Ethics Committee, Georgia House of Representatives
The Ethics Committee is a standing committee of the Georgia House of Representatives.
Per the House Rules, committees of the Georgia House of Representatives are assigned by the Speaker of the House.[1] Committees are assigned after each election.[2] A quorum is not defined in the rules. The Speaker, Speaker pro Tempore, Majority Leader, and Majority Whip are all ex officio members of every committee, except the Speaker who is only an ex officio member of the Rules committee.[3]
See rules: House Rules
Function
“ | This committee is responsible for legislation governing the moral and ethical issues relating to individuals and groups involved in government functions in Georgia. In addition to legislation, they also serve to examine reports of ethics violations of members of the House of Representatives.[4][5] | ” |
Membership
2025-2026 legislative session
House Ethics Committee, 2025-2026 |
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Democratic members (4) | Republican members (7) | Third-party members(0) |
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2023-2024 legislative session
House Ethics Committee, 2023-2024 |
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Democratic members (4) | Republican members (7) | Third-party members(0) |
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2021-2022 legislative session
House Ethics Committee, 2021-2022 |
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Democratic members (4) | Republican members (7) | Third-party members(0) |
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2019-2020 legislative session
House Ethics Committee, 2019-2020 |
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Democratic members (4) | Republican members (7) | Third-party members(0) |
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2017 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2017 legislative session.
Ethics Members, 2017 | ||||
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Democratic members (4) | Republican members (7) | |||
• Stacey Abrams | • Randy Nix, Chair | |||
• Stacey Evans | • Jon G. Burns | |||
• Pat Gardner | • Christian Coomer | |||
• Carolyn Hugley | • Matt Hatchett | |||
• Jan Jones | ||||
• Sam Teasley | ||||
• Wendell Willard |
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
Ethics Members, 2015 | ||||
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Democratic members (4) | Republican members (7) | |||
• Stacey Abrams | • Joe Wilkinson, Chair | |||
• Virgil Fludd | • Matt Hatchett | |||
• Pat Gardner | • Jan Jones | |||
• Carolyn Hugley | • Larry O'Neal | |||
• Matthew Ramsey | ||||
• Sam Teasley | ||||
• Wendell Willard |
2013-2014
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.
Ethics Committee Members, 2013 | ||||
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Democratic members (4) | Republican members (7) | |||
• Stacey Abrams | • Joe Wilkinson, Chair | |||
• Debbie Buckner | • Jan Jones | |||
• Virgil Fludd | • Edward Lindsey | |||
• Carolyn Hugley | • Larry O'Neal | |||
• Matthew Ramsey | ||||
• Donna Sheldon | ||||
• Wendell Willard |
2011-2012
The following table describes committee membership for the 2011 legislative session.
Ethics Committee Members, 2011 | ||||
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Democratic members (4) | Republican members (7) | |||
• Brian Thomas | • Joe Wilkinson, Chair | |||
• Stacey Abrams | • Jan Jones | |||
• Debbie Buckner | • Edward Lindsey | |||
• Carolyn Hugley | • Larry O'Neal | |||
• Matthew Ramsey | ||||
• Donna Sheldon | ||||
• Wendell Willard |
2009-2010
The following table describes committee membership for the 2009 legislative session.
Ethics Committee Members, 2009 | ||||
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Democratic members (4) | Republican members (7) | |||
• Calvin Smyre | • Joe Wilkinson, Chair | |||
• Carolyn Hugley | • Jan Jones | |||
• Nikki Randall | • Wendell Willard | |||
• DuBose Porter | • Mark Burkhalter | |||
• Donna Sheldon | ||||
• Jeff May | ||||
• Jerry Keen |
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Georgia State Legislature, "House Rules (Rule 11.1)," accessed February 18, 2021
- ↑ Georgia State Legislature, "House Rules (Rule 11.7)," accessed February 18, 2021
- ↑ Georgia State Legislature, "House Rules (Rule 11.3)," accessed February 18, 2021
- ↑ Georgia General Assembly, "House Committee on Ethics," accessed February 18, 2021
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.