153rd Georgia General Assembly

The 153rd General Assembly of the U.S. state of Georgia convened its first session on January 12, 2015, . legis.ga.gov. Retrieved December 12, 2014. 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 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

PositionNameDistrictParty PresidentCasey Cagle n/aRepublican President Pro TemporeDavid Shafer 48Republican

Majority leadership

PositionNameDistrict Senate Majority LeaderBill Cowsert 46 Majority Caucus ChairmanWilliam Ligon, Jr. 3 Majority WhipSteve Gooch 51

Minority leadership

PositionNameDistrict Senate Minority LeaderSteve Henson 41 Minority Caucus ChairmanHoracena Tate 38 Minority WhipVincent Fort 39

House of Representatives

PositionNameDistrictParty Speaker of the HouseDavid Ralston 7Republican Speaker Pro TemporeJan Jones 47Republican

Majority leadership

PositionNameDistrict House Majority LeaderJon G. Burns 159 Majority WhipMatt Ramsey 72 Majority Caucus ChairmanMatt Hatchett 150 Majority Caucus Vice-chairmanSam Teasley 37 Majority Caucus Sec./Treas.Bruce Williamson 115

Minority leadership

PositionNameDistrict House Minority LeaderStacey Abrams 89 Minority WhipCarolyn Hugley 136 Minority Caucus ChairmanVirgil Fludd 64 Minority Caucus Vice-chairmanBilly Mitchell 88 Minority Caucus SecretaryPat Gardner 57 Minority Caucus TreasurerDavid Wilkerson 38

153rd Georgia General Assembly

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