ATLANTA – State Representative Houston Gaines (R-Athens) was sworn into office as a member of the Georgia House of Representatives on Monday, January 14, 2019, marking his first day of the 2019-2020 legislative term. Monday was the first day of the first term of the 155th legislative session of the Georgia General Assembly.
In addition to being officially sworn in, the Georgia House of Representatives’ Committee on Assignments named Rep. Gaines to the Code Revision, Health & Human Services and Insurance committees.
“I’m honored to receive such strong committee assignments during my first term, and I am excited that Barrow, Clarke, Jackson and Oconee counties will be well represented in the most important conversations of this year’s legislative session,” said Rep. Gaines. “I look forward to working with my colleagues in the General Assembly to make our community and state an even better place to live, work and raise a family.”
The House Committee on Assignments, chaired by House Speaker David Ralston (R-Blue Ridge), is charged with making all House committee assignments for the members of the Georgia House of Representatives.
For more information about the Committee on Assignments and a complete list of all House Committee assignments, please click here.
Representative Houston Gaines represents the citizens of District 117, which includes portions of Barrow, Clarke, Jackson and Oconee counties. He was elected to the House of Representatives in 2018 and currently serves on the Code Revision, Health & Human Services and Insurance committees.
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