146th Georgia General Assembly | |||||
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Overview | |||||
Legislative body | Georgia General Assembly | ||||
Meeting place | Georgia State Capitol | ||||
Senate | |||||
Members | 56 (28 D, 28 R) | ||||
President of the Senate | Mark Taylor (D) | ||||
Party control | Democratic Party | ||||
House of Representatives | |||||
Members | 180 (105 D, 74 R, 1 I) | ||||
Speaker of the House | Tom Murphy (D) | ||||
Party control | Democratic Party |
Overview
editThe first regular session of the 146th General Assembly of the U.S. state of Georgia met from Monday, January 8, 2001, at 10:00 am, to Friday, March 21, at 11:57 pm, at which time both houses adjourned sine die. 298 House bills and 97 Senate bills passed.
The second regular session of the Georgia General Assembly opened at 10:00 am on Monday, January 14, 2002, and adjourned sine die at 3:44pm on Friday, April 11, 2002.
Officers
editSenate
editPresiding Officer
editPosition | Name | Party | District | |
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President | Mark Taylor | Democrat | n/a | |
President Pro Tempore | Terrell Starr | Democrat | 44 |
Majority leadership
editPosition | Name | District | |
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Senate Majority Leader | Charles W. Walker | 22 | |
Majority Caucus Chairman | Nathan Dean | 31 | |
Majority Whip | Richard O. Marable | 52 |
Minority leadership
editPosition | Name | District | |
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Senate Minority Leader | Eric Johnson | 1 | |
Minority Caucus Chairman | Bill Stephens | 51 | |
Minority Whip | Tom Price | 56 |
House of Representatives
editPresiding Officer
editPosition | Name | Party | District | |
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Speaker of the House | Tom Murphy | Democrat | 18 | |
Speaker Pro Tempore | Jack Connell | Democrat | 115 |
Majority leadership
editPosition | Name | District | |
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House Majority Leader | Larry Walker | 141 | |
Majority Whip | Jimmy Skipper | 137 | |
Majority Caucus Chairman | Calvin Smyre | 136 | |
Majority Caucus Secretary | LaNett Stanley-Turner | 50 |
Minority Leadership
editPosition | Name | District | |
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House Minority Leader | Lynn Westmoreland | 104 | |
Minority Whip | Earl Ehrhart | 36 | |
Minority Caucus Chairman | Garland Pinholster | 15 | |
Minority Caucus Vice Chairman | Sharon Cooper | 31 | |
Minority Caucus Secretary | Anne Mueller | 152 |
Members of the Georgia State Senate, 2001–2002
editMembers of the Georgia State House of Representatives, 2001–2002
edit- ^ Steve Stancil resigned in December 2001 to run for the position of Lt. Governor. A special election was held to fill the vacant seat. On February 12, 2002, Diane Z, Grasse won the special runoff election.
Legislation considered
edit- Created Metropolitan North Georgia Water Planning District in 2001