153rd Georgia General Assembly

153d Georgia General Assembly
152nd 154th

Great Seal of the State of Georgia

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
1st January 12, 2015 (2015-01-12) – April 2, 2015 (2015-04-02)

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. The 153rd Georgia General Assembly succeeded the 152nd and served as the precedent for the 154th General Assembly in 2017.

Party Composition

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.

Senate

Affiliation Members
  Republican Party 38
  Democratic Party 18
  Independent 0
  Vacancies 0
 Total 56 

House of Representatives

Affiliation Members
  Republican Party 119
  Democratic Party 60
  Independent 1
  Vacancies 0
 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 Caucus Chairman William Ligon, Jr. 3
  Majority Whip Steve Gooch 51

Minority leadership

Position Name District
  Senate Minority Leader Steve Henson 41
  Minority Caucus Chairman Horacena Tate 38
  Minority Whip Vincent Fort 39

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 Matt Ramsey 72
  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 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

References

  1. . legis.ga.gov. Retrieved December 12, 2014.

External links

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