ATLANTA (July 7, 2021) | Sen. John F. Kennedy (R – Macon), Chair of the Senate Committee on Reapportionment and Redistricting, and Rep. Bonnie Rich (R – Suwannee), Chair of the House Legislative and Congressional Reapportionment Committee, have announced that due to the Governor’s declaration of a state of emergency in the Augusta area, the Joint Senate and House Redistricting Hearing scheduled for today, July 7, 2021 in Augusta has been CANCELLED.
Information regarding the meeting being rescheduled will be announced at a later date.
Video archives of previous Joint Senate and House Redistricting hearings can be found on the General Assembly website here: https://www.legis.ga.gov/schedule/all
Georgia residents are also able to submit written testimony using the form available on the General Assembly website here: https://www.legis.ga.gov/news/senate/submit-written-testimony-to-senate-and-house-redistricting-committees
Over the next several weeks, the Senate Committee on Reapportionment and Redistricting and the House Committee on Congressional and Legislative Reapportionment will hold additional joint hearings in Brunswick, Albany, Columbus and Macon, as well as a virtual participation option. The dates for these hearings can be found here. More details on future hearings will be announced when they become available and will be posted on the schedule here.
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Sen. John F. Kennedy serves as Chairman of the Senate Committee on Reapportionment and Redistricting, as well as Majority Caucus Chairman. He represents the 18th Senate District which includes Upson, Monroe, Peach, Crawford, and portions of Bibb and Houston Counties. He may be reached at 404.656.0045 or by email at john.kennedy@senate.ga.gov