147th Georgia General Assembly explained

147th Georgia General Assembly
Body:	Georgia General Assembly
Meeting Place:	Georgia State Capitol
Before:	146th
After:	148th
Chamber1:	Senate
Membership1:	56 (30 R, 26 D)
Control1:	Republican Party
Chamber1 Leader1 Type:	President of the Senate
Chamber1 Leader1:	Mark Taylor (D)
Chamber2:	House of Representatives
Membership2:	180 (107 D, 72 R, 1 I)
Control2:	Democratic Party
Chamber2 Leader1 Type:	Speaker of the House
Chamber2 Leader1:	Terry Coleman (D)

The 2003 regular session of the 147th General Assembly of the U.S. state of Georgia met from January 13, 2003, at 10:00 am, to Friday, April 25, at midnight, at which time both houses adjourned sine die. Control of the General Assembly was split between the Republican-controlled Senate and the Democratic-controlled House.

This was the longest legislative session in more than a century. 122 general House bills, 174 local House bills, 77 general Senate bills and 41 local Senate bills passed both chambers of the legislature and were sent to the governor for his signature.

The 2004 regular session of the Georgia General Assembly opened at 10:00 am on Monday, January 12, 2004, and adjourned sine die at midnight on Wednesday, April 7, 2004. The legislature passed 138 general House bills, 160 local House bills, 71 general Senate bills and 25 local Senate bills, which were sent to the governor for his signature.

In addition, Governor Sonny Perdue called for a special session, which met from May 3, 2004, to May 7, 2004, in order to handle the unbalanced budget that had been passed at the end of the regular session.

Officers

Senate

Presiding Officer

	Position	Name	Party	District
	President		Democrat	n/a
	President Pro Tempore	Eric Johnson	Republican	1

Majority leadership

	Position	Name	District
	Senate Majority Leader	Tom Price	61
	Majority Caucus Chairman	Don Balfour	9
	Majority Whip	Mitch Seabaugh	28

Minority leadership

	Position	Name	District
	Senate Minority Leader	Michael Meyer von Bremen	12
	Minority Caucus Chairman	Steve Thompson	33
	Minority Whip	Robert Brown	26

House of Representatives

Presiding Officer

	Position	Name	Party	District
	Speaker of the House		Democrat	118
	Speaker Pro Tempore	DuBose Porter	Democrat	119

Majority leadership

	Position	Name	District
	House Majority Leader	Jimmy Skipper	116
	Majority Whip	Nan Grogan Orrock	51
	Majority Caucus Chairman	Calvin Smyre	111
	Majority Caucus Vice Chairman	Jay Shaw	143
	Majority Caucus Secretary	LaNett Stanley-Turner	43, Post 2
	Majority Caucus Treasurer	Kathy Ashe	42, Post 2

Minority Leadership

	Position	Name	District
	House Minority Leader	Glenn Richardson	26
	Minority Whip	Jerry Keen	146
	Minority Caucus Chairman	Sharon Cooper	30
	Minority Caucus Vice Chairman	Warren Massey	24
	Minority Caucus Secretary	Sue Burmeister	96

Members of the Georgia State Senate, 2003–2004

District	Senator	Party	Residence
1			Republican	Savannah
2			Democratic	Savannah
3			Democratic	Hinesville
4			Republican	Reidsville
5			Democratic	Norcross
6			Republican	Atlanta
7			Democratic	Homerville
8			Democratic	Valdosta
9			Republican	Snellville
10			Democratic	Decatur
11			Republican	Ochlocknee
12			Democratic	Albany
13			Republican	Cordele
14			Democratic	Americus
15			Democratic	Columbus
16			Republican	Midland
17			Republican	Atlanta
18			Republican	Perry
19			Republican	Lyons
20			Democratic
21			Republican	Marietta
22			Republican	Augusta
23			Republican	Augusta
24			Republican	Martinez
25			Democratic	Milledgeville
26			Democratic	Macon
27			Republican	Alpharetta
28			Republican	Sharpsburg
29			Republican	LaGrange
30			Republican	Carrollton
31			Democratic	Rockmart
32			Republican	Marietta
33			Democratic	Marietta
34			Democratic	Riverdale
35			Democratic	Atlanta
36			Democratic
37			Republican	Marietta
38			Democratic
39			Democratic	Atlanta
40			Democratic	Atlanta
41			Democratic
42			Democratic	Decatur
43			Democratic	Decatur
44			Democratic	Jonesboro
45			Republican
46			Republican	Athens
47			Republican	Comer
48			Republican
49			Republican	Chestnut Mountain
50			Democratic	Cleveland
51			Republican	Canton
52			Republican	Rome
53			Republican	Chickamauga
54			Republican	Dalton
55			Democratic	Stone Mountain
56			Republican	Roswell

Members of the Georgia State House of Representatives, 2003–2004

District	Representative	Party	Residence
1			Democratic	Chickamauga
2			Republican	Lookout Mountain
3, Post 1			Republican	Ringgold
3, Post 2			Republican	Blue Ridge
4			Republican	Dalton
5			Republican	Chatsworth
6			Republican	Blue Ridge
7			Republican	Cleveland
8			Democratic	Blairsville
9			Republican	Dahlonega
10			Republican	Fairmount
11			Democratic	Menlo
12			Republican	White
13, Post 1			Democratic	Rome
13, Post 2			Democratic	Rome
14, Post 1			Republican	Cumming
14, Post 2			Republican	Cumming
15			Republican	Woodstock
16			Republican	Canton
17			Republican	Marietta
18			Republican	Bremen
19			Democratic	Rockmart
20			Democratic	Gainesville
21			Republican	Gainesville
22			Democratic	Toccoa
23			Democratic	Hartwell
24			Republican	Winder
25			Republican	Jefferson
26			Republican	Dallas
27			Republican	Dallas
28			Republican	Powder Springs
29			Republican	Marietta
30			Republican	Marietta
31			Republican	Marietta
32			Republican	Marietta
33, Post 1			Democratic	Mableton
33, Post 2			Democratic	Austell
33, Post 3			Democratic	Marietta
34, Post 1			Democratic	Smyrna
34, Post 2			Democratic	Smyrna
34, Post 3			Republican	Smyrna
35			Republican	Kennesaw
36			Republican	Alpharetta
37			Republican	Alphretta
38			Republican	Alpharetta
39			Republican	Roswell
40			Republican	Atlanta
41			Republican	Sandy Springs
42, Post 1			Democratic	Atlanta
42, Post 2			Democratic	Atlanta
42, Post 3			Democratic	Atlanta
42, Post 4			Democratic	Atlanta
43, Post 1			Democratic	Atlanta
43, Post 2			Democratic	Atlanta
44			Democratic	Atlanta
45			Democratic	Atlanta
46			Republican	Douglasville
47			Democratic	Atlanta
48, Post 1			Democratic	Atlanta
48, Post 2			Democratic	Red Oak
48, Post 3			Democratic	East Point
48, Post 4			Democratic	Fayetteville
49			Democratic	Atlanta
50			Democratic	Atlanta
51			Democratic	Atlanta
52			Republican	Dunwoody
53			Republican	Atlanta
54			Democratic	Atlanta
55			Democratic	Stone Mountain
56, Post 1			Democratic	Atlanta
56, Post 2			Democratic	Decatur
57			Democratic	Avondale Estates
58			Democratic	Decatur
59, Post 1			Democratic	Atlanta
59, Post 2			Democratic	Decatur
59, Post 3			Democratic	Atlanta
60, Post 1			Democratic	Atlanta
60, Post 2			Democratic	Decatur
60, Post 3			Democratic	Lithonia
61, Post 1			Democratic	Decatur
61, Post 2			Democratic	Avondale Estates
61, Post 3			Democratic	Stone Mountain
62			Democratic	Decatur
63			Republican	Conyers
64			Republican	Norcross
65			Republican	Duluth
66			Democratic	Duluth
67, Post 1			Republican	Lawrenceville
67, Post 2			Republican	Gainesville
68			Republican	Lilburn
69, Post 1			Democratic	Norcross
69, Post 2			Democratic	Norcross
70, Post 1			Republican	Lilburn
70, Post 2			Republican	Lilburn
70, Post 3			Republican	Lawrenceville
71, Post 1			Republican	Loganville
71, Post 2			Republican	Dacula
72			Democratic	Covington
73			Republican	Covington
74			Democratic	Athens
75			Democratic	Athens
76			Republican	Watkinsville
77			Democratic	Greensboro
78			Democratic	Elberton
79			Republican	Harlem
80			Republican	Evans
81			Democratic	Riverdale
82			Democratic	Jonesboro
83			Democratic	Riverdale
84, Post 1			Democratic	Lake City
84, Post 2			Democratic	Hampton
85, Post 1			Republican	Griffin
85, Post 2			Republican	McDonough
86			Republican	Newnan
87			Republican	Newnan
88, Post 1			Republican	Carrollton
88, Post 2			Republican	Carrollton
89			Republican	LaGrange
90			Democratic	LaGrange
91			Republican	Zebulon
92			Democratic	Griffin
93			Democratic	Forsyth
94			Democratic	Milledgeville
95			Democratic	Sparta
96			Republican	Augusta
97			Democratic	Augusta
98			Democratic	Augusta
99			Democratic	Augusta
100			Democratic	Waynesboro
101			Democratic	Stateboro
102			Democratic	Swainsboro
103			Democratic	Sandersville
104			Democratic	Gordon
105			Democratic	Macon
106			Republican	Macon
107			Democratic	Macon
108			Democratic	Fort Valley
109			Democratic	Junction City
110			Republican	Pine Mountain
111			Democratic	Columbus
112			Democratic	Columbus
113			Democratic	Columbus
114			Democratic	Montezuma
115			Democratic	Perry
116			Democratic	Americus
117			Republican	Warner Robins
118			Democratic	Eastman
119			Democratic	Dublin
120			Democratic	Vidalia
121, Post 1			Republican	Glennville
121, Post 2			Democratic	Glennville
122			Democratic	Rincon
123			Republican	Garden City
124, Post 1			Democratic	Savannah
124, Post 2			Democratic	Savannah
125			Democratic	Savannah
126			Republican	Tybee Island
127			Independent	Hinesville
128			Democratic	Midway
129, Post 1			Democratic	Jesup
129, Post 2			Democratic	Nicholls
130			Democratic	Douglas
131			Republican	Ocilla
132			Democratic	Cordele
133			Democratic	Parrott
134			Democratic	Cuthbert
135			Democratic	Albany
136			Democratic	Albany
137			Republican	Albany
138			Republican	Tifton
139			Democratic	Nashville
140			Democratic	Camilla
141, Post 1			Democratic	Cairo
141, Post 2			Democratic	Donalsonville
142			Democratic	Valdosta
143			Democratic	Lakeland
144			Democratic	Valdosta
145			Democratic	Waycross
146			Republican	St. Simons Island
147			Republican	St. Marys

See also

• List of Georgia state legislatures

References

• Georgia General Assembly 2003-2004 Legislative Session
  • 2003-2004 House of Representatives
  • 2003-2004 Senate