154th Georgia General Assembly
| 154th 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 (118 R, 61 D, 1 vacant) | ||||
| Speaker of the House | David Ralston (R) | ||||
| Party control | Republican Party | ||||
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The 154th Georgia General Assembly convened its first session on January 9, 2017,[1] at the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta. Its second session was January 8 through March 29, 2018. The 154th Georgia General Assembly preceded the 153rd of 2015 and 2016, and succeeded by the 155th in 2019 and 2020.
Party composition
Senate
| Affiliation | Members | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Republican Party | 37 | ||
| Democratic Party | 18 | ||
| Independent | 0 | ||
| Vacancies | 1 | ||
| Total | 56 | ||
House of Representatives
| Affiliation | Members | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Republican Party | 116 | ||
| Democratic Party | 62 | ||
| Independent | 0 | ||
| Vacancies | 2 | ||
| Total | 180 | ||
Officers
Senate
| Position | Name | District | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President | Casey Cagle | n/a | Republican | |
| President Pro Tempore | David Shafer | 48 | Republican | |
Majority leadership
| Position | Name | District | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate Majority Leader | Bill Cowsert | 46 | |
| Majority Whip | Steve Gooch | 51 | |
| Majority Caucus Chairman | John Kennedy | 18 | |
| Majority Caucus Vice Chairman | Hunter Hill | 6 | |
| Majority Caucus Secretary | John Wilkinson | 50 | |
Minority leadership
| Position | Name | District | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate Minority Leader | Steve Henson | 41 | |
| Minority Whip | Vincent Fort | 39 | |
| Minority Caucus Chairman | Horacena Tate | 38 | |
| Minority Caucus Vice Chairman | Valencia Seay | 34 | |
| Minority Caucus Secretary | Nan Orrock | 36 | |
House of Representatives
| Position | Name | District | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speaker of the House | David Ralston | 7 | Republican | |
| Speaker Pro Tempore | Jan Jones | 47 | Republican | |
Majority leadership
| Position | Name | District | |
|---|---|---|---|
| House Majority Leader | Jon G. Burns | 159 | |
| Majority Whip | Christian Coomer | 14 | |
| Majority Caucus Chairman | Matt Hatchett | 150 | |
| Majority Caucus Vice-Chairman | Sam Teasley | 37 | |
| Majority Caucus Sec./Treas. | Bruce Williamson | 115 | |
Minority leadership
| Position | Name | District | |
|---|---|---|---|
| House Minority Leader | Bob Trammell | 132 | |
| Minority Whip | Carolyn Hugley | 136 | |
| Minority Caucus Chairman | James Beverly | 143 | |
| Minority Caucus Vice-Chairman | Erica Thomas | 39 | |
| Minority Caucus Secretary | Pat Gardner | 57 | |
| Minority Caucus Treasurer | Kimberly Alexander | 66 | |
Members of the State Senate
The following is a list of members of the Georgia State Senate.[2]
| ↓ | ||
| 37 | 19 | |
| Republican | Democratic | |
Members of the House of Representatives
| ↓ | ||
| 116 | 64 | |
| Republican | Democratic | |
See also
References
- ^ [1] Archived 2014-12-16 at the Wayback Machine. legis.ga.gov. Retrieved December 12, 2014.
- ^ "Georgia Legislators". Open States. Retrieved February 12, 2017.