Government Oversight Committee, Georgia State Senate

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The Government Oversight Committee is a standing committee of the Georgia State Senate.

Function

The Government Oversight committee has no direct legislative jurisdiction, but has broad responsibility for conducting regular oversight of state government programs and policies at the direction of its Chairman and the President of the Senate.

Committee members

2013-2014

The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.

Government Oversight Committee Members, 2013
Democratic members (3)	Republican members (5)
• Steve Henson	• Bill Heath, Chair
• Nan Orrock	• Mike Dugan, Vice Chair
• Valencia Seay	• Charlie Bethel
	• Brandon Beach
	• John Wilkinson

2011-2012

The following table describes committee membership for the 2011 legislative session.

Government Oversight Committee Members, 2011
Democratic members (2)	Republican members (9)
• Ronald Ramsey	• Judson Hill, Chair
• Valencia Seay	• Tim Golden, Vice Chair
	• Bill Heath
	• Steve Gooch
	• Rick Jeffares
	• Fran Millar
	• Mitch Seabaugh
	• David Shafer
	• Renee Unterman

External links

• Georgia Senate Government Oversight Committee