| 150th Georgia General Assembly | |||||
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| Legislative body | Georgia General Assembly | ||||
| Meeting place | Georgia State Capitol | ||||
| Senate | |||||
| Members | 56 (34 R, 22 D*) | ||||
| President of the Senate | Casey Cagle (R) | ||||
| Party control | Republican Party | ||||
| House of Representatives | |||||
| Members | 180 (108 R, 71 D, 1 I) | ||||
| Speaker of the House | David Ralston (R) | ||||
| Party control | Republican Party | ||||
The 150th General Assembly of the U.S. state of Georgia convened its first session on January 12, 2009, at the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia. The 150th Georgia General Assembly succeeded the 149th and will serve as the precedent for the 151st General Assembly in 2011.
The 150th General Assembly adjourned its first session on April 3, 2009. The second session of the 150th General Assembly convened January 11, 2010.
| Position | Name | District | Party | |
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| President | Casey Cagle | n/a | Republican | |
| President Pro Tempore | Tommie Williams | 19 | Republican | |
| Position | Name | District | |
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| Senate Majority Leader | Chip Rogers | 21 | |
| Majority Caucus Chairman | Dan Moody | 56 | |
| Majority Whip | John Wiles | 37 | |
| Position | Name | District | |
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| Senate Minority Leader | Robert Brown | 26 | |
| Minority Caucus Chairman | Tim Golden | 8 | |
| Minority Whip | David Adelman | 42 | |
| Position | Name | District | Party | |
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| Speaker of the House | David Ralston | 7 | Republican | |
| Speaker Pro Tempore | Jan Jones | 46 | Republican | |
Glenn Richardson (R) served as Speaker of the House from January 2009 through Jan. 1, 2010. Mark Burkhalter (R) served as Speaker pro tempore during the same period, and was acting Speaker when the House reconvened on Jan. 11, 2010, at which time the House elected David Ralston and Jan Jones. [1] [2]
| Position | Name | District | |
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| House Majority Leader | Jerry Keen | 179 | |
| Majority Whip | Edward Lindsey | 54 | |
| Majority Caucus Chairman | Donna Sheldon | 105 | |
| Majority Caucus Vice Chairman | Jeff May | 111 | |
| Majority Caucus Sec./Treas. | Allen Peake | 137 | |
| Position | Name | District | |
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| 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 | |
| Minority Caucus Treasurer | Don Wix | 33 | |
While no seat changed party control from the previous session, the beginning of the 150th Georgia General Assembly still saw five new state senators. Two of these new senators defeated the incumbent in the runoff for their parties' primaries. Two replaced incumbents who had run for other office. Another replaced a senator who had retired.
| District | Previous | Subsequent | Reason for change |
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| 2nd | Regina Thomas (D) | Lester Jackson (D) | Ran for Congress |
| 12th | Michael Meyer von Bremen (D) | Freddie Powell Sims (D) | Ran for a seat on the Georgia Court of Appeals |
| 13th | Joseph Carter (R) | John Crosby (R) | Retired |
| 44th | Gail Davenport (D) | Gail Buckner (D) | Defeated in primary runoff |
| 50th | Nancy Schaefer (R) | Jim Butterworth (R) | Defeated in primary runoff |
There have been three vacancies in the State Senate as of December 25, 2009. All three have been due to resignations. Two have since been filled, both by members of the same party as the former incumbent. Another vacancy is expected at some point during the term.
| Date seat became vacant | District | Previous | Reason for change | Subsequent | Date of successor's taking office |
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| August 2009 | 35th | Kasim Reed (D) | Resigned to run for Mayor of Atlanta. A special election was held on November 3, 2009. Because no candidate gained a majority of the vote, a runoff was held December 1, 2009. | Donzella James (D) | |
| September 15, 2009 | 1st | Eric Johnson (R) | Resigned to run for Governor of Georgia. A special election was held on November 3, 2009. | Buddy Carter (R) | |
| November 9, 2009 | 22nd | Ed Tarver (D) | Resigned after being confirmed as U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Georgia. A special election is to be held January 5, 2010 with a runoff, if necessary on February 2, 2010. [3] | Hardie Davis (D) | |
| March 19, 2010 | 42nd | David Adelman (D) | Nominated by President Barack Obama as United States Ambassador to Singapore. [4] If confirmed, Adelman will have to resign his State Senate seat, creating another vacancy. | Jason Carter (D) | |
As of December 25, 2009, six state senators have announced that they will not be running for re-election in 2010. One senator, Dan Moody (56th) is retiring. [5] The other five are seeking higher office.
Jeff Chapman (3rd) is running for governor. [6] Following State Insurance and Fire Commissioner John Oxendine's decision to run for governor, Seth Harp (29th) and Ralph Hudgens (47th) [7] announced that they will seek the Republican nomination for the office. Lee Hawkins (49th) announced that he will run for the Congressional seat to be left open by incumbent Nathan Deal's campaign for governor. Finally, Gail Buckner is running for state secretary of state, [8] a position she also ran for in 2006.
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