153rd Georgia General Assembly

Term of state legislature in US state of Georgia

153d Georgia General Assembly

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Great Seal of the State of Georgia

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

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2nd| January 11, 2016 (2016-01-11) – March 24, 2016 (2016-03-24)
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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.

## Party composition[edit]

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[edit]

Affiliation  | Members

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| Republican Party | 38
| Democratic Party | 18
| Independent  | 0
| Vacancies  | 0
Total | 56

### House of Representatives[edit]

Affiliation  | Members

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| Republican Party | 119
| Democratic Party | 60
| Independent  | 1
| Vacancies  | 0
Total | 180

## Officers[edit]

### Senate[edit]

Position  | Name  | District  | Party

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| President | Casey Cagle | n/a  | Republican
| President Pro Tempore  | David Shafer | 48  | Republican

#### Majority leadership[edit]

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

#### Minority leadership[edit]

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[edit]

Position  | Name  | District  | Party

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| Speaker of the House  | David Ralston | 7  | Republican
| Speaker Pro Tempore  | Jan Jones | 47  | Republican

#### Majority leadership[edit]

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

#### Minority leadership[edit]

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

## References[edit]

* Georgia (U.S. state) portal

1. ^ [1] Archived 2014-12-16 at the Wayback Machine. legis.ga.gov. Retrieved December 12, 2014.

## External links[edit]

* Georgia General Assembly website
* 2015-2017 Representatives by Name
* 2015-2017 Senators by Name

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