General Assembly of Dixie

Leadership of the Assembly
The Speaker of the Assembly presides over the Assembly. The Speaker is elected by a majority vote in the Assembly. In addition to presiding over the body, the Speaker also has the chief leadership position, and controls the flow of legislation. The runner-up in the Speaker election becomes the minority leader. The majority leader of the Assembly is selected by, and serves, the Speaker.

Republcan SELDOM237 of the 5th Assembly District has served as Speaker of the Assembly since December 2020. Speaker SELDOM was elected due to a coalition deal between the Republican and Civics Parties. Democrat alpal2214 of the 2nd Assembly District has served as Assembly Minority Leader since December 2020.

Composition
According to the state constitution of 1983, this body is to comprise no fewer than 180 members elected for two-year terms. Current state law provides for 180 members. Elections are held the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November in even-numbered years.

History
The First Term of the Dixie Assembly began in July 2018, at which time the Assembly consisted of 8 seats. At the start of the Second Term, the Assembly was reorganized into 7 seats.