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David Tatum & Daniel Thompson Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta

Georgia Legislative and Congressional Reapportionment Impact Presentation to Hometown Health November 17, 2011. David Tatum & Daniel Thompson Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta. Who is David Tatum?. Chief Public Policy Officer for Children’s for over 15 years Nickname: “The Groundhog”

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David Tatum & Daniel Thompson Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta

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  1. Georgia Legislative and CongressionalReapportionment ImpactPresentation to Hometown HealthNovember 17, 2011 David Tatum & Daniel Thompson Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta

  2. Who is David Tatum? • Chief Public Policy Officer for Children’s for over 15 years • Nickname: “The Groundhog” • Favorite saying: “What a maroon. What an ignoranimius.” • Idols • Bugs Bunny, Rocky and Bullwinkle, Scotty, Mercedes-Benz, Harley-Davidson, and Greg Allman. • Philosophy: “My glass isn’t half full or half empty. I smashed my glass.”

  3. Presentation Objectives • Analyze the impact of 2011 legislative reapportionment • Explain the impact of party politics and urban rural politics • Identify key leadership structure under new redistricting

  4. Pop Quiz! • Can you name your…. • State Representative? • State Senator? • US Representative? • Bonus question: • US Senator?

  5. National Impact of Reapportionment June 2, 2011 “As capitals across the country tackle the contentious work of redrawing state legislative districts, one sure loser will be rural representation.” “In many states, the rural areas are simply growing less quickly than urban and suburban areas. In Georgia, for example, the Atlanta region appears likely to take control of a majority in the legislature.”

  6. 2010 Georgia Population Change by County

  7. 2010 Georgia Census Data Explained • From 2000 – 2010, Georgia’s population increased by 1.5 million people • Current population is approximately 9.7 million • Atlanta accounted for 54.4% of the state’s population in 2010 • Atlanta accounted for 68% of the state’s population growth in the last decade.

  8. What Happened? State House Reapportionment • Due to population shift from rural to urban, the number of districts in rural Georgia have decreased • 11 new House districts have currently serving Representatives • 5 districts in Metro Atlanta; 6 outside metro Atlanta • 4/11 districts have joined currently-serving Republicans • Open districts (no incumbent currently serving): 13 • HD 2, 23, 26, 63, 66, 92, 93, 98, 103, 111, 119, 177

  9. State House Districts, North GANew vs. Former New Former

  10. State House Districts: Middle Georgia New Former

  11. State House Districts, South GANew vs. Former New Former

  12. State Senate Districts, North GA:New vs. Former New Former

  13. State Senate Districts: Middle GANew vs. Former New Former

  14. State Senate Districts, South GANew vs. Former New Former

  15. New Congressional Districts 14 • New Census data called for one new Congressional district, which was drawn in NW Georgia • District 14 9 11 10 3 12 2 1 8

  16. Former Congressional Districts 9 11 10 3 12 8 2 1

  17. Leadership Changes in Atlanta? • House Speaker and Majority Leaders in both chambers to remain the same • Senate Committee on Assignments • New member: Senator Renee Unterman (R-Buford), Chairman, Senate HHS Committee • Senator Butterworth’s replacement has not been announced

  18. Leadership Changes in Atlanta? • Committee Chairmen could change slightly, but committees of interest not expected to change: • House Ways and Means • Mickey Channell • House and Senate Appropriations • Terry England and Jack Hill • House and Senate Rules • John Meadows and Don Balfour • House and Senate Health and Human Services • Sharon Cooper and Renee Unterman • House Insurance and Senate Insurance & Labor • Richard Smith and Greg Goggans • Joint Committee on Revenue Structure • Mickey Channell and Bill Heath

  19. Thank you! Discussion

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