Northwest Georgia delegation gets House committee assignments

The 2015-16 House Committee assignments are out (click). Here’s a look at how our local delegation did:

Paul Battles, R. Five committees

• Chair, Retirement
• Secretary, Motor Vehicles
• Appropriations/higher education
• Economic Development and Tourism
• Ways and Means

Christian Coomer, R. Five committees

• Vice chair, retirement
• Banks and Banking
• Juvenile Justice
• Judiciary (non civil)
• Appropriations/public safety

Katie Dempsey, R. Six committees

• Chair of the Human Resources Subcommittee of Appropriations
• Economic Development and Tourism
• Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications
• Health and Human Services
• Higher Education
• Rules

Trey Kelley, R. Seven committees

• Secretary, Higher Education
• Banks and Banking
• Code Revision
• Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications
• Health and Human Services
• Judiciary
• Ways and Means

Eddie Lumsden, R. Six committees

• State Properties
• Public Safety and Homeland Security
• Insurance
• Governmental Affairs
• Budget and Fiscal Affairs Oversight
• Appropriations/Education