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DEL.ICIO.USCagle names two Democrats to chairmanships: Harbison and Meyer von Bremen
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
As he hinted, Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle on Tuesday named Democrats Ed Harbison, an African-American lawmaker from Columbus, and Michael Meyer von Bremen of Albany to committee chairmanships.
Harbison will chair the committee on interstate cooperation, with newly elected Democrat Nan Orrock as his vice-chair. Meyer von Bremen will head the special judiciary committee, with Democrat David Adelman of Decatur as his vice chair.
See below for other Senate committee assignments.
Committee on Agriculture and Consumer Affairs
Bulloch (Chair) Hudgens (Vice Chair) Hawkins (Secretary) Goggans Orrock Powell Tarver
Committee on Appropriations
Hill Jack (Chair) Goggans (Vice Chair) Golden (Secretary) Balfour Bulloch Cowsert Fort Grant Hamrick Harp Heath Henson Hooks Johnson Moody Mullis Murphy Meyer von Bremen Pearson Schaefer Seabaugh Seay Smith Staton (ex-officio) Tate Thomas Don Thomas Regina Thomspon Steve Tolleson Unterman Williams Wiles (ex-officio)
Committee on Banking and Financial Institutions
Hamrick (Chair) Hudgens (Vice Chair) Tarver (Secretary) Bulloch Harbison Murphy Rogers Schaefer Shafer Thomspon Steve
Committee on Economic Development
Pearson (Chair) Rogers (Vice Chair) Carter (Secretary) Brown Chance Hooks Mullis Murphy Schaefer Tarver Thompson Curt Whitehead
Committee on Education and Youth
Weber (Chair) Carter (Vice Chair) Thomas Don (Secretary) Balfour Douglas Fort Moody Ramsey Tate Thomas Regina
Committee on Ethics
Unterman (Chair) Hooks (Vice Chair) Schaefer (Secretary) Butler Hamrick Hill Jack Johnson Murphy Meyer von Bremen Reed Stoner Thomas Don
Committee on Finance
Rogers (Chair) Williams (Vice) Chance (Secretary) Goggans Golden Heath Johnson Jones (ex officio) Seabaugh Shafer Thomspon Steve
Committee on Higher Education
Harp (Chair) Cowsert (Vice Chair) Staton (Secretary) Chance Davenport Golden Orrock Thompson Curt Wiles
Committee on Health and Human Services
Thomas Don (Chair) Unterman (Vice Chair) Goggans (Secretary) Adelman Balfour Butler Grant Hawkins Henson Hill Judson Smith Tate Wiles
Committee on Interstate Cooperation
Harbison (Chair) Orrock (Vice Chair) Jones (Secretary) Davenport Powell
Committee on Insurance and Labor
Hudgens (Chair) Shafer (Vice Chair) Moody (Secretary) Brown Chapman Golden Harbison Ramsey Rogers
Committee on Judiciary
Smith (Chair) Harp (Vice Chair) Hamrick (Secretary) Adelman Brown Carter Cowsert Fort Hill Judson Meyer von Bremen Reed (ex-officio) Wiles
Committee on Natural Resources and the Environment
Tolleson (Chair) Bulloch (Vice Chair) Hudgens (Secretary) Chapman Hawkins Henson Hill Jack Hooks Meyer von Bremen Weber Whitehead
Committee on Government Oversight
Chance (Chair) Carter (Vice Chair) Henson (Secretary) Goggans Golden Grant Harp Heath Mullis Tarver
Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security
Whitehead (Chair) Mullis (Vice Chair) Chapman (Secretary) Butler Carter Davenport Jones Seay
Committee on Reapportionment and Redistricting
Hill Judson (Chair) Hawkins (Vice Chair) Seabaugh (Secretary) Brown Chance Cowsert Fort Harbison Hudgens Moody Rogers Shafer Smith Thomas Regina Williams
Committee on Regulated Industries and Utilities
Shafer (Chair) Johnson (Vice Chair) Harbison (Secretary) Butler Henson Hill Jack Seabaugh Stoner Thomas Regina Tolleson (ex officio) Williams
Committee on Retirement
Heath (Chair) Schaefer (Vice Chair) Smith (Secretary) Davenport Murphy Stoner Tate
Committee on Rules
Balfour (Chair) Hamrick (Vice Chair) Seabaugh (Secretary) Adelman Butler Hill Jack Hooks Johnson Moody Pearson Thomas Don Tolleson Unterman Williams
Special Judiciary Committee
Meyer von Bremen (Chair) Adelman (Vice Chair) Hill Judson (Secretary) Cowsert Harp Ramsey Reed Tarver Weber
Committee on Science and Technology
Staton (Chair) Heath (Vice Chair) Douglas (Secretary) Orrock Powell
Committee on State and Local Government Operations
Wiles (Chair) Grant (Vice Chair) Weber (Secretary) Hawkins Jones Ramsey Reed
Committee on State Institutions and Property
Grant (Chair) Thomas Regina (Vice Chair) Seay (Secretary) Fort Powell Stoner Thompson Curt
Committee on Transportation
Mullis (Chair) Whitehead (Vice Chair) Pearson (Secretary) Chapman Douglas Goggans Reed Seay Staton Stoner Thomspon Steve
Committee on Urban Affairs
To be announced.
Veterans and Military Affairs Committee
Douglas (Chair) Staton (Vice Chair) Tolleson (Secretary) Brown Jones Thompson Curt
Committee on Assignments
Williams (Chair) Johnson Mullis Rogers Shafer Hill (ex officio) Moody (ex officio) Pearson (ex officio)
Committee on Administrative Affairs
Johnson (Chair) Brown Moody Pearson Wiles Williams
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By RNM
January 10, 2007 12:25 PM | Link to this
Nice! Very good show of bipartisanship. I don’t know much about Mr. Cagle, but it looks like he’s setting a good example.
By O' Tim
January 10, 2007 6:03 PM | Link to this
Kudos to Cagle. I can’t imagine Reedy Ralph would’ve had the heart to do this.