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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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.
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.
Affiliation | Members | ||
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Republican Party | 38 | ||
Democratic Party | 18 | ||
Independent | 0 | ||
Vacancies | 0 | ||
Total | 56 |
Affiliation | Members | ||
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Republican Party | 119 | ||
Democratic Party | 60 | ||
Independent | 1 | ||
Vacancies | 0 | ||
Total | 180 |
Position | Name | District | Party | |
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President | Casey Cagle | n/a | Republican | |
President Pro Tempore | David Shafer | 48 | Republican |
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 |
Position | Name | District | |
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Senate Minority Leader | Steve Henson | 41 | |
Minority Caucus Chairman | Horacena Tate | 38 | |
Minority Whip | Vincent Fort | 39 |
Position | Name | District | Party | |
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Speaker of the House | David Ralston | 7 | Republican | |
Speaker Pro Tempore | Jan Jones | 47 | Republican |
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 |
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 | |
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