01/22/2025 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 01/22/2025 09:03
ATLANTA - The Georgia House of Representatives' Committee on Assignments named State Representative Rob Leverett (R-Elberton) as the Chairman of the House Reapportionment and Redistricting Committee and as Vice Chair of the House Rules Committee.
"I am so appreciative and gratified to have been honored with these appointments." said Rep. Leverett. "I want to thank Speaker Jon Burns and the Committee on Assignments for this great honor. It is a privilege to serve in the Georgia House of Representatives. I am confident that these appointments will help me better serve the communities that I am honored to represent."
The House Committee on Assignments, chaired by House Speaker Jon Burns (R-Newington), is charged with making all House committee assignments for the members of the Georgia House of Representatives.
The Reapportionment and Redistricting Committee is responsible for drawing the boundaries of Georgia's State House, State Senate and U.S. House districts, based on population data from the latest decennial U.S. Census.
The House Rules Committee oversees the flow of legislation from passage in committee and making the determination of what bills should be debated and voted on the House floor.
For a complete list of all House committees, please click here.
Representative Rob Leverett represents the citizens of District 123, which includes Elbert, Lincoln and Wilkes counties, as well as portions of Columbia and Madison counties. He was first elected to the House of Representatives in 2020 and currently serves as Chairman of the Reapportionment and Redistricting Committee, Vice Chairman of the Rules Committee, Secretary of the Judiciary Committee and Chief Deputy Whip of the Majority Caucus. He also serves on the Agriculture & Consumer Affairs, Governmental Affairs and Judiciary Non-Civil committees.
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