Top Vidalia Democrat will join GOP today
By NANCY BADERTSCHER
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Published on: 08/11/05
A seven-year legislative veteran is switching parties, giving Republicans a milestone 100 seats in the House of Representatives.
State Rep. Greg Morris, a Vidalia Democrat and entrenched party insider, is set to appear before friends and supporters in his hometown today to announce his defection to the GOP.
His decision bolsters the comfort level of the new Republican leadership in the 180-member House, which heads into the 2006 General Assembly session in control of 100 seats, nine more votes than they need to pass most legislation.
His defection is significant for Democrats since Morris, 41, was part of former Democratic House Speaker Terry Coleman's inner circle until Republicans took over the House and speaker's office last year
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