General Assembly of Dixie
Dixie General Assembly | |
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Type | |
Type | Unicameral |
Term limits | None |
Leadership | |
Structure | |
Seats | 7 |
Assembly political groups | Majority (5)
Minority (3)
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Length of term | 3 months |
Authority | Article III, Constitution of the Great State of Dixie |
Salary | $29,697/year + per diem (Subsistence & Travel) |
Elections | |
Assembly last election | February, 2021 (7 seats) |
Assembly next election | March 24, 2021 (7 seats) |
Redistricting | Legislature control |
Meeting place | |
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Dixie State Capitol, Austin | |
Website | |
Dixie State Assembly |
Leadership of the AssemblyEdit
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.
Civic JacobInAustin of the 7th Assembly District has served as Speaker of the Assembly since February 2021. Speaker Jacob was elected due to a coalition deal between the Democratic and Civics Parties. Republican lily-irl of the 6th Assembly District has served as Assembly Minority Leader since February 2021.
Position | Name | Party | District |
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Speaker | JacobInAustin | Civic | 7th District |
Minority Leader | lily-irl | Republican | 6th District |
Assembly RosterEdit
District | Name | Party | Residence | First elected |
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1 | Cry Defiance | CPP | Miami | February, 2021 |
2 | alpal2214 | DEM | Jacksonville | February, 2021 |
3 | PoliticoBailey | DEM | Atlanta | March, 2021 |
4 | stormstopper | DEM | Birmingham | February, 2021 |
5 | Winston_Wilhelmus | GOP | Houston | February, 2021 |
6 | lily-irl | GOP | Dallas | February, 2021 |
7 | JacobInAustin | CPP | Austin | February, 2021 |
CompositionEdit
According to the state constitution of 2021, this body is to comprise no fewer than 7 members elected for three month terms.
Affiliation | Party (shading indicates majority caucus)
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Total | |||
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Democratic | Civics | Republican | Vacant | ||
Beginning of the 1st General Assembly | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
Beginning of the 2nd General Assembly | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
Latest voting share | 57.1% | 42.9% |
HistoryEdit
The First Term of the Dixie Assembly began in February 2021, after the formation of the Great State of Dixie and ratification of the Dixie Constitution.