Georgia House of Representatives

Georgia House of Representatives
Georgia General Assembly
Type
Type Lower House
Term limits None
New session started January 10, 2011
Leadership
Speaker of the House David Ralston, (R)
since January 11, 2010
Speaker pro tempore Jan Jones, (R)
since January 11, 2010
Majority Leader Larry O'Neal, (R)
since November 9, 2010
Minority Leader Stacey Abrams, (D)
since November 10, 2010
Structure
Members 180
Political groups Republican Party (116)
Democratic Party (63)
Independent (1)
Length of term 2 years
Authority Article III, Georgia Constitution
Salary $17,342/year + per diem
Elections
Last election November 2, 2010
(180 seats)
Next election November 6, 2012
(180 seats)
Redistricting Legislative Control
Meeting place
House of Representatives Chamber
Georgia State Capitol
Atlanta, Georgia
Website
Georgia House of Representatives
For the current session, see 151st Georgia General Assembly.

The Georgia House of Representatives is the lower house of the Georgia General Assembly (the state legislature) of the U.S. state of Georgia.

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Composition

According to the state constitution of 1983, this body is to comprise no fewer than 180 members elected for two-year terms. Current state law provides for 180 members. Elections are held the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November in even-numbered years.

It is the third largest lower house in the United States (behind New Hampshire (400) and Pennsylvania) (203).[1]

Interestingly, as of 2011, attorneys only account for about 16.11% of the Georgia House of Representatives.[2]

Affiliation Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
 Total
Republican Democratic Independent Vacant
End of 149th General Assembly 107 73 0 180 0
Begin 105 75 0 180 0
April 21, 2009[3] 73 178 2
June 25, 2009[4] 104 177 3
August 15, 2009[5] 72 176 4
September 16, 2009[6] 103 175 5
November 3, 2009[7] 104 73 177 3
December 1, 2009[8] 105 74 1 180 0
January 1, 2010[9] 104 179 1
February 18, 2010[10] 73 178 2
February 23, 2010[11] 105 179 1
March 23, 2010[12] 104 178 2
May 11, 2010[13] 105 179 1
November 17, 2010[14] 108 70
November 22, 2010[15] 110 68
December 7, 2010[16] 111 67
End of 150th General Assembly[17] 112 66
Start of 151st General Assembly[18] 114 63 1 178 2
February 16, 2011[19] 116 180 0
April 29, 2011[20] 115 179 1
May 2, 2011[21] 62 178 2
July 19, 2011[22] 116 63 180 0
July 26, 2011[23] 115 179 1
October 2, 2011[24] 113 177 3
October 18, 2011[25] 114 178 2
November 8, 2011[26] 115 179 1
December 6, 2011[27] 116 180 0
Latest voting share 64.4% 35% 0.6%

Officers

The House of Representatives elects its own Speaker as well as a Speaker Pro Tempore. The current speaker of the Georgia House of Representatives is David Ralston. The current Speaker Pro Tempore is Jan Jones.[28] The Speaker Pro Tempore becomes Speaker in case of the death, resignation, or permanent disability of the Speaker. The Speaker Pro Tempore serves until a new Speaker is elected. In addition there is a clerk of the House, who is charged with overseeing the flow of legislation through the body. The current clerk is Robert E. Rivers.

List of Committees

See also

References

  1. ^ brenda erickson (October 11, 2007). "Population and Size of Legislature". Ncsl.org. http://www.ncsl.org/default.aspx?tabid=13527. Retrieved April 5, 2011. 
  2. ^ "Georgia House of Representatives". Georgia House of Representatives. http://www1.legis.ga.gov/legis/2011_12/house/alpha.html. Retrieved June 6, 2011. 
  3. ^ Democrats Robin Shipp (District 58) and Bobby Parham (District 141) resigned
  4. ^ Republican Vance Smith (District 129) resigned
  5. ^ Democrat Celeste Johnson (District 75) resigned
  6. ^ Republican Buddy Carter (District 159) resigned
  7. ^ Democrat Ron Dodson and Republican Ann Purcell won the special elections for the 75th and the 159th district, respectively
  8. ^ Democrat Simone Bell, Republican Kip Smith and Independent Rusty Kidd won special elections for the 58th, 129th and 141st districts, respectively
  9. ^ Republican Glenn Richardson (District 19) resigns.
  10. ^ Democrat Jay Shaw (District 176) resigns.
  11. ^ Republican Daniel Stout elected to succeed Richardson.
  12. ^ Republican Tom Graves resigns.
  13. ^ Republican Rick Japserse elected to succeed Graves.
  14. ^ Democrats Alan Powell, Bob Hanner and Gerald Greene (Districts 29, 148 and 149, respectively) switched to the Republican Party.
  15. ^ Democrats Ellis Black and Amy Carter (Districts 174 and 175, respectively) switched to the Republican Party.
  16. ^ Democrat Doug McKillip (District 115) switched to the Republican Party.
  17. ^ Democrat Bubber Epps (District 140) switched to the Republican Party.
  18. ^ Republican Tony Sellier (District 136) died November 30, 2010. Republican Mark Williams (District 178) appointed to incoming Gov. Deal's administration December 2010.
  19. ^ Republicans Robert Dickey and Chad Nimmer elected to succeed Sellier and Williams respectively.
  20. ^ Republican Hank Huckaby (District 113) resigned to become University of Georgia chancellor.
  21. ^ Democrat David Lucas, Sr. (District 139) resigned to run for state Senate.
  22. ^ Republican Charles Williams and Democrat James Beverly elected to succeed Huckaby and Lucas, respectively
  23. ^ Republican Bobby Franklin (District 43) died.
  24. ^ Republicans Rick Austin and James Mills (Districts 10, 25) resigned to run for State Senate and to accept an appointment to the state Parole and Pardons Board, respectively.
  25. ^ Republican John Carson elected to succeed Franklin.
  26. ^ Republican Terry Rogers elected to succeed Austin.
  27. ^ Republican Emory Dunahoo Jr. elected to succeed Mills.
  28. ^ AJC: Live blogging from the Legislature: David Ralston elected House speaker

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