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LOBBY DAY at the CAPITOL

ABLE

&

ACLU of Georgia

Sponsored By The People Lobby Days

 Focus on

Anti-Racial Profiling Legislation

SB 325 & HB 1009

Wednesday, February 24, 2010

9am - Noon

307 CLOB

(Coverdell Legislative Office Building)

Across from Georgia Capitol, Downtown Atlanta

                                            **Must have Identification to enter both buildings

                                    9am-9:45am            Training and Presentation of legislation

                        10am-11:45am        Meetings with Legislators at Capitol

                        11:45am- Noon        Prayer

Read the bills:

Link to SB 325   http://www.legis.state.ga.us/legis/2009_10/pdf/sb325.pdf

Link to HB 1009 http://www.legis.state.ga.us/legis/2009_10/pdf/hb1009.pdf

This is what we need to do now:

The legislation in the Senate is going to the Senate Public Safety Committee.

Contact these legislators and ask them to support the legislation and ask that it be allowed to make it out of committee and to the Senate floor for a vote.

Senate Public Safety Committee

Jack Murphy R (chair) 404-656-7127 jack.murphy@senate.ga.gov

John Crosby R (Vice Chair) 404-463-5258 john.crosby@senate.ga.gov

Jeff Chapman R (Secretary) 404-656-0045 jeff.chapman@senate.ga.gov

Gloria Butler D-introduced SB 325 404-656-0075 gloria.butler@senate.ga.gov

Earl "Buddy Carter R  404-656-5109 buddy.carter@senate.ga.gov

Emanuel Jones D co-signed legislation  404-656-0502 emanuel.jones@senate.ga.gov

Valencia Seay D- co-signed legislation 404-656-5095 valencia.seay@senate.ga.gov

Freddie Sims D – co-signed legislation 404-463-5259 freddie.sims@senate.ga.gov

John Simms R (Ex-Officio)

Johnny Grant R (Ex-Officio) 404-656-0082 johnny.grant@senate.ga.gov

Bill Johnson R (EX-Officio)

Jeff Mullis R (Ex-Officio) 404-656-0057 jeff.mullis@senate.ga.gov

The legislation in the House is going to be sent to the House Judiciary Committee.

Contact these members and ask them to support the legislation and ask them to allow the legislation to make it out of committee and to the House floor for a vote.

House Judiciary Committee

Republicans:

Wendell Willard R (Judiciary Chairman) 404-656-5125 wendall.willard@house.ga.gov

Mike Jacobs R (Judiciary Vice Chairman) 404-656-0152 repjacobs@comcast.net

Stephen Allison R (Judiciary secretary) 404-656-0177 stephen.allison@house.ga.gov

Mark Hatfield R 404-656-0109 mhatfield@wayxcable.com

Edward Lindsey R 404-656-5024 edward.lindsey@house.ga.gov

Larry O'Neal R 404-656-5103

Roger Lane R 404-656-5087 rogerlane167@hotmail.com

Billy Maddox R 404-656-0188

Jay Powell R 404-656-0177 jay.powell@house.ga.gov

Tom Weldon R 404-656-0152

Democrats: We need to talk to them and get their support for the legislation. 

Rick Crawford D 404-656-0265 rick.crawford@house.ga.gov

Rob Teilhet-supports the legislation 404-656-0298 rteilhet@yahoo.com

Doug McKillip D 404-656-0220 doug@dougmckillip.com

Roger Bruce D 404-656-0314 rbruce5347@aol.com

Elly Dobbs D –supports the legislation 404-656-7859 elly.dobbs@house.ga.gov

Mary Margaret Oliver D 404-656-0265 mmo@mmolaw.com

Pam Stephenson D 404-656-0216 pamelann@bellsouth.net

Simone Bell D 404-656-0325 simone.bell@house.ga.gov

 Other Legislators we should contact to get support.

Sharon Cooper R 404-656-5069

Donna Sheldon R 404-656-5025 donna.sheldon@house.ga.gov

Rich Golick R 404-656-5943 rich.golick@house.ga.gov

Joe Wilkinson  R- supports the legislation 404-463-8143

These legislators introduced and signed the legislation. Call or email them to thank them for their support and ask them to continue to work to gain support for the legislation from their colleagues. If your legislator is not listed, contact them and ask them to support the anti-racial profiling legislation.

 Signers of SB 325: (district)

Sen. Gloria Butler (55)  gloria.butler@senate.ga.gov  404-656-0075  (introduced the legislation)

Sen. Emanuel Jones (10)  emanuel.jones@senate.ga.gov  404-656-0502

Sen. Freddie Sims (12)  freddie.sims@senate.ga.gov  404-463-5259

Sen. Horacena Tate (38)  horacena.tate@senate.ga.gov  404-463-8053

Sen. Valencia Seay (34) valencia.seay@senate.ga.gov 404-656-5095

Sen. Nan Orrock (36)  nan.orrock@senate.ga.gov  404-463-8054

Sen. Steve Henson (41)  steve.henson@senate.ga.gov 404-656-0085

Sen. Donzella James (35) whitehouse97@hotmail.com  404-463-1379

Sen. Doug Stoner (6)  doug.stoner@senate.ga.gov  404-463-2518

Sen. Gail Buckner (44) gail.buckner@senate.ga.gov 404-463-5260

Sen. Lester Jackson (2)  lester.jackson@senate.ga.gov  404-463-5261

Sen. Steve Thompson (33)  steve.thomspon@senate.ga.gov  404-656-0083

Sen. Ronald Ramsey (43)  ronald.ramsay@senate.ga.gov  404-463-2598

Sen. Ed Harbison (15)  ed.harbison@senate.ga,gov  404-656-0074

Sen. Vincent Fort (39)  vincent.fort@senate.ga.gov  404-656-5091

Sen. George Hooks (14)  george.hooks@senate.ga.gov  404-656-0064

 Signers of HB 1009

Rep. Pedro Marin (96)  marinstatehouse@aol.com  404-656-0314  (introduced the legislation)

Rep. Billy Mitchell (88)  billy.mitchell@house.ga.gov  404-656-0116

Rep. Tyrone Brooks (63)  tyrone.brooks@house.ga.gov  404-656-6372

Rep. Rashad Taylor (55)  rashadjtaylor@gmail.com  404-656-0220

Rep. Karla Drenner (86)  dren16999@aol.com  404-656-0202

Rep. Stephanie Stuckey Benfield (85)  stuckey@mindspring.com  404-656-7859

 

 

 

 

 

 















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