Nineteen Democrats in the Georgia House broke ranks on the opening days of session to help elect the first Republican speaker in two centuries.Nineteen Democrats in the Georgia Georgia, country, Asia Georgia (jôr`jə), Georgian Sakartvelo, Rus. Gruziya, officially Republic of Georgia, republic (2005 est. pop. 4,677,000), c.26,900 sq mi (69,700 sq km), in W Transcaucasia. House broke ranks on the opening days of session to help elect the first Republican speaker in two centuries. Representative Glenn Richardson Glenn Richardson is the current Speaker of the House for the state of Georgia. Richardson was born in Douglas County, Georgia, where he graduated from Douglas County High School in 1978. now wields the gavel gavel small mallet used by judge or presiding officer to signal order. [Western Culture: Misc.] See : Authority , following the GOP's election day victory that put Republicans in control of both chambers for the first time since 1870. The day of historic change also saw the first black Republican lawmaker since Reconstruction sworn in. Representative Willie Talton is a sheriff's deputy. Several Democrats, including Representative Bob Lane, switched to the GOP after the election, and Representative Ron Noun 1. Ron - a Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria Bokkos, Daffo West Chadic - a group of Chadic languages spoken in northern Nigeria; Hausa in the most important member Dodson has left the Democratic Party to become the only independent in the Legislature. House Democratic Leader DuBose Porter won't rule out further Democratic defections. |
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