Georgia State House Republican Caucus Re-Elects Officers

We got a press release from the Georgia House press office regarding election results from today’s House Republican Caucus meeting. The Caucus re-elected its officers in key leadership positions and nominated Speaker David Ralston (R-Blue Ridge) and Speaker Pro-Tempore Jan Jones (R-Milton) to their respective positions.

You may remember that Rep. David Clark (R-Buford) was going to challenge Speaker Ralston for the Speakership if he was re-elected. The unofficial results we have heard were a 90-to-2 vote in favor of Speaker Ralston.

The presser is posted in full below:

ATLANTA – The House Republican Caucus met today and re-elected its key leaders. The Majority Caucus nominated House Speaker David Ralston (R-Blue Ridge) and House Speaker Pro-Tempore Jan Jones (R-Milton) as the caucus nominees for their current positions.

The Majority Caucus re-elected the following positions:

• State Rep. Jon Burns (R-Newington), House Majority Leader;
• State Rep. Matt Hatchett (R-Dublin), House Majority Caucus Chairman;
• State Rep. Bruce Williamson (R-Monroe), House Majority Caucus Secretary and Treasurer.

The Majority Caucus also re-elected State Rep. Trey Kelley (R-Cedartown) as the House Majority Whip and State Rep. Micah Gravley (R-Douglasville) as the House Majority Caucus Vice-Chairman.

Representative David Ralston represents the citizens of District 7, which includes Fannin and Gilmer counties, as well as portions of Dawson County. He was elected to the House of Representatives in 2002 and currently serves as Speaker of the House.

Representative Jan Jones represents the citizens of District 47, which includes portions of Fulton County. She was elected to the House of Representatives in 2002 and currently serves as House Speaker Pro-Tempore. She also serves on the Appropriations Subcommittee on Education and the Education, Ethics, Legislative & Congressional Reapportionment, Regulated Industries and Rules committees.

Representative Matt Hatchett represents the citizens of District 150, which includes Treutlen County and portions of Johnson and Laurens counties. He was elected to the House of Representatives in 2010 and currently serves as House Majority Caucus Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Rules Committee. He also serves on the Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government and the Economic Development & Tourism, Energy, Utilities & Telecommunications, Ethics and Health & Human Services committees.

Representative Bruce Williamson represents the citizens of District 115, which includes portions of Walton County. He was elected to the House of Representatives in 2010 and currently serves as Secretary and Treasurer of the House Majority Caucus and as the Secretary of the Governmental Affairs Committee. He also serves on the Banks & Banking, Energy, Utilities & Telecommunications, Insurance, Regulated Industries, Rules and Ways & Means committees.

Representative Trey Kelley represents the citizens of District 16, which includes Polk County and portions of Bartow and Haralson counties. He was elected to the House of Representatives in 2012 and currently serves as House Majority Whip. He also serves as Secretary of the Judiciary and Higher Education committees and as a member on the Code Revision, Energy, Utilities & Telecommunications, Ethics, Health & Human Services and Way & Means committees. He also serves as an Ex-Officio member of the House Rules Committee.

Representative Micah Gravley represents the citizens of District 67, which includes portions of Douglas and Paulding counties. He was elected to the House of Representatives in 2012 and currently serves as Vice Chairman of the House Majority Caucus, Vice Chairman of the Code Revision Committee and Secretary of the Judiciary Non-Civil Committee. He also serves as a member of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Public Safety and the Economic Development & Tourism, Ethics, Governmental Affairs, Juvenile Justice, Science and Technology and Public Safety & Homeland Security committees.