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Georgia House of Representatives Public Information Office 
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January 11, 2005 
 
For Immediate Release 
 
FRANKLIN TO CHAIR REDISTRICTING COMMITTEE 
 
Atlanta  State Representative Bobby Franklin, R-Marietta, has been named chairman of the House Legislative and Congressional Reapportionment Committee by Committee on Assignments formed by House Speaker Glenn Richardson, R-Dallas. 
 
The 180 member Georgia House is broken down into thirty-four standing committees which review, by subject area, thousands of bills and resolutions proposed each year aimed to amend Georgia statute. Without the committee system, lawmakers would become bogged down in the massive task of evaluating each bill presented for consideration. It therefore becomes the duty of the committee to sift through the mountain of proposals to find those most worthy of consideration by the full body of the House of Representatives. 
 
The House Legislative and Congressional Reapportionment Committee handles all legislation which affects the setting of district boundaries for Georgia's Congressional districts, House districts and Senate districts. 
 
""I have a lot of faith in Rep. Franklin to lead by example and to make the tough decisions when it comes to steering the course of Georgia's future,"Speaker Richardson said. Rep. Franklin has many years of faithful service to the state and I have every confidence in his ability to represent the interests of all Georgians."." 
 
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