{"id":16711,"date":"2021-01-13T11:35:38","date_gmt":"2021-01-13T16:35:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thedustininmansociety.org\/blog\/?p=16711"},"modified":"2021-01-13T11:42:30","modified_gmt":"2021-01-13T16:42:30","slug":"georgia-lt-gov-geoff-duncan-has-appointed-state-senator-chuck-payne-to-committee-chair-politics-is-best-and-high-standard-of-moral-turpitude-in-law","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thedustininmansociety.org\/blog\/2021\/01\/13\/georgia-lt-gov-geoff-duncan-has-appointed-state-senator-chuck-payne-to-committee-chair-politics-is-best-and-high-standard-of-moral-turpitude-in-law\/","title":{"rendered":"GEORGIA LT GOV GEOFF DUNCAN HAS APPOINTED STATE SENATOR CHUCK PAYNE TO COMMITTEE CHAIR &#8220;Politics is best and high standard of Moral Turpitude in law.&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"content-page__mid-main\">\n<div class=\"content-page__main-primary \">\n<div class=\"content-page__main-top\">\n<div class=\"page-top--news page-top--news-offset\">\n<div id=\"attachment_16726\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16726\" class=\"size-large wp-image-16726\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thedustininmansociety.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Payne-1-1024x570.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"570\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thedustininmansociety.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Payne-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.thedustininmansociety.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Payne-1-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thedustininmansociety.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Payne-1-768x428.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-16726\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image DIS<\/p><\/div>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4>Posted here for storage and continuity.<\/h4>\n<h4>See also <a href=\"https:\/\/immigrationpoliticsga.com\">here<\/a>. Including this post, the full DIS &#8220;Chuck Payne&#8221; file <a href=\"https:\/\/ltgov.georgia.gov\/press-releases\/2021-01-12\/senate-announces-new-committee-chairs\">here<\/a>.<\/h4>\n<h3>From the Office of Lt. Governor, <a href=\"https:\/\/immigrationpoliticsga.com\/?s=geoff+duncan\">Geoff Duncan<\/a>:<\/h3>\n<h1 class=\"page-top__title--news\">Senate Announces New Committee Chairs<\/h1>\n<p class=\"page-top__date--news\"><time datetime=\"2021-01-12T12:00:00Z\">JANUARY 12, 2021<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"body-content body-content--offset\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ltgov.georgia.gov\/press-releases\/2021-01-12\/senate-announces-new-committee-chairs\">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE \u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Today, Lt. Governor Geoff Duncan and the Senate Committee on Assignments announced new standing committee chairs for the first session of the 156th\u00a0Georgia General Assembly.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese committee chairs are uniquely qualified to develop real and lasting solutions aimed at building a better Georgia,\u201d said Lt. Governor Geoff Duncan. \u201cThe Senate will continue to prioritize diligent committee work and sound public policy, and I look forward to working closely with each one of our chairs, and their committee members, as we work to enact policies that advance both the lives and livelihoods of all Georgians.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The following members were named to chair standing committees:<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Larry Walker (R \u2013 20) will serve as chair of the Agriculture and Consumer Affairs Committee.<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Blake Tillery (R \u2013 19) will serve as chair of the Appropriations Committee.<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Matt Brass (R \u2013 28) will serve as chair of the Banking and Financial Institutions Committee.<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Bruce Thompson (R \u2013 14) will serve as chair of the Economic Development and Tourism Committee.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sen. Chuck Payne (R \u2013 54) will serve as chair of the Education and Youth Committee.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Sen. Max Burns (R \u2013 23) will serve as chair of the Ethics Committee.<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Chuck Hufstetler (R \u2013 52) will serve as chair of the Finance Committee.<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Marty Harbin (R \u2013 16) will serve as chair of the Government Oversight Committee.<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Ben Watson (R \u2013 1) will serve as chair of the Health and Human Services Committee.<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Lindsey Tippins (R \u2013 37) will serve as chair of the Higher Education Committee.<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Dean Burke (R \u2013 11) will serve as chair of the Insurance and Labor Committee.<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Donzella James (D \u2013 35) will serve as chair of the Interstate Cooperation Committee.<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Brian Strickland (R &#8211; 17) will serve as chair of the Judiciary Committee.<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Tyler Harper (R \u2013 7) will serve as chair of the Natural Resources and the Environment Committee.<\/p>\n<p>Sen. John Albers (R \u2013 56) will serve as chair of the Public Safety Committee.<\/p>\n<p>Sen. John F. Kennedy (R &#8211; 18) will serve as chair of the Reapportionment and Redistricting Committee.<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Bill Cowsert (R \u2013 46) will serve as chair of the Regulated Industries and Utilities Committee.<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Randy Robertson (R \u2013 29) will serve as chair of the Retirement Committee.<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Jeff Mullis (R \u2013 53) will serve as chair of the Rules Committee.<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Greg Dolezal (R \u2013 27) will serve as chair of the Science and Technology Committee.<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Jennifer Jordan (D \u2013 6) will serve as chair of the Special Judiciary Committee.<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Lee Anderson (R \u2013 24) will serve as chair of the State and Local Governmental Operations Committee.<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Ed Harbison (D &#8211; 15) will serve as chair of the State Institutions and Property Committee.<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Frank Ginn (R &#8211; 47) will serve as chair of the Transportation Committee.<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Lester Jackson (D \u2013 2) will serve as chair of the Urban Affairs Committee.<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Kay Kirkpatrick (R \u2013 32) will serve as chair of the Veterans, Military, and Homeland Security Committee.<\/p>\n<p>A comprehensive list of committee appointments can be found here: <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/spreadsheets\/d\/1U2QQpTlfaf1NvGpKoHNEGK6eYnWgrgWARBPqVqmctfA\/edit?usp=sharing\">https:\/\/docs.google.com\/spreadsheets\/d\/1U2QQpTlfaf1NvGpKoHNEGK6eYnWgrgWARBPqVqmctfA\/edit?usp=sharing<\/a><\/p>\n<p>###<\/p>\n<p>Press Contact:<\/p>\n<p>Macy McFall<\/p>\n<p>Deputy Chief of Staff &amp;<\/p>\n<p>Director of Communications<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:Macy.McFall@ltgov.ga.gov\">Macy.McFall@ltgov.ga.gov<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Office: 404-463-1380<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"file-list-pr\">\n<div class=\"file-list-pr__inner\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Posted here for storage and continuity. See also here. Including this post, the full DIS &#8220;Chuck Payne&#8221; file here. From the Office of Lt. Governor, Geoff Duncan: Senate Announces New Committee Chairs JANUARY 12, 2021 &nbsp; FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE \u00a0 Today, Lt. Governor Geoff Duncan and the Senate Committee on Assignments announced new standing committee [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thedustininmansociety.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16711"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thedustininmansociety.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thedustininmansociety.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thedustininmansociety.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thedustininmansociety.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16711"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.thedustininmansociety.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16711\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16729,"href":"https:\/\/www.thedustininmansociety.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16711\/revisions\/16729"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thedustininmansociety.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16711"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thedustininmansociety.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16711"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thedustininmansociety.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16711"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}