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class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />January 10, 2005 – January 1, 2010</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546" /></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Terry_Coleman" title="Terry Coleman">Terry Coleman</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/David_Ralston" title="David Ralston">David Ralston</a></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546" /></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;">Minority Leader of the <a href="/wiki/Georgia_House_of_Representatives" title="Georgia House of Representatives">Georgia House of Representatives</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />November 2003 – January 2005</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546" /></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Lynn_Westmoreland" title="Lynn Westmoreland">Lynn Westmoreland</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/DuBose_Porter" title="DuBose Porter">DuBose Porter</a></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546" /></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;">Member of the <span style="display: inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Georgia_House_of_Representatives" title="Georgia House of Representatives">Georgia House of Representatives</a></span><br />from the 19th district</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />January 2005 – January 2010</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546" /></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data">Bill Cummings<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data">Daniel Stout<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546" /></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;">Member of the <span style="display: inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Georgia_House_of_Representatives" title="Georgia House of Representatives">Georgia House of Representatives</a></span><br />from the 26th district</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />January 1997 – January 2005</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546" /></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data">Charlie Watts<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data">Carl W. Rogers<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546" /></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;"><a href="/wiki/County_Attorney" class="mw-redirect" title="County Attorney">County Attorney</a> for <a href="/wiki/Paulding_County,_Georgia" title="Paulding County, Georgia">Paulding County</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />1989–2005<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender">Personal details</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="display:inline" class="nickname">James Glenn Richardson<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div><br /><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1960-01-12</span>) </span>January 12, 1960<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 65)</span><br /><a href="/wiki/Douglas_County,_Georgia" title="Douglas County, Georgia">Douglas County, Georgia</a>, U.S.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Political party</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Alma_mater" title="Alma mater">Alma mater</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Georgia_State_University" title="Georgia State University">Georgia State University</a>, <a href="/wiki/Georgia_State_University_College_of_Law" title="Georgia State University College of Law">Georgia State University College of Law</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Occupation</th><td class="infobox-data">lawyer</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below" style="border-top: 1px solid right;"><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>James Glenn Richardson</b> (commonly known as <b>Glenn Richardson</b>) (born January 12, 1960) is an American attorney and the former <a href="/wiki/Speaker_(politics)" title="Speaker (politics)">Speaker</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Georgia_House_of_Representatives" title="Georgia House of Representatives">Georgia House of Representatives</a>, in the state of <a href="/wiki/Georgia_(U.S._state)" title="Georgia (U.S. state)">Georgia</a>. </p><p>In late 2009, following the announcement of a suicide attempt and revelations of marital strife involving an affair with a lobbyist, Richardson announced that he would resign as Speaker, and as a member of the House, effective Jan. 1, 2010.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Biography">Biography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glenn_Richardson&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Biography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Early_life">Early life</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glenn_Richardson&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Early life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Richardson was born on January 12, 1960, in <a href="/wiki/Douglas_County,_Georgia" title="Douglas County, Georgia">Douglas County</a>, Georgia,<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> where he graduated from <a href="/wiki/Douglas_County_High_School_(Douglasville,_Georgia)" title="Douglas County High School (Douglasville, Georgia)">Douglas County High School</a> in 1978. In 1981, Richardson earned a <a href="/wiki/Bachelor_of_Arts" title="Bachelor of Arts">Bachelor of Arts</a> in Political Science from <a href="/wiki/Georgia_State_University" title="Georgia State University">Georgia State University</a> and earned his <a href="/wiki/Juris_Doctor" title="Juris Doctor">Juris Doctor</a> in 1984 as a member of the first graduating class from the <a href="/wiki/Georgia_State_University_College_of_Law" title="Georgia State University College of Law">Georgia State University College of Law</a>. </p><p>In 1985, Richardson joined the firm of Vinson & Osborne and made partner two years later. Now known as Talley, Richardson & Cable, he continues to practice with the same firm. In 1989, he was appointed to serve as <a href="/wiki/County_Attorney" class="mw-redirect" title="County Attorney">County Attorney</a> for <a href="/wiki/Paulding_County,_Georgia" title="Paulding County, Georgia">Paulding County</a> and served in that position for 16 years. In 2005, he was appointed Special Projects and Litigation Attorney for Paulding County. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Political_career">Political career</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glenn_Richardson&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Political career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1996, Richardson became the first <a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> from <a href="/wiki/Paulding_County,_Georgia" title="Paulding County, Georgia">Paulding County</a> elected to the Georgia House of Representatives since <a href="/wiki/Robert_McWhorter" title="Robert McWhorter">Robert McWhorter</a> in 1870 during <a href="/wiki/Reconstruction_era_of_the_United_States" class="mw-redirect" title="Reconstruction era of the United States">Reconstruction</a>. In 2003, Governor <a href="/wiki/Sonny_Perdue" title="Sonny Perdue">Sonny Perdue</a> hand-picked Richardson to serve as the Administration Floor Leader in the House and in November 2003, the Republican Caucus chose Richardson to serve as Minority Leader. He was elected to his sixth consecutive term in 2006 to represent House District 19. As a result of his role in securing Republican control of the House for the first time since Reconstruction, in 2005 he was chosen by his colleagues to serve as the first Republican Speaker of the House in over 130 years. </p><p>The Republican Party of Georgia named him the 2003 Legislator of the Year. He was the recipient of the 2003 <a href="/wiki/American_Cancer_Society" title="American Cancer Society">American Cancer Society</a> Capitol Dome Award. The March of Dimes recognized him "for providing extraordinary leadership in passing legislation to reduce the number of premature births in Georgia." Insider Advantage's <i>James Magazine</i> named him the 2005 "Man of the Year." He was also the recipient of the prestigious 2005 Wayne Shackelford Award from the Association of County Commissioners of Georgia and the James A. Coffman Award by the <a href="/wiki/Medical_Association_of_Georgia" title="Medical Association of Georgia">Medical Association of Georgia</a>. </p><p>In 2006, Richardson became chairman of the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Southern_Legislative_Conference&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Southern Legislative Conference (page does not exist)">Southern Legislative Conference</a> (SLC) and the Republican Legislative Campaign Committee (RLCC). As chairman of the SLC, he works with other southern states to foster greater intergovernmental cooperation and communication to address regional issues. Richardson was re-elected Speaker of the Georgia House on January 8, 2007, with the support of several Democrats. </p><p>On September 12, 2012, Richardson announced he would be running for office in the Georgia State Senate District 30.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the Republican primary, Richardson finished third in a field of four. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Legislation">Legislation</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glenn_Richardson&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Legislation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Richardson was a major supporter of legislation in 2004 to pass a <a href="/wiki/Georgia_Constitutional_Amendment_1_(2004)" class="mw-redirect" title="Georgia Constitutional Amendment 1 (2004)">Constitutional Amendment to prohibit gay marriage</a>. In addition, Richardson is known for saying that legislation will not pass in the Georgia House unless it passes a four-prong test: it must shrink state government, cut taxes, encourage personal responsibility, or strengthen the state. </p><p>Richardson's accomplishments in the 2007 legislative session include attempting to ensure that <a href="/wiki/PeachCare" title="PeachCare">PeachCare</a>, the State's health insurance program for children, remains solvent. When asked about cuts to PeachCare, Richardson said that "Peachcare and health care is not a constitutional right." In addition, Richardson has proposed increasing the sales tax in Georgia from 4% to 5.75%. This increase in the sales tax is meant to replace property taxes in Georgia.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Controversies">Controversies</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glenn_Richardson&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Controversies"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Affair_with_lobbyist">Affair with lobbyist</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glenn_Richardson&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Affair with lobbyist"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <i><a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Journal-Constitution" class="mw-redirect" title="Atlanta Journal-Constitution">Atlanta Journal-Constitution</a></i> reported that the Democratic Party of Georgia had filed an ethics complaint about Richardson based on an allegation that Richardson engaged in an "inappropriate" and "personal" relationship with a female lobbyist from <a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Gas_Light" title="Atlanta Gas Light">Atlanta Gas Light</a><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> while the company was seeking legislative approval for a $300 million pipeline across the state. </p><p>Richardson only responded by stating that "(t)he bad news for those that manufactured, dispensed and stirred unreasonably the poison is that I survived. And I'm looking for those that manufactured that poison."<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Despite the controversy, Richardson was re-elected Speaker of the Georgia House in January 2007. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Speedy_divorce">Speedy divorce</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glenn_Richardson&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Speedy divorce"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On February 11, 2008, the <i>Atlanta Journal-Constitution</i> reported that "House Speaker Glenn Richardson and his wife filed for <a href="/wiki/Divorce" title="Divorce">divorce</a>, completed the dissolution of their marriage and got court records of the proceedings sealed – ."<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> According to the <i>AJC</i>, this was done by Paulding Superior Court Judge James Osborne, a former law partner of Richardson's, who then sealed the records in apparent violation of the rules that govern the state's superior courts.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> State law requires a 30-day waiting period before uncontested divorces become final, but a judge may grant an immediate divorce after finding circumstances such as <a href="/wiki/Domestic_violence" title="Domestic violence">spousal abuse</a>, incurable <a href="/wiki/Mental_disorder" title="Mental disorder">mental illness</a> or <a href="/wiki/Adultery" title="Adultery">adultery</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The handling of the divorce raised questions as to whether the speaker of the state House received preferential treatment from Judge James Osborne, who was not initially assigned the case but signed the order placing it under wraps. The judge, once the speaker's law partner, is now weighing a request to unseal the divorce file. He said that he has treated the Richardsons' request like any other. First Amendment advocates note there is a strong presumption to access to proceedings and records to ensure courts are treating both parties to a dispute fairly."Public access protects litigants both present and future, because justice faces its gravest threat when courts dispense it secretly", the Georgia Supreme Court said in 1988, ordering court records unsealed in a paternity suit against a Roman Catholic priest. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution July 13, 2008) </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Resignation">Resignation</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glenn_Richardson&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Resignation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In early November 2009, Richardson's wife publicly discussed the affair on television. Richardson admitted that he was taking pain killers and anti-depression medicine. His legal firm had taken a downturn, and he was feuding with other Republicans. On November 8, he was rescued from a suicide attempt. On December 3, 2009, he stepped down as speaker and resigned his House seat. (2009)<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glenn_Richardson&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_speakers_of_the_Georgia_House_of_Representatives" title="List of speakers of the Georgia House of Representatives">List of speakers of the Georgia House of Representatives</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Glenn_Richardson&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=141363">"Our Campaigns - 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Rogers</div> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="width:30%;" rowspan="1">Preceded by<div style="font-weight: bold">Bill Cummings</div> </td> <td style="width: 40%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"><b> Member of the <a href="/wiki/Georgia_House_of_Representatives" title="Georgia House of Representatives">Georgia House of Representatives</a><br />from the 19th district </b><br />2005–2010 </td> <td style="width: 30%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1">Succeeded by<div style="font-weight: bold">Daniel Stout</div> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="border-top: 5px solid #FFBF00;">Party political offices </th></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="width:30%;" rowspan="2">Preceded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Lynn_Westmoreland" title="Lynn Westmoreland">Lynn Westmoreland</a></div> </td> <td style="width: 40%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"><b> <a href="/wiki/House_Minority_Leader" class="mw-redirect" title="House Minority Leader">House Minority Leader</a> </b><br />2003–2005 </td> <td style="width: 30%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1">Succeeded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/DuBose_Porter" title="DuBose Porter">DuBose Porter</a></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="width: 40%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"><b> House Republican Floor Leader </b><br />2003–2005 </td> <td style="width: 30%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1">Succeeded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jerry_Keen&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Jerry Keen (page does not exist)">Jerry Keen</a></div> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="border-top: 5px solid #ccccff;">Political offices </th></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="width:30%;" rowspan="1">Preceded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Terry_Coleman" title="Terry Coleman">Terry Coleman</a></div> </td> <td style="width: 40%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"><b> <a 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Clay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joseph_Habersham" title="Joseph Habersham">Habersham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Houstoun" title="John Houstoun">Houstoun</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Noble_Wimberly_Jones" title="Noble Wimberly Jones">N. W. Jones</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Gibbons_(American_politician)" title="William Gibbons (American politician)">Gibbons</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Habersham" title="James Habersham">James Habersham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joseph_Habersham" title="Joseph Habersham">Joseph Habersham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Gibbons_(American_politician)" title="William Gibbons (American politician)">Gibbons</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nathan_Brownson" title="Nathan Brownson">Brownson</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Powell_(Georgia_politician)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="John Powell (Georgia politician) (page does not exist)">Powell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Seaborn_Jones" title="Seaborn Jones">S. Jones</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Gibbons_(American_politician)" title="William Gibbons (American politician)">Gibbons</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Thomas_Napier_(Georgia_politician)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Thomas Napier (Georgia politician) (page does not exist)">Napier</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Thomas_Stevens_(Georgia_politician)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Thomas Stevens (Georgia politician) (page does not exist)">Stevens</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Meriwether_(Georgia_politician)" title="David Meriwether (Georgia politician)">D. Meriwether</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Abraham_Jackson&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Abraham Jackson (page does not exist)">Jackson</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Benjamin_Whitaker_(Georgia_politician)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Benjamin Whitaker (Georgia politician) (page does not exist)">Whitaker</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Robert_Iverson&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Robert Iverson (page does not exist)">Iverson</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Benjamin_Whitaker_(Georgia_politician)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Benjamin Whitaker (Georgia politician) (page does not exist)">Whitaker</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=David_Adams_(Georgia_politician)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="David Adams (Georgia politician) (page does not exist)">Adams</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=David_Witt_(Georgia_politician)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="David Witt (Georgia politician) (page does not exist)">Witt</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=David_Adams_(Georgia_politician)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="David Adams (Georgia politician) (page does not exist)">Adams</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Allen_Daniel_Jr." title="Allen Daniel Jr.">Daniel</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=David_Adams_(Georgia_politician)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="David Adams (Georgia politician) (page does not exist)">Adams</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Abercrombie_(Georgia_politician)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="John Abercrombie (Georgia politician) (page does not exist)">Abercrombie</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Thomas_W._Murray&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Thomas W. Murray (page does not exist)">Murray</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Irby_Hudson&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Irby Hudson (page does not exist)">Hudson</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Warren_Jourdan&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Warren Jourdan (page does not exist)">Jourdan</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Asbury_Hull&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Asbury Hull (page does not exist)">Hull</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Glascock" title="Thomas Glascock">T. Glascock</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Joseph_Day_(Georgia_politician)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Joseph Day (Georgia politician) (page does not exist)">Joseph Day</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_J._Jenkins" title="Charles J. Jenkins">C. J. Jenkins</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=William_B._Wofford&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="William B. 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