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Transportation Committee, Georgia House of Representatives
The Transportation Committee is a standing committee of the Georgia House of Representatives.
Per the House Rules, committees of the Georgia House of Representatives are assigned by the Speaker of the House.[1] Committees are assigned after each election.[2] A quorum is not defined in the rules. The Speaker, Speaker pro Tempore, Majority Leader, and Majority Whip are all ex officio members of every committee, except the Speaker who is only an ex officio member of the Rules committee.[3]
See rules: House Rules
Function
“ | This committee handles legislation dealing with Georgia’s Department of Transportation and their operations. The committee also deals with legislation regarding Georgia’s roads and infrastructure.[4][5] | ” |
Membership
2025-2026 legislative session
House Transportation Committee, 2025-2026 |
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Democratic members (7) | Republican members (35) | Third-party members(0) |
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2023-2024 legislative session
House Transportation Committee, 2023-2024 |
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Democratic members (12) | Republican members (35) | Third-party members(0) |
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2021-2022 legislative session
House Transportation Committee, 2021-2022 |
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Democratic members (7) | Republican members (23) | Third-party members(0) |
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Calvin Smyre (D) left this committee on April 04, 2022. [Source]
2019-2020 legislative session
House Transportation Committee, 2019-2020 |
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Democratic members (8) | Republican members (23) | Third-party members(0) |
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2017 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2017 legislative session.
Transportation Members, 2017 | ||||
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Democratic members (7) | Republican members (23) | |||
• Spencer Frye | • Kevin Tanner, Chair | |||
• Pat Gardner | • Sam Watson, Vice chair | |||
• Carl Gilliard | • Bubber Epps | |||
• Sheila Jones | • Mandi Ballinger | |||
• Brian Prince | • Thomas Benton | |||
• Keisha Sean Waites | • Jon G. Burns | |||
• Al Williams | • John Carson | |||
• Christian Coomer | ||||
• John L. Corbett | ||||
• Clay Cox | ||||
• John Deffenbaugh | ||||
• Katie Dempsey | ||||
• Meagan Hanson | ||||
• Brett Harrell | ||||
• Bill Hitchens | ||||
• Tom McCall | ||||
• Mark Newton | ||||
• Chad Nimmer | ||||
• Dale Rutledge | ||||
• Ed Rynders | ||||
• Ed Setzler | ||||
• Darlene Taylor | ||||
• Tom Taylor |
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
Transportation Members, 2015 | ||||
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Democratic members (7) | Republican members (18) | |||
• Bob Bryant | • Jay Roberts, Chair | |||
• Pat Gardner | • Valerie Clark, Vice chair | |||
• Sheila Jones | • Mandi Ballinger | |||
• Darryl Jordan | • Tommy Benton | |||
• Brian Prince | • Jon G. Burns | |||
• Keisha Sean Waites | • John Carson | |||
• Al Williams | • John Deffenbaugh | |||
• Harry Geisinger | ||||
• Mark Hamilton | ||||
• Brett Harrell | ||||
• Mike Jacobs | ||||
• Tom McCall | ||||
• Chad Nimmer | ||||
• Dale Rutledge | ||||
• Ed Rynders | ||||
• Ed Setzler | ||||
• Barbara Sims | ||||
• Sam Watson |
2013-2014
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.
Transportation Committee Members, 2013 | ||||
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Democratic members (7) | Republican members (20) | |||
• Bob Bryant | • Jay Roberts, Chair | |||
• Pat Gardner | • Donna Sheldon, Vice Chair | |||
• Sheila Jones | • Bubber Epps | |||
• Darryl Jordan | • Mandi Ballinger | |||
• Quincy Murphy | • Tommy Benton | |||
• Keisha Sean Waites | • Jon G. Burns | |||
• Al Williams | • Mickey Channell | |||
• John Deffenbaugh | ||||
• Matt Dollar | ||||
• Harry Geisinger | ||||
• Mark Hamilton | ||||
• Brett Harrell | ||||
• Doug Holt | ||||
• Mike Jacobs | ||||
• Tom McCall | ||||
• Chad Nimmer | ||||
• Ed Rynders | ||||
• Ed Setzler | ||||
• Barbara Sims | ||||
• Sam Watson |
2011-2012
The following table describes committee membership for the 2011 legislative session.
Transportation Committee Members, 2011 | ||||
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Democratic members (10) | Republican members (21) | |||
• Al Williams | • Jay Roberts, Chair | |||
• Roberta Abdul-Salaam | • Donna Sheldon, Vice Chair | |||
• Pat Gardner | • Bubber Epps | |||
• Ralph Long, III | • Barbara Sims | |||
• Bob Bryant | • Ed Setzler | |||
• David Lucas, Sr. | • Mickey Channell | |||
• Quincy Murphy | • Michael Harden | |||
• Glenn Baker | • Brett Harrell | |||
• Darryl Jordan | • Chad Nimmer | |||
• Sheila Jones | • Tom McCall | |||
• Harry Geisinger | ||||
• Ed Rynders | ||||
• Matt Dollar | ||||
• Mike Jacobs | ||||
• Lee Anderson | ||||
• Doug Holt | ||||
• Carl Rogers | ||||
• Steve Davis | ||||
• Mark Hamilton | ||||
• Thomas Benton | ||||
• Jon G. Burns |
2009-2010
The following table describes committee membership for the 2009 legislative session.
Transportation Committee Members, 2009 | ||||
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Democratic members (11) | Republican members (24) | |||
• Don Wix | • Jay Roberts, Chair | |||
• Sheila Jones | • Donna Sheldon, Vice Chair | |||
• Pat Gardner | • Barry Loudermilk | |||
• Ralph Long, III | • David Ralston | |||
• Roberta Abdul-Salaam | • Mark Hamilton | |||
• Mike Glanton | • Carl Rogers | |||
• Darryl Jordan | • Tom McCall | |||
• Glenn Baker | • Thomas Benton | |||
• Quincy Murphy | • Ed Setzler | |||
• David Lucas, Sr. | • Matt Dollar | |||
• Bob Bryant | • Harry Geisinger | |||
• Tom Rice | ||||
• Kevin Levitas | ||||
• Melvin Everson | ||||
• Steve Davis | ||||
• Jeff May | ||||
• Doug Holt | ||||
• Mickey Channell | ||||
• Lee Anderson | ||||
• Barbara Sims | ||||
• Ed Rynders | ||||
• Jon G. Burns | ||||
• Mark Williams | ||||
• Calvin Hill |
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Georgia State Legislature, "House Rules (Rule 11.1)," accessed February 18, 2021
- ↑ Georgia State Legislature, "House Rules (Rule 11.7)," accessed February 18, 2021
- ↑ Georgia State Legislature, "House Rules (Rule 11.3)," accessed February 18, 2021
- ↑ Georgia General Assembly, "House Committee on Transportation," accessed February 18, 2021
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.