Georgia
Legislative and Congressional
Reapportionment Impact
Presentation to Hometown Health
November 17, 2011
David Tatum & Daniel Thompson
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta
Who is David Tatum?
Chief Public Policy Officer for
Children’s for over 15 years
Nickname: “The Groundhog”
Favorite saying: “What a maroon.
What an ignoranimius.”
Idols
• Bugs Bunny, Rocky and Bullwinkle,
Scotty, Mercedes-Benz, HarleyDavidson, and Greg Allman.
Philosophy: “My glass isn’t half full
or half empty. I smashed my
glass.”
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Presentation Objectives
1) Analyze the impact of 2011 legislative
reapportionment
2) Explain the impact of party politics and urban rural
politics
3) Identify key leadership structure under new
redistricting
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Pop Quiz!
Can you name your….
• State Representative?
• State Senator?
• US Representative?
Bonus question:
• US Senator?
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National Impact of Reapportionment
June 2, 2011
“As capitals across the country tackle the contentious
work of redrawing state legislative districts, one sure
loser will be rural representation.”
“In many states, the rural areas are simply growing less
quickly than urban and suburban areas. In Georgia, for
example, the Atlanta region appears likely to take
control of a majority in the legislature.”
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2010 Georgia Population Change by County
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2010 Georgia Census Data Explained
From 2000 – 2010, Georgia’s population increased by
1.5 million people
• Current population is approximately 9.7 million
• Atlanta accounted for 54.4% of the state’s population in
2010
• Atlanta accounted for 68% of the state’s population
growth in the last decade.
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What Happened? State House
Reapportionment
Due to population shift from rural to urban, the number
of districts in rural Georgia have decreased
11 new House districts have currently serving
Representatives
• 5 districts in Metro Atlanta; 6 outside metro Atlanta
• 4/11 districts have joined currently-serving Republicans
• Open districts (no incumbent currently serving): 13
– HD 2, 23, 26, 63, 66, 92, 93, 98, 103, 111, 119, 177
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State House Districts, North GA
New vs. Former
New
Former
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State House Districts: Middle Georgia
New
Former
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State House Districts, South GA
New vs. Former
New
Former
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State Senate Districts, North GA:
New vs. Former
New
Former
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State Senate Districts: Middle GA
New vs. Former
New
Former
13
State Senate Districts, South GA
New vs. Former
New
Former
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New Congressional Districts
New Census data
called for one new
Congressional
district, which was
drawn in NW Georgia
• District 14
14
9
11
10
3
12
2
8
15
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Former Congressional Districts
9
11
10
3
12
8
2
1
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Leadership Changes in Atlanta?
House Speaker and Majority Leaders in both chambers
to remain the same
Senate Committee on Assignments
• New member: Senator Renee Unterman (R-Buford),
Chairman, Senate HHS Committee
• Senator Butterworth’s replacement has not been
announced
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Leadership Changes in Atlanta?
Committee Chairmen could change slightly, but
committees of interest not expected to change:
• House Ways and Means
– Mickey Channell
• House and Senate Appropriations
– Terry England and Jack Hill
• House and Senate Rules
– John Meadows and Don Balfour
• House and Senate Health and Human Services
– Sharon Cooper and Renee Unterman
• House Insurance and Senate Insurance & Labor
– Richard Smith and Greg Goggans
• Joint Committee on Revenue Structure
– Mickey Channell and Bill Heath
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Thank you!
Discussion
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