Columbus, Georgia
Georgia's First Consolidated Government
Post Office Box 1340
Columbus, Georgia, 31902-1340
(706) 653-4013
fax (706) 653-4016
Council Members
2003-2004 Senate Leadership
President: Lt. Gov. Mark Taylor (D)
President Pro-tempore: Eric Johnson (R) of Savannah
Majority Leader: Tom Price (R) of Roswell
Minority Leader: Michael Meyer von Bremen (D) of Albany
Majority Whip: Mitch Seabaugh (R) of Sharpsburg
Minority Whip: Robert Brown (D) of Macon
2003-2004 Senate Committees
Agriculture & Consumer Affairs
Chair: John Bulloch
Vice-Chair: Ralph Hudgens
Secretary: Brian Kemp
Appropriations
Chair: Jack Hill
Vice-Chair: Tommie Williams
Secretary: Eric Johnson
Banking & Financial Institutions
Chair: Don Cheeks
Vice-Chair: Bill Stephens
Secretary: David Shafer
Children & Youth
Chair: Ginger Collins
Vice-Chair: Joey Brush
Secretary: Horancena Tate
Economic Development & Tourism
Chair: Jeff Mullins
Vice-Chair: Tom Price
Secretary: Gloria Butler
Education
Chair: Joey Brush
Vice-Chair: Chuck Clay
Secretary: Don Thomas
Ethics & Government Reform
Chair: Mike Crotts
Vice-Chair: Preston Smith
Secretary: Michael Meyer Von Bremen
Finance
Chair: Casey Cagle
Vice-Chair: Don Cheeks
Secretary: Charlie Tanksley
Health & Human Services
Chair: Don Thomas
Vice-Chairs; Renee Unterman
Secretary: Preston Smith
Higher Education
Chair: Bill Hamrick
Vice-Chair: Seth Harp
Secretary: Brian Kemp
Insurance & Labor
Chair: Robert Lamutt
Vice-Chair: David Shafer
Secretary: Dan Moody
Interstate Cooperation
Chair: Ed Harbison
Vice-Chair: Tim Golden
Secretary: Faye Smith
Judiciary
Chair: Charlie Tanksley
Vice-Chair: Dan Lee
Secretary: Randy Hall
Natural Resources
Chair: Hugh Gillis
Vice-Chair: Casey Cagle
Secretary: John Bulloch
Public Safety & Homeland Security
Chair: Rooney Bowen
Vice-Chair: Dan Lee
Secretary: Jeff Mullis
Reapportionment & Redistricting
Chair: Dan Lee
Vice-Chair: Charlie Tankslee
Secretary: Tom Price
Regulated Industries & Utilities
Chair: Mitch Seabaugh
Vice-Chair: Eric Johnson
Secretary: David Shafer
Retirement
Chair: Ralph Hudgens
Vice-Chair: Mitch Seabaugh
Secretary: Vincent Fort
Rules
Chair: Don Balfour
Vice-Chair: Casey Cagle
Secretary: Tom Price
Science & Technology
Chair: David Shafer
Vice-Chair: Robert Lamutt
Secretary: Renee Unterman
Special Judiciary
Chair: Rene Kemp
Vice-Chair: Michael Meyer Von Bremen
Secretary: Carol Jackson
State & Local Government Operations
Chair: Renee Unterman
Vice-Chair: Jeff Mullis
Secretary: Nadine Thomas
State Institutions & Property
Chair: Regina Thomas
Vice-Chair: Peg Blitch
Secretary: Robert Brown
Transportation
Chair: Tommie Williams
Vice-Chair: Mike Crotts
Secretary: Don Cheeks
Veterans & Military Affairs
Chair: Seth Harp
Vice-Chair: Ross Tolleson
Secretary: Ed Harbison