| 166 | Terry E. Barnard | R | 1995 |
| 167 | Roger Bert Lane | R | 2005 |
| 168 | Tommy Smith | R | 1979 |
| 169 | Chuck Sims | R | 1997 |
| 170 | Penny Houston | R | 1997 |
| 171 | A. Richard Royal | D | 1983 |
| 172 | Gene Maddox | R | 2005 |
| 173 | Mike Keown | R | 2005 |
| 174 | Ellis Black | D | 2001 |
| 175 | Amy Carter | D | 2007 |
| 176 | Jay Shaw | D | 1994 |
| 177 | Mark Hatfield | R | 2005 |
| 178 | Mark Williams | R | 1993 |
| 179 | Jerry Keen | R | 2001 |
| 180 | Cecily A. Hill | R | 2003 |
