149th Georgia General Assembly

{{Short description|Term of state legislature in US state of Georgia}}

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| name = 149th Georgia General Assembly

| image = File:Seal of Georgia.svg

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| alt = Great Seal of the State of Georgia

| caption = Great Seal of the State of Georgia

| body = Georgia General Assembly

| meeting_place = Georgia State Capitol

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| before = 148th

| after = 150th

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| membership1 = 56 (34 R, 22 D)

| control1 = Republican Party

| chamber1_leader1_type = President of the Senate

| chamber1_leader1 = Casey Cagle (R)

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| chamber2 = House of Representatives

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| membership2 = 180 (106 R, 74 D)

| control2 = Republican Party

| chamber2_leader1_type = Speaker of the House

| chamber2_leader1 = Glenn Richardson (R)

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The 149th General Assembly of the U.S. state of Georgia first met in 2007, succeeding the 148th General Assembly, and was the precedent of the 150th General Assembly in 2009.

Party standings

=Senate=

class="wikitable"

! colspan=2 align=center valign=bottom | Affiliation

! colspan=2 align=center valign=bottom | Members

{{party color cell|Republican Party (United States)}}

| width="201" | Republican Party

| align=right width="25" | 34 

| align=right width="25" | 61%

{{party color cell|Democratic Party (United States)}}

| Democratic Party

| align=right | 22 

| align=right | 39%

bgcolor="black"| 

| Seat vacant**

| colspan=2 align=center | 0

colspan=2 |  Governing Majority

| align=right | 12 

| align=right | 22%

colspan=2 align=center |  Total

| colspan=2 align=center | 56 

=House of Representatives=

class="wikitable"

! colspan=2 align=center valign=bottom | Affiliation

! colspan=2 align=center valign=bottom | Members

{{party color cell|Republican Party (United States)}}

| width="201" | Republican Party

| align=right width="25" | 106 

| align=right width="25" | 59%

{{party color cell|Democratic Party (United States)}}

| Democratic Party

| align=right | 74 

| align=right | 41%

bgcolor="black"| 

| Seat vacant**

| align=right | 0 

| align=right | 2%

colspan=2 |  Governing Majority

| align=right | 32 

| align=right | 18%

colspan=2 align=center |  Total

| colspan=2 align=center | 180 

Officers

=Senate=

==Presiding Officer==

class="wikitable"

! colspan=2 align=center |Position

! width="099" align=center |Name

! align=center |District

! align=center |Party

{{party color cell|Republican Party (United States)}}

| width="201" |President

|Casey Cagle

| align=center | n/a

|Republican

{{party color cell|Republican Party (United States)}}

|President Pro Tempore

|Eric Johnson

| align=center | 1

|Republican

==Majority leadership==

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! colspan=2 align=center |Position

! width="099" align=center |Name

! align=center |District

{{party color cell|Republican Party (United States)}}

| width="201" |Senate Majority Leader

|Tommie Williams

| align=center | 19

{{party color cell|Republican Party (United States)}}

|Majority Caucus Chairman

|Don Moody

| align=center | 56

{{party color cell|Republican Party (United States)}}

|Majority Whip

|Mitch Seabaugh

| align=center | 28

==Minority leadership==

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! colspan=2 align=center |Position

! width="099" align=center |Name

! align=center |District

{{party color cell|Democratic Party (United States)}}

| width="201" |Senate Minority Leader

|Robert Brown

| align=center | 26

{{party color cell|Democratic Party (United States)}}

|Minority Caucus Chairman

|Tim Golden

| align=center | 8

{{party color cell|Democratic Party (United States)}}

|Minority Whip

|David I. Adelman

| align=center | 42

=House of Representatives=

==Presiding Officer==

class="wikitable"

! colspan=2 align=center |Position

! width="099" align=center |Name

! align=center |District

! align=center |Party

{{party color cell|Republican Party (United States)}}

| width="201" |Speaker of the House

|Glenn Richardson

| align=center | 19

|Republican

{{party color cell|Republican Party (United States)}}

|Speaker Pro Tempore

|Mark Burkhalter

| align=center | 50

|Republican

==Majority leadership==

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! colspan=2 align=center |Position

! width="099" align=center |Name

! align=center |District

{{party color cell|Republican Party (United States)}}

| width="201" |House Majority Leader

|Jerry Keen

| align=center | 179

{{party color cell|Republican Party (United States)}}

|Majority Whip

|Barry A. Fleming

| align=center | 117

{{party color cell|Republican Party (United States)}}

|Majority Caucus Chairman

|Jay Roberts

| align=center | 154

{{party color cell|Republican Party (United States)}}

|Majority Caucus Vice Chairman

|Donna Sheldon

| align=center | 105

{{party color cell|Republican Party (United States)}}

|Majority Caucus Sec./Treas.

|Jeff May

| align=center | 111

==Minority leadership==

class="wikitable"

! colspan=2 align=center |Position

! width="099" align=center |Name

! align=center |District

{{party color cell|Democratic Party (United States)}}

| width="201" |House Minority Leader

|DuBose Porter

| align=center | 143

{{party color cell|Democratic Party (United States)}}

|Minority Whip

|Carolyn Hugley

| align=center | 133

{{party color cell|Democratic Party (United States)}}

|Minority Caucus Chairman

|Calvin Smyre

| align=center | 132

{{party color cell|Democratic Party (United States)}}

|Minority Caucus Vice Chairman

|Nikki Randall

| align=center | 138

{{party color cell|Democratic Party (United States)}}

|Minority Caucus Secretary

|Kathy Ashe

| align=center | 56

Members of the Georgia State Senate, 2007-2008

class="wikitable sortable"

!District

!Senator

!Party

!Residence

1Eric Johnson{{party shading/Republican}} | RepublicanSavannah
2Regina D. Thomas{{party shading/Democratic}} | DemocraticSavannah
3Jeff Chapman{{party shading/Republican}} | RepublicanBrunswick
4Jack Hill{{party shading/Republican}} | RepublicanReidsville
5Curt Thompson{{party shading/Democratic}} | DemocraticNorcross
6Doug Stoner{{party shading/Democratic}} | DemocraticSmyrna
7Greg Goggans{{party shading/Republican}} | RepublicanDouglas
8Tim Golden{{party shading/Democratic}} | DemocraticValdosta
9Don Balfour{{party shading/Republican}} | RepublicanSnellville
10Emanuel Jones{{party shading/Democratic}} | DemocraticDecatur
11John Bulloch{{party shading/Republican}} | RepublicanOchlocknee
12Michael Meyer von Bremen{{party shading/Democratic}} | DemocraticAlbany
13Joseph Carter{{party shading/Republican}} | RepublicanTifton
14George Hooks{{party shading/Democratic}} | DemocraticAmericus
15Ed Harbison{{party shading/Democratic}} | DemocraticColumbus
16Ronnie Chance{{party shading/Republican}} | RepublicanTyrone
17John Douglas{{party shading/Republican}} | RepublicanSocial Circle
18Cecil Staton{{party shading/Republican}} | RepublicanMacon
19Tommie Williams{{party shading/Republican}} | RepublicanLyons
20Ross Tolleson{{party shading/Republican}} | RepublicanPerry
21Chip Rogers{{party shading/Republican}} | RepublicanWoodstock
22Ed Tarver{{party shading/Democratic}} | DemocraticAugusta
23J.B Powell{{party shading/Democratic}} | DemocraticBlythe
24Bill Jackson{{party shading/Republican}} | RepublicanEvans
25Johnny Grant{{party shading/Republican}} | RepublicanMilledgeville
26Robert Brown{{party shading/Democratic}} | DemocraticMacon
27Jack Murphy{{party shading/Republican}} | RepublicanCumming
28Mitch Seabaugh{{party shading/Republican}} | RepublicanSharpsburg
29Seth Harp{{party shading/Republican}} | RepublicanMidland
30William Hamrick{{party shading/Republican}} | RepublicanCarrollton
31Bill Heath{{party shading/Republican}} | RepublicanBremen
32Judson Hill{{party shading/Republican}} | RepublicanMarietta
33Steve Thompson{{party shading/Democratic}} | DemocraticMarietta
34Valencia Seay{{party shading/Democratic}} | DemocraticRiverdale
35Kasim Reed{{party shading/Democratic}} | DemocraticAtlanta
36Nan Orrock{{party shading/Democratic}} | DemocraticAtlanta
37John J. Wiles{{party shading/Republican}} | RepublicanKennesaw
38Horacena Tate{{party shading/Democratic}} | DemocraticAtlanta
39Vincent Fort{{party shading/Democratic}} | DemocraticAtlanta
40Dan Weber{{party shading/Republican}} | RepublicanDunwoody
41Steve Henson{{party shading/Democratic}} | DemocraticTucker
42David Adelman{{party shading/Democratic}} | DemocraticDecatur
43Ronald Ramsey Sr.{{party shading/Democratic}} | DemocraticLithonia
44Gail Davenport{{party shading/Democratic}} | DemocraticJonesboro
45Renee S. Unterman{{party shading/Republican}} | RepublicanBuford
46Bill Cowsert{{party shading/Republican}} | RepublicanAthens
47Ralph T. Hudgens{{party shading/Republican}} | RepublicanComer
48David Shafer{{party shading/Republican}} | RepublicanDuluth
49Lee Hawkins{{party shading/Republican}} | RepublicanGainesville
50Nancy Schaefer{{party shading/Republican}} | RepublicanTurnerville
51Chip Pearson{{party shading/Republican}} | RepublicanDawsonville
52Preston W. Smith{{party shading/Republican}} | RepublicanRome
53Jeff Mullis{{party shading/Republican}} | RepublicanChickamauga
54Don Thomas{{party shading/Republican}} | RepublicanDalton
55Gloria S. Butler{{party shading/Democratic}} | DemocraticStone Mountain
56Dan Moody{{party shading/Republican}} | RepublicanAlpharetta

Members of the Georgia State House of Representatives, 2007-2008

class="wikitable sortable"

! District

! Representative

! Party

! First elected

! Residence

1Jay Neal{{party shading/Republican}} | Republican2005LaFayette
2Martin Scott{{party shading/Republican}} | Republican2005Rossville
3Ronald L. Forster{{party shading/Republican}} | Republican2001Ringgold
4Roger Williams{{party shading/Republican}} | Republican2001Dalton
5John D. Meadows, III{{party shading/Republican}} | Republican2005Calhoun
6Tom Dickson{{party shading/Republican}} | Republican2005Cohutta
7David Ralston{{party shading/Republican}} | Republican2003Blue Ridge
8Charles F. Jenkins{{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic2003Blairsville
9Amos Amerson{{party shading/Republican}} | Republican2001Dahlonega
10Benjamin D. Bridges, Sr.{{party shading/Republican}} | Republican1997Cleveland
11Barbara Massey Reece{{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic1999Menlo
12Tom Graves{{party shading/Republican}} | Republican2003Ranger
13Katie Dempsey{{party shading/Republican}} | Republican2007Rome
14Barry Dean Loudermilk{{party shading/Republican}} | Republican2005Cassville
15Jeff Lewis{{party shading/Republican}} | Republican1993White
16Rick Crawford{{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic2007Cedartown
17Howard R. Maxwell{{party shading/Republican}} | Republican2003Dallas
18Mark Butler{{party shading/Republican}} | Republican2003Carrollton
19Glenn Richardson{{party shading/Republican}} | Republican1997Hiram
20Charlice H. Byrd{{party shading/Republican}} | Republican2005Woodstock
21Calvin Hill{{party shading/Republican}} | Republican2003Canton
22Sean Jerguson{{party shading/Republican}} | Republican2007Woodstock
23Mark Hamilton{{party shading/Republican}} | Republican2007Cumming
24Tom Knox{{party shading/Republican}} | Republican2001Suwanee
25James Mills{{party shading/Republican}} | Republican1993Gainesville
26Carl Rogers{{party shading/Republican}} | Republican1995Gainesville
27Doug Collins{{party shading/Republican}} | Republican2007Gainesville
28Jeanette Jamieson{{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic1985Toccoa
29Alan Powell{{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic1991Hartwell
30Tom McCall{{party shading/Republican}} | Republican1995Elberton
31Tommy Benton{{party shading/Republican}} | Republican2005Jefferson
32Judy Manning{{party shading/Republican}} | Republican1997Marietta
33Don Wix{{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic1999Austell
34Rich Golick{{party shading/Republican}} | Republican1999Smyrna
35Ed Setzler{{party shading/Republican}} | Republican2005Acworth
36Earl Ehrhart{{party shading/Republican}} | Republican1989Powder Springs
37Terry Johnson{{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic2005Marietta
38Steve Tumlin{{party shading/Republican}} | Republican2005Marietta
39Alisha Thomas Morgan{{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic2003Austell
40Rob Teilhet{{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic2003Smyrna
41Sharon Cooper{{party shading/Republican}} | Republican1997Marietta
42Don Parsons{{party shading/Republican}} | Republican1995Marietta
43Bobby Franklin{{party shading/Republican}} | Republican1997Marietta
44Sheila Jones{{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic2005Atlanta
45Matt Dollar{{party shading/Republican}} | Republican2003Marietta
46Jan Jones{{party shading/Republican}} | Republican2003Milton
47Chuck Martin{{party shading/Republican}} | Republican2003Alpharetta
48Harry Geisinger{{party shading/Republican}} | Republican2005Roswell
49Wendell Willard{{party shading/Republican}} | Republican2001Sandy Springs
50Mark Burkhalter{{party shading/Republican}} | Republican1993Johns Creek
51Tom Rice{{party shading/Republican}} | Republican1997Norcross
52Joe Wilkinson{{party shading/Republican}} | Republican2001Atlanta
53LaNett Stanley-Turner{{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic1987Atlanta
54Edward Lindsey{{party shading/Republican}} | Republican2005Atlanta
55"Able" Mable Thomas{{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic2003Atlanta
56Kathy Ashe{{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic1991Atlanta
57Pat Gardner{{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic2001Atlanta
58Robbin Shipp{{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic2007Atlanta
59Margaret Kaiser{{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic2007Atlanta
60Georganna T. Sinkfield{{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic1983Atlanta
61Bob Holmes{{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic1975East Point
62Joe Heckstall{{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic1995East Point
63Tyrone L. Brooks, Sr.{{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic1981Atlanta
64Roger B. Bruce{{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic2003Atlanta
65Sharon Beasley-Teague{{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic1993Red Oak
66Virgil Fludd{{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic2003Tyrone
67Bill Hembree{{party shading/Republican}} | Republican1999Winston
68Tim Bearden{{party shading/Republican}} | Republican2005Villa Rica
69Randy Nix{{party shading/Republican}} | Republican1995LaGrange
70Lynn Ratigan Smith{{party shading/Republican}} | Republican1997Newnan
71Billy Horne{{party shading/Republican}} | Republican2005Sharpsburg
72Matt Ramsey{{party shading/Republican}} | Republican2007Peachtree City
73John P. Yates{{party shading/Republican}} | Republican1993Griffin
74Roberta Abdul-Salaam{{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic2005Riverdale
75Celeste Johnson{{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic2007Jonesboro
76Mike Glanton{{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic2007Jonesboro
77Darryl Jordan{{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic2001Riverdale
78Wade Starr{{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic2007Jonesboro
79Fran Millar{{party shading/Republican}} | Republican1999Atlanta
80Mike Jacobs{{party shading/Republican}} | Republican2005Brookhaven
81Jill Chambers{{party shading/Republican}} | Republican2003Atlanta
82Kevin Levitas{{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic2007Atlanta
83Mary Margaret Oliver{{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic2003Decatur
84Stacey Abrams{{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic2007Atlanta
85Stephanie Stuckey Benfield{{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic1999Atlanta
86Karla Drenner{{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic2001Avondale Estates
87Michele D. Henson{{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic1991Stone Mountain
88Billy Mitchell{{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic2003Stone Mountain
89Earnest "Coach" Williams{{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic2003Avondale Estates
90Howard Mosby{{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic2003Atlanta
91Stan Watson{{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic1997Decatur
92Pam Stephenson{{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic2003Atlanta
93Dee Dawkins-Haigler{{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic2008Lithonia
94Randal Mangham{{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic2001Lithonia
95Robert F. Mumford{{party shading/Republican}} | Republican2005Loganville
96Pedro Rafael Marin{{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic2003Duluth
97Brooks P. Coleman, Jr.{{party shading/Republican}} | Republican1993Duluth
98Bobby Clifford Reese{{party shading/Republican}} | Republican2005Buford
99Hugh Floyd{{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic2003Norcross
100Brian W. Thomas{{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic2005Lilburn
101Mike Coan{{party shading/Republican}} | Republican1997Lawrenceville
102Clay Cox{{party shading/Republican}} | Republican2005Lilburn
103David Casas{{party shading/Republican}} | Republican2005Lilburn
104John Wilson Heard{{party shading/Republican}} | Republican2003Lawrenceville
105Donna Sheldon{{party shading/Republican}} | Republican2003Dacula
106Melvin Everson{{party shading/Republican}} | Republican2005Snellville
107Len Walker{{party shading/Republican}} | Republican1995Woodbine
108Terry Lamar England{{party shading/Republican}} | Republican2005Auburn
109Steve Davis{{party shading/Republican}} | Republican2005McDonough
110John Lunsford{{party shading/Republican}} | Republican2001McDonough
111Jeff May{{party shading/Republican}} | Republican2005Monroe
112Doug Holt{{party shading/Republican}} | Republican2005Social Circle
113Bob Smith{{party shading/Republican}} | Republican1999Watkinsville
114Keith Heard{{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic1993Athens
115Doug McKillip{{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic2007Athens
116Mickey Channell{{party shading/Republican}} | Republican1993Greensboro
117Barry A. Fleming{{party shading/Republican}} | Republican2003Harlem
118Ben L. Harbin{{party shading/Republican}} | Republican1995Evans
119Barbara Sims{{party shading/Republican}} | Republican2007Augusta
120Quincy Murphy{{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic2001Augusta
121Henry "Wayne" Howard{{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic1990Augusta
122Hardie Davis{{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic2007Augusta
123Gloria Frazier{{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic2007Hephzibah
124Sistie Hudson{{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic1997Sparta
125Jim Cole{{party shading/Republican}} | Republican2005Monticello
126David Knight{{party shading/Republican}} | Republican2005Griffin
127Billy Maddox{{party shading/Republican}} | Republican2007Zebulon
128Carl Epps{{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic2007LaGrange
129Vance Smith, Jr.{{party shading/Republican}} | Republican1993Columbus
130Debbie Buckner{{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic2003Junction City
131Richard H. Smith{{party shading/Republican}} | Republican2005Columbus
132Calvin Smyre{{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic1975Columbus
133Carolyn Hugley{{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic1993Columbus
134Mike Cheokas{{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic2005Americus
135Lynmore James{{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic1993Montezuma
136Tony Sellier{{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic1983Fort Valley
137Allen Peake{{party shading/Republican}} | Republican1997Macon
138Nikki Randall{{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic1999Macon
139David E. Lucas, Sr.{{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic1975Macon
140Allen G. Freeman{{party shading/Republican}} | Republican2005Macon
141Bobby Eugene Parham{{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic1975Milledgeville
142Jimmy Lord{{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic1977Sandersville
143DuBose Porter{{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic1983Dublin
144Jimmy Pruett{{party shading/Republican}} | Republican2007Eastman
145Willie Lee Talton{{party shading/Republican}} | Republican2005Warner Robins
146Larry O'Neal{{party shading/Republican}} | Republican2001Bonaire
147Buddy Harden{{party shading/Republican}} | Republican2008Cordele
148Bob Hanner{{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic1975Parrott
149Gerald E. Greene{{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic1983Cuthbert
150Winfred J. Dukes{{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic1997Albany
151Freddie Powell Sims{{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic2005Dawson
152Ed Rynders{{party shading/Republican}} | Republican2003Albany
153Austin Scott{{party shading/Republican}} | Republican1997Tifton
154Jay Roberts{{party shading/Republican}} | Republican2003Ocilla
155Greg Morris{{party shading/Republican}} | Republican1999Vidalia
156Larry "Butch" Parrish{{party shading/Republican}} | Republican1985Swainsboro
157Jon G. Burns{{party shading/Republican}} | Republican2005Newington
158Bob Lane{{party shading/Republican}} | Republican1981Brooklet
159Buddy Carter{{party shading/Republican}} | Republican2005Pooler
160Bob Bryant{{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic2005Garden City
161Lester Jackson{{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic1999Savannah
162J. Craig Gordon{{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic2007Savannah
163Burke Day{{party shading/Republican}} | Republican1995Savannah
164Ron Stephens{{party shading/Republican}} | Republican1997Savannah
165Al Williams{{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic2003Midway
166Terry E. Barnard{{party shading/Republican}} | Republican1995Glennville
167Roger Bert Lane{{party shading/Republican}} | Republican2005Darien
168Tommy Smith{{party shading/Republican}} | Republican1979Nicholls
169Chuck Sims{{party shading/Republican}} | Republican1997Ambrose
170Penny Houston{{party shading/Republican}} | Republican1997Nashville
171A. Richard Royal{{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic1983Camilla
172Gene Maddox{{party shading/Republican}} | Republican2005Cairo
173Mike Keown{{party shading/Republican}} | Republican2005Thomasville
174Ellis Black{{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic2001Valdosta
175Amy Carter{{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic2007Valdosta
176Jay Shaw{{party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic1994Lakeland
177Mark Hatfield{{party shading/Republican}} | Republican2005Waycross
178Mark Williams{{party shading/Republican}} | Republican1993Jesup
179Jerry Keen{{party shading/Republican}} | Republican2001Brunswick
180Cecily A. Hill{{party shading/Republican}} | Republican2003Woodbine

See also

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