ATLANTA – The House Republican Caucus unanimously elected State Representative Christian Coomer (R-Cartersville) as the new House Majority Whip during caucus elections on Monday, November 14, 2016.
“I am honored to have been voted by my colleagues to serve as House Majority Whip. I am thrilled to immediately get to work making sure our state stays on a path to greater prosperity and our majority caucus effectively represents the interests and values of our constituents,” said Majority Whip Coomer. “Due to the steady hand of leadership we have enjoyed in the State House, we are already ahead of our neighboring states in our recovery. When the engine of the U.S. economy begins rolling once more, Georgia will be catapulted into even greater heights.”
As Majority Whip Coomer will be responsible for monitoring legislation as it moves through both chambers of the General Assembly and helping the members of the Majority Caucus to better understand the details of bills and resolutions.
This is Majority Whip Coomer’s fourth term in the Georgia House of Representatives and his first term as Majority Whip.
Representative Christian Coomer represents the citizens of District 14, which includes portions of Bartow and Floyd counties. He was elected into the House of Representatives in 2010, and currently serves as Chairman of the Transportation Committee. He also serves on the Appropriations Subcommittee on Economic Development and the Banks & Banking, Judiciary Non-Civil, Retirement, and Juvenile Justice committees.
# # #