Your list of Senate committee assignments
The state Senate Committee on Assignments just released its list of committee chairmen and assignments.
Jeff Mullis, R-Chickamauga, keeps Transportation. The appointment of Barry Loudermilk, R-Cassville, to the chairmanship of Science and Technology could ease passage of legislation regarding embryonic stem cell research. In the House, Loudermilk was a strong abortion foe.
Tim Golden of Valdosta, a former Democrat who switched parties, leads Retirement. Two Democrats, Ron Ramsey of Lithonia and Ed Harbison of Columbus, are chairs of Urban Affairs and Veterans, Military and Homeland Security.
Just by coincidence, neither Ramsey nor Harbison were able to make it to the Capitol on Monday, and thus were not forced to cast a vote for or against the new Senate rules.
Here’s the list:
Appropriations – 30
Jack Hill, Chair
Greg Goggans, Vice Chair
Tim Golden, Secretary
Robert Brown
Don Balfour
Bill Cowsert
John Bulloch
Vincent Fort
Johnny Grant
Bill Hamrick
Bill Heath
Jack Murphy
Jeff Mullis
George Hooks
Bill Jackson
Chip Rogers
Mitch Seabaugh
Valencia Seay
Cecil Staton
Curt Thompson
Steve Thompson
Horacena Tate
Ross Tolleson
Renee Unterman
Tommie Williams
Jim Butterworth
Judson Hill
Buddy Carter
John Crosby
Freddie Powell Sims
***
Agriculture and Consumer Affairs – 7
John Bulloch, Chair
Bill Heath, Vice Chair
Frank Ginn, Secretary
Lester Jackson
Nan Orrock
Butch Miller
Greg Goggans
***
Banking and Financial Institutions – 10Jack Murphy, Chair
Jim Butterworth, Vice Chair
Jesse Stone, Secretary
John Bulloch, Ex-Officio
John Crosby
Ed Harbison
Jeff Mullis
Josh McKoon
Steve Thompson
Ronnie Chance
Cecil Staton
***
Economic Development -12Ronnie Chance, Chair
Bill Jackson, Vice Chair
Butch Miller, Secretary
Robert Brown
Barry Loudermilk
Fran Millar
Steve Gooch
Lester Jackson
John Albers
Curt Thompson
Doug Stoner
Hardy Davis
Jeff Mullis, Ex-Officio
Jim Butterworth, Ex-Officio
***
Education and Youth – 10Fran Millar, Chair
Bill Ligon, Vice Chair
Jesse Stone, Secretary
Lindsey Tippins
John Albers
Horacena Tate
Vincent Fort
Freddie Powell Sims
Donzella James
Tommie Williams
Bill Jackson, Ex-Officio
Chip Rogers, Ex-Officio
***
Ethics – 13John Crosby, Chair
George Hooks, Vice Chair
Gloria Butler, Secretary
Hardie Davis
Bill Hamrick
Ronnie Chance
Bill Jackson
Jack Murphy
Buddy Carter
Lester Jackson
William Ligon
John Albers
Josh McKoon
***
Finance – 10Bill Heath, Chair
Mitch Seabaugh, Vice Chair
Lindsey Tippins, Secretary
Ronnie Chance
Chip Rogers
Cecil Staton
Tim Golden
David Shafer
Hardie Davis
Steve Thompson
Jack Hill, Ex Officio
***
Government OversightJudson Hill, Chair
Tim Golden, Vice Chair
Bill Heath, Secretary
David Shafer
Renee Unterman
Mitch Seabaugh
Rick Jeffares
Steve Gooch
Ron Ramsey
Valencia Seay
Fran Millar
***
Health and Human ServicesRenee Unterman, Chair
Buddy Carter, Vice Chair
Greg Goggans, Secretary
Don Balfour
Judson Hill
Fran Millar
Tommie Williams
Johnny Grant
William Ligon
Steve Henson
Lester Jackson
Nan Orrock
Horacena Tate
***
Higher Education – 9Jim Butterworth, Chair
Johnny Grant, Vice Chair
Josh McKoon, Secretary
Bill Cowsert
Ronnie Chance
Jesse Stone
Lester Jackson
Nan Orrock
Curt Thompson
***
Insurance and LaborGreg Goggans, Chair
David Shafer, Vice Chair
Jack Murphy
Tim Golden, Secretary
Chip Rogers
Charlie Bethel
Don Balfour
Hardie Davis
Ron Ramsey
Josh McKoon, Ex Officio
Ed Harbison, Ex Officio
Judson Hill, Ex Officio
***
Interstate Cooperation – 5Hardie Davis, Chair
Gail Davenport, Vice Chair
Emanuel Jones, Secretary
Ed Harbison
Vincent Fort
***
Judiciary – 11Bill Hamrick, Chair
Bill Cowsert, Vice Chair
John Crosby, Secretary
Charlie Bethel
Josh McKoon
Jesse Stone
William Ligon
Vincent Fort
Robert Brown
Ron Ramsey
Jason Carter
***
Natural Resources and the Environment – 11Ross Tolleson, Chair
John Bulloch, Vice Chair
Lindsey Tippins, Secretary
Rick Jeffares
Bill Jackson
Bill Cowsert
Jack Hill
Jim Butterworth
Freddie Powell Sims
George Hooks
Steve Henson
Butch Miller, Ex-Officio
***
Public SafetyJohnny Grant, Chair
John Albers, Vice Chair
Bill Hamrick, Secretary
William Ligon
Jack Murphy
Gloria Butler
Valencia Seay
Jason Carter
***
Reapportionment and Redistricting – 15Mitch Seabaugh, Chair
Bill Cowsert, Vice Chair
Charlie Bethel, Secretary
Ross Tolleson
Bill Jackson
Don Balfour
Ronnie Chance
Chip Rogers
David Shafer
Cecil Staton
Tommie Williams
Vincent Fort
Ed Harbison
Robert Brown
Steve Henson
Judson Hill, Ex-Officio
***
Regulated Industries and Utilities – 10David Shafer, Chair
Renee Unterman, Vice Chair
Ed Harbison, Secretary
Frank Ginn
Buddy Carter
Rick Jeffares
Jack Hill,
Mitch Seabaugh, Ex-Officio
George Hooks
Gloria Butler
Steve Henson
***
Retirement -7Tim Golden, Chair
Fran Millar, Vice Chair
Charlie Bethel, Secretary
Lindsey Tippins
Doug Stoner
Emanuel Jones
Freddie Powell Sims
Bill Heath, Ex-Officio
***
Rules – 14
Don Balfour, ChairBill Hamrick, Vice Chair
Jeff Mullis, Secretary
Mitch Seabaugh
Bill Cowsert, Ex-Officio
Jack Hill
Chip Rogers
Tommie Williams
Ross Tolleson
Cecil Staton, Ex-Officio
Greg Goggans, Ex-Officio
John Bulloch
David Shafer
George Hooks
Steve Henson
Gloria Butler
Renee Unterman
***
Science and Technology – 5Barry Loudermilk, Chair
John Albers, Vice Chair
Jason Carter, Secretary
Nan Orrock
Bill Heath
***
Special Judiciary – 9Curt Thompson, Chair
Ron Ramsey, Vice Chair
Gail Davenport, Secretary
Donzella James
Josh McKoon
Judson Hill,
Charlie Bethel
Jason Carter
Emanuel Jones
***
State and Local Governmental Operations – 7Butch Miller, Chair
Rick Jeffares, Vice Chair
Frank Ginn, Secretary
Steve Gooch
Donzella James
Doug Stoner
Horacena Tate
Jim Butterworth, Ex-Officio
***
State Institutions and Property – 7Buddy Carter, Chair
Frank Ginn, Vice Chair
Gloria Butler, Secretary
Steve Gooch
Valencia Seay
Gail Davenport
Donzella James
Johnny Grant, Ex-Officio
***
Transportation – 10Jeff Mullis, Chair
Cecil Staton, Vice Chair
Steve Gooch, Secretary
Ross Tolleson
Bill Jackson,
Butch Miller,
Barry Loudermilk
Steve Thompson,
Valencia Seay
Doug Stoner
***
Urban Affairs – 12Ron Ramsey, Chair
Steve Henson, Vice Chair
Gloria Butler, Secretary
Jason Carter,
Nan Orrock
Gail Davenport
Vincent Fort
Lester Jackson
Horacena Tate
Doug Stoner
Robert Brown
***
Veterans, Military and Homeland Security – 6Ed Harbison, Chair
Barry Loudermilk, Vice Chair
Robert Brown, Secretary
Rick Jeffares
Emanuel Jones
Gail Davenport
- By Jim Galloway, Political Insider
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22 comments Add your comment
Senate Ready To Announce Committee Chairs – Updated — Peach Pundit
January 12th, 2011
12:45 pm
[...] Jim Galloway has the full list of assignments, including officers and members of each committee, here. [...]
Keith
January 12th, 2011
12:51 pm
For a freshman senator Barry Loudermilk got some choice appointments
Tom
January 12th, 2011
12:57 pm
Will Shafer allow this session’s version of Sunday Sales advance, or will his booze-peddling Regent neighbor, Richard Tucker, buy his opposition yet again?
Tom
January 12th, 2011
12:59 pm
http://www.votesundaysales.com/view_news.asp?id=130
Conservative Liberal
January 12th, 2011
1:06 pm
Glad to see the Appropriations Committee Chair is still Jack Hill. Senator Hill has the experience to lead our state during these tough economic times – if only the other yahoos will get out of the way!
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GAPolitico
January 12th, 2011
1:41 pm
Ethics Alert: Sen. Unterman to Regulate Her Own Industry
http://gapolitico.com/?p=16755
Yawn
January 12th, 2011
2:06 pm
zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz…………
shirley
January 12th, 2011
2:17 pm
Who is chairing the expressway and highway Deicing and Snow Removal Committee? Inquiring minds want to know. Hourly workers, small business people, airlines and all the rest of us eagerly await the names of the Committee members to call about digging out from under 4 to 8 inches of snow and ice after millions of dollars of lost income and lower revenue.
catlady
January 12th, 2011
2:25 pm
Hey, I need my driveway taken care of, too! And I am a state employee–a teacher! Not just 40 days a year at $425 plus 178$ per day per diem, but a full time PhD teacher. How about plowing the driveways for ALL of the state’s employees, especially the teachers!
Ethics
January 12th, 2011
2:31 pm
Ethics Alert: John Albers appointed to Senate Ethics Cmte despite his numerous ethical lapses and issues with the truth all detailed at http://www.alberslawsuit.com
Ron
January 12th, 2011
2:53 pm
Unterman is chair of healthcare? Serious conflict of interest with her employer.
Politico
January 12th, 2011
4:17 pm
Says Deal: “It is comforting to know that the things which truly define who we are as a state and a people have changed very little in 126 years.”
This is the way the man’s mind works. Our governor doesn’t even think like a man in the 20th Century. He’s stuck in the 19th. So forget clearing the roads. Saddle up your horse and ride into town!
eatmotacos
January 12th, 2011
4:24 pm
@ ethics:
Based on the cited complaint, It looks like John Albers has the qualifications that Georgia’s voters love. He should be in the running to succeed the Real Deal in 8 years, if the state still has enough money in the treasury to fund an election.
Alabama Communist
January 12th, 2011
6:15 pm
The state Senate Committee on Assignments just released its list of committee chairmen and assignments.* Program Story
Looks like the Team program of the Carolina Panthers from this past year with 2-14 record…..
beltway boy
January 12th, 2011
6:52 pm
Clearly BUTTERWORTH and MULLIS’ backing of an ethical disaster in Cagle were rewarded with some posts! They may have lost the respect of their peers in the Senate and the Morale Majority back home, but they traded all of that for some positions. Congrats guys on selling out successfully….for now!!!
GaCitizen
January 13th, 2011
1:05 am
Glad to see men like Sen. Butterworth representing us on the committees. He truely cares about this state and the people of Georgia.
beltway boy
January 13th, 2011
6:17 pm
Surprised to see you up so late Sen. Butterworth (aka GaCitizen). Must not be much going on today in the Senate? Just checked, you guys are adjourned! We know you care Jim, but your going to lose!
Objective third party
January 14th, 2011
9:35 am
Looks like the beltway character is jealous! I doubt the Butterworth guy has time to be on the blogs, much less care.
tom watson
January 14th, 2011
12:21 pm
I agree, Albers is a snake in the grass. How’d he get so many committee assignments? Maybe spying on other peoples’ emails. For real, the northfulton establishment didnt want him. What’s his deal?
Ethics
January 14th, 2011
4:18 pm
My understanding is that Albers despite claiming not to negative campaign had his goon squad spread rumors that his opponent was pro-abortion and then used robo calls (which have not appeared on his disclosure) claiming that his opponent wanted to raise taxes because he supported T-Splost.
In one of the robocalls he had a woman impersonate Tom Price’s wife Betty claiming an endorsement- Jim wrote a post on it in August.
Albers continues to have a problem with the truth- still claims to have a degree from Louisville and denies any of the negativity came from his campaign.
In the end he won by 112 votes.