152nd Georgia General Assembly
The 152nd General Assembly of the U.S. state of Georgia convened its first session on January 14, 2013,[1] at the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta. The 152nd Georgia General Assembly succeeded the 151st and preceded the 153rd.
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| 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) | ||||
| Speaker of the House | David Ralston (R) | ||||
| Party control | Republican Party | ||||
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Party composition
Senate
| Affiliation | Members | ||
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| Republican Party | 38 | ||
| Democratic Party | 18 | ||
| Independent | 0 | ||
| Vacancies | 0 | ||
| Total | 56 | ||
House of Representatives
| Affiliation | Members | ||
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| Republican Party | 119 | ||
| Democratic Party | 60 | ||
| Independent | 1 | ||
| Vacancies | 0 | ||
| Total | 180 | ||
Officers
Senate
| Position | Name | District | Party | |
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| President | Casey Cagle | n/a | Republican | |
| President Pro Tempore | David Shafer | 48 | Republican | |
Majority leadership
| Position | Name | District | |
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| Senate Majority Leader | Ronnie Chance | 16 | |
| Majority Caucus Chairman | Butch Miller | 49 | |
| Majority Whip | Cecil Staton | 18 | |
Minority leadership
| Position | Name | District | |
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| Senate Minority Leader | Steve Henson | 41 | |
| Minority Caucus Chairman | Horacena Tate | 38 | |
| Minority Whip | Vincent Fort | 39 | |
House of Representatives
| Position | Name | District | Party | |
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| Speaker of the House | David Ralston | 7 | Republican | |
| Speaker Pro Tempore | Jan Jones | 46 | Republican | |
Majority leadership
| Position | Name | District | |
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| 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 | |
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| House Minority Leader | Stacey Abrams | 84 | |
| Minority Whip | Carolyn Hugley | 133 | |
| Minority Caucus Chairman | Virgil Fludd | 64 | |
| Minority Caucus Vice Chairman | Billy Mitchell | 88 | |
| Minority Caucus Secretary | Debbie Buckner | 137 | |
Members of the State Senate
Changes in membership from previous term
| District | Previous | Subsequent | Reason for change |
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Changes in membership during current term
Barry Loudermilk resigned from the Georgia Senate, representing the 14th district, in August 2013, to focus on his campaign for a seat in the United States House of Representatives. Bruce Thompson won a special election to fill the remainder of his term.[2][3]
Members of the House of Representatives
Changes in membership from previous term
| District | Previous | Subsequent | Reason for change |
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Changes in membership during current term
| Date seat became vacant | District | Previous | Reason for change | Subsequent | Date of successor's taking office |
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| July 1, 2013 | 100 | Brian W. Thomas | Resigned | Dewey McClain | December 5, 2013 |
| August 27, 2013 | 104 | Donna Sheldon | Resigned | Chuck Efstration | December 13, 2013 |
| October 30, 2013 | 22 | Calvin Hill | Deceased | Sam Moore | February 11, 2014 [4] |
References
- House Daily Status Reports. house.ga.gov. Retrieved February 7, 2016.
- "Sen Thompson takes office after beating Laughridge in runoff". Cherokee Tribune. Retrieved January 7, 2014.
- "Thompson, Prince, Efstration Win General Assembly Seats". Gpb.org. December 4, 2013. Retrieved January 7, 2014.
- Sam Moore. ballotpedia.org. Retrieved February 7, 2016.
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