151st Georgia General Assembly
151st Georgia General Assembly
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Overview
Senate
Members 56 (36 R, 20 D)
President of the Senate Casey Cagle (R )House of Representatives
Members 180 (116 R, 63 D, 1 I)
Speaker of the House David Ralston (R )Party control Republican Party
Overview The 151st General Assembly of the U.S. state of Georgia convened its first session on January 10, 2011, at the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta . The 151st Georgia General Assembly succeeded the 150th and served as the precedent for the 152nd General Assembly in 2013.
Officers Senate Presiding Officer Majority leadership Position Name District Senate Majority Leader Chip Rogers 21 Majority Caucus Chairman Bill Cowsert 46 Majority Whip Cecil Staton 18
Minority leadership Position Name District Senate Minority Leader Robert Brown 26 Minority Caucus Chairman Doug Stoner 6 Minority Whip Steve Henson 41
House of Representatives Presiding Officer Position Name District Party Speaker of the House David Ralston 7 Republican Speaker Pro Tempore Jan Jones 46 Republican
Majority leadership Position Name District House Majority Leader Larry O'Neal 146 Majority Whip Edward Lindsey 54 Majority Caucus Chairman Donna Sheldon 105 Majority Caucus Vice Chairman Matt Ramsey 72 Majority Caucus Sec./Treas. Allen Peake 137
Minority leadership Position Name District House Minority Leader Stacey Abrams 84 Minority Whip Carolyn Hugley 133 Minority Caucus Chairman Brian Thomas 100 Minority Caucus Vice Chairman Rashad Taylor 55 Minority Caucus Secretary Stephanie Stuckey Benfield 85
Members of the State Senate District District Senator Party First elected Residence 1 Earl “Buddy” Carter Republican 2009 Pooler 2 [permanent dead link ] Lester Jackson Democratic 2008 Savannah 3 [permanent dead link ] William T. Ligon, Jr. Republican 2010 Brunswick 4 [permanent dead link ] Jack Hill Republican 1990 Reidsville 5 [permanent dead link ] Curt Thompson Democratic 2004 Tucker 6 [permanent dead link ] Doug Stoner Democratic 2004 Smyrna 7 [permanent dead link ] Greg Goggans Republican 2004 Douglas 8 [permanent dead link ] Tim Golden Republican 1998 Valdosta 9 [permanent dead link ] Don Balfour Republican 1992 Snellville 10 [permanent dead link ] Emanuel Jones Democratic 2004 Decatur 11 [permanent dead link ] John Bulloch Republican 2002 Ockhocknee 12 [permanent dead link ] Freddie Powell Sims Democratic 2008 Dawson 13 [permanent dead link ] John Crosby Republican 2008 Tifton 14 [permanent dead link ] George Hooks Democratic 1990 Americus 15 [permanent dead link ] Ed Harbison Democratic 1992 Columbus 16 [permanent dead link ] Ronnie Chance Republican 2004 Tyrone 17 [permanent dead link ] Rick Jeffares Republican 2010 Locust Grove 18 [permanent dead link ] Cecil Staton Republican 2004 Macon 19 [permanent dead link ] Tommie Williams Republican 1998 Lyons 20 [permanent dead link ] Ross Tolleson Republican 2002 Perry 21 [permanent dead link ] Chip Rogers Republican 2004 Woodstock 22 [permanent dead link ] Hardie Davis Democratic 2010 Augusta 23 [permanent dead link ] Jesse Stone Republican 2010 Waynesboro 24 [permanent dead link ] Bill Jackson Republican 2007 Appling 25 [permanent dead link ] Johnny Grant Republican 2004 Milledgeville 26 [permanent dead link ] Robert Brown Democratic 1991 Macon 27 [permanent dead link ] Jack Murphy Republican 2006 Cumming 28 [permanent dead link ] Mitch Seabaugh Republican 2000 Sharpsburg 29 [permanent dead link ] Joshua McKoon Republican 2010 Columbus 30 [permanent dead link ] Bill Hamrick Republican 1999 Carrollton 31 [permanent dead link ] Bill Heath Republican 2004 Bremen 32 [permanent dead link ] Judson Hill Republican 2004 Marietta 33 [permanent dead link ] Steve Thompson Democratic 1990 Marietta 34 [permanent dead link ] Valencia Seay Democratic 2003 Riverdale 35 [permanent dead link ] Donzella James Democratic 2009 College Park 36 [permanent dead link ] Nan Orrock Democratic 2006 Atlanta 37 [permanent dead link ] Lindsey Tippins Republican 2010 Marietta 38 [permanent dead link ] Horacena Tate Democratic 1998 Atlanta 39 [permanent dead link ] Vincent Fort Democratic 1996 Atlanta 40 [permanent dead link ] Fran Millar Republican 2010 Atlanta 41 [permanent dead link ] Steve Henson Democratic 2002 Tucker 42 [permanent dead link ] Jason Carter Democratic 2010 Decatur 43 [permanent dead link ] Ronald Ramsey, Sr. Democratic 2006 Decatur 44 [permanent dead link ] Gail Davenport Democratic 2010 Jonesboro 45 [permanent dead link ] Renee Unterman Republican 2002 Buford 46 [permanent dead link ] Bill Cowsert Republican 2006 Athens 47 [permanent dead link ] Frank Ginn Republican 2010 Danielsville 48 [permanent dead link ] David Shafer Republican 2001 Duluth 49 [permanent dead link ] Butch Miller Republican 2010 Gainesville 50 [permanent dead link ] Jim Butterworth Republican 2008 Cornelia 51 [permanent dead link ] Steve Gooch Republican 2010 Dahlonega 52 [permanent dead link ] Barry Loudermilk Republican 2010 Cassville 53 [permanent dead link ] Jeff Mullis Republican 2000 Chickamauga 54 [permanent dead link ] Charlie Bethel Republican 2010 Dalton 55 [permanent dead link ] Gloria Butler Democratic 1999 Stone Mountain 56 [permanent dead link ] John Albers Republican 2010 Roswell
Changes in Membership from Previous Term Two seats changed party control from the previous session, one due to defeat of an incumbent and the other due to a party switch (Tim Golden ) the beginning of the 151st Georgia General Assembly saw thirteen new state senators. One defeated an incumbent in the general election, one defeated an incumbent in the primary, Six replaced incumbents who had run for other office. Five replaced a senator who had retired.
District Previous Subsequent Reason for change 3 Jeff Chapman (R)William T. Ligon, Jr. (R)Ran for Governor 17 John Douglas (R) Rick Jeffares (R)Retired 23 J.B. Powell (D) Jesse Stone (R)Ran for Agriculture Commissioner 29 Seth Harp (R)Joshua McKoon (R)Ran for Insurance Commissioner 37 John Wiles (R) Lindsey Tippins (R)Defeated in Primary Runoff 40 Dan Weber (R) Fran Millar (R)Retired 44 Gail Buckner (D)Gail Davenport (D)Ran for Secretary of State 47 Ralph Hudgens (R)Frank Ginn (R)Ran for Insurance Commissioner 49 Lee Hawkins (R)Butch Miller (R)Ran for Congress 51 Chip Pearson (R)Steve Gooch (R)Retired 52 Preston Smith (R)Barry Loudermilk (R)Ran for Attorney General 54 Don Thomas (R) Charlie Bethel (R)Retired 56 Dan Moody (R)John Albers (R)Retired
Changes in Membership During Current Term Announced Retirements Members of the House of Representatives Changes in Membership from Previous Term Fourteen seats changed party control from the previous session, three due to defeat of an incumbent, three due to retirements/resignation or runs for other office and the other eight due to a party switch from the Democrats to the Republicans (Ellis Black , Amy Carter , Mike Cheokas , Bubber Epps , Gerald E. Greene , Bob Hanner , Doug McKillip , Alan Powell ) the beginning of the 151st Georgia General Assembly saw thirty-four new representatives. One defeated an incumbent in the primary, three in the primary run-off, ten replaced incumbents who had run for other office. Sixteen replaced a representative who had retired.
District Previous Subsequent Reason for change 14th Barry Loudermilk (R)Christian Coomer (R)Ran for State Senate 18th Mark Butler (R)Kevin Cooke (R)Ran for Labor Commissioner 19th Daniel Stout (R) Paulette Braddock (R)Defeated in Primary Runoff 24th Tom Knox (R) Mike Dudgeon (R)Ran for Insurance Commissioner 33rd Don Wix (D)David Wilkerson (D)Defeated in Primary 38th Pat Dooley (D)Sam Teasley (R)Defeated in General 40th Rob Teilhet (D)Stacey Evans (D)Ran for Attorney General 50th Mark Burkhalter (R)Lynne Riley (R)Retired 60th Georganna Sinkfield (D)Gloria Bromell Tinubu (D)Ran for Secretary of State 75th Ron Dodson (D) Yasmin Neal (D)Retired 76th Mike Glanton (D)Sandra Scott (D)Retired 79th Fran Millar (R)Tom Taylor (R)Ran for State Senate 81st Jill Chambers (R) Elena Parent (D)Defeated in General 82nd Kevin Levitas (D) Scott Holcomb (D)Retired 94th Randal Mangham (D)Dar'shun Kendrick (D)Ran for Governor 95th Toney Collins (D) Pam Dickerson (D)Defeated in Primary Runoff 98th Bobby Reese (R) Josh Clark (R)Retired 101st Mike Coan (R)Buzz Brockway (R)Retired 102nd Clay Cox (R)B.J. Pak (R)Retired 104th Lee Thompson (D) Valerie Clark (R)Defeated in General 106th Melvin Everson (R)Brett Harrell (R)Retired 110th John Lunsford (R)Andrew Welch (R)Retired 111th Jeff May (R) Bruce Williamson (R)Retired 113th Bob Smith (R) Hank Huckaby (R)Retired 125th Jim Cole (R) Susan Holmes (R)Retired 143rd DuBose Porter (D)Matt Hatchett (R)Ran for Governor 153rd Austin Scott (R)Tony McBrayer (R) Ran for Congress 158th Bob Lane (R)Jan Tankersley (R)Retired 163rd Burke Day (R)Ben Watson (R)Retired 166th Terry Barnard (R) Delvis Dutton (R)Retired 173rd Mike Keown (R)Darlene Taylor (R)Ran for Congress 176th Jay Shaw (D) Jason Shaw (R)Resigned 179th Jerry Keen (R) Alex Atwood (R)Retired 180th Cecily A. Hill (R) Jason Spencer (R)Defeated in Primary Runoff
Changes in Membership During Current Term Date seat became vacant District Previous Reason for change Subsequent Date of successor's taking office November 30, 2010 136th Tony Sellier (R) Died of Congestive Heart Failure . Robert Dickey (R)February 16, 2011 December 9, 2010 178th Mark Williams (R) Resigned to serve as commissioner of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources. Chad Nimmer (R)February 16, 2011
See also External links 2011-2012 Representatives by , [permanent dead link ] 2011-2012 Senators by , [permanent dead link ]