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2013 LEGISLATIVE GUIDE • Senate Burt Jones District 25 (R-Jackson) Elected: 2012 Email: burt.jones@senate.ga.gov Capitol address: NA Capitol phone: NA Occupation: Insurance Agent Owner Committees: Deputy Whip; Higher Education (Sec.); Insurance & Labor; Regulated Industries & Utilities; State Institutions & Property (Vice-Chair) Butch Miller District 49 (R-Gainesville) Elected: 2010 Email: butch.miller@senate.ga.gov Capitol address: 109 State Capitol, Atlanta 30334 Capitol phone: 404.651.7738 Occupation: Automobile Dealer Committees: Majority Caucus Chair; Appropriations; Assignments (Ex-Officio); Banking & Financial Institutions (Sec.); Education & Youth; Ethics; Rules; Transportation (Vice-Chair) Emanuel Jones District 10 (D-Decatur) Elected: 2004 Email: emanj@mindspring.com Capitol address: 420-D State Capitol, Atlanta 30334 Capitol phone: 404.656.0502 Occupation: Automobile Dealer Committees: Banking & Financial Institutions; Interstate Cooperation (Sec.); Retirement (Sec.); Special Judiciary; Veterans, Military & Homeland Security Jeff Mullis District 53 (R-Chickamauga) Elected: 2000 Email: jeff.mullis@senate.ga.gov Capitol address: 121-F State Capitol, Atlanta 30334 Capitol phone: 404.656.0057 Occupation: Executive Director Committees: Appropriations; Banking & Financial Institutions; Economic Development; Rules (Chair) William T. Ligon Jr. District 3 (R-Brunswick) Elected: 2010 Email: william.ligon@senate.ga.gov Capitol address: 323-B Coverdell Legislative Office Bldg., Atlanta 30334 Capitol phone: 404.656.0045 Occupation: Attorney Committees: Ethics; Health & Human Services; Judiciary; Judiciary (Non-Civil, Vice-Chair); State & Local Governmental Operations (Chair) Jack Murphy District 27 (R-Cumming) Elected: 2006 Email: jack.murphy@senate.ga.gov Capitol address: 325-A Coverdell Legislative Office Bldg., Atlanta 30334 Capitol phone: 404.656.7127 Occupation: Businessman Committees: Appropriations; Public Safety; Rules; Regulated Industries & Utilities (Chair) Barry Loudermilk District 14 (R-Cassville) Elected: 2010 Email: barry@barryloudermilk.com Capitol address: 323-A Coverdell Legislative Office Bldg., Atlanta 30334 Capitol phone: 404.656.0034 Occupation: Business Owner Committees: Public Safety (Sec.); Science & Technology (Chair); Transportation; Veterans, Military & Homeland Security (Sec.) Nan Orrock District 36 (D-Atlanta) Elected: 2006 Email: nan.orrock@senate.ga.gov Capitol address: 121-C State Capitol, Atlanta 30334 Capitol phone: 404.463.8054 Occupation: Nonprofit Director Committees: Agriculture & Consumer Affairs; Government Oversight; Health & Human Services; Higher Education; Urban Affairs David Lucas Sr. District 26 (D-Macon) Elected: 2012 Email: david.lucas@senate.ga.gov Capitol address: NA Capitol phone: NA Occupation: Self-Employed Committees: Economic Development; Regulated Industries & Utilities; Retirement; State Institution & Property; Urban Affairs Ronald B. Ramsey Sr. District 43 (D-Decatur) Elected: 2006 Email: ronald.ramsey@senate.ga.gov Capitol address: 303-A Coverdell Legislative Office Bldg., Atlanta 30334 Capitol phone: 404.463.2598 Occupation: Attorney Committees: Insurance & Labor; Judiciary (Non-Civil); Special Judiciary (Vice-Chair); Urban Affairs (Chair) Joshua McKoon District 29 (R-Columbus) Elected: 2010 Email: jrm2016@yahoo.com Capitol address: 319-A Coverdell Legislative Office Bldg., Atlanta 30334 Capitol phone: 404.463.3931 Occupation: Attorney Committees: Ethics; Higher Education (Vice-Chair); Insurance & Labor; Judiciary (Chair); Judiciary (Non-Civil, Ex- Officio); Regulated Industries & Utilities (Sec.) Valencia Seay District 34 (D-Riverdale) Elected: 2002 Email: valencia.seay@senate.ga.gov Capitol address: 420-B State Capitol, Atlanta 30334 Capitol phone: 404.656.5095 Occupation: Businesswoman Committees: Appropriations; Government Oversight; Public Safety; Science & Technology Fran Millar District 40 (R-Atlanta) Elected: 2010 Email: fran.millar@senate.ga.gov Capitol address: 319-B Coverdell Legislative Office Bldg., Atlanta 30334 Capitol phone: 404.463.2260 Committees: Sr. Deputy Whip; Education & Youth; Health & Human Services (Sec.); Retirement (Chair); Rules David Shafer District 48 (R-Duluth) Elected: 2001 Email: david.shafer@senate.ga.gov Capitol address: 421-F State Capitol, Atlanta 30334 Capitol phone: 404.656.0048 Occupation: Public Relations Committees: President Pro Tempore; Appropriations; Finance; Health & Human Services; Insurance & Labor (Vice- Chair); Reapportionment & Redistricting; Regulated Industries & Utilities; Rules 70 I FEBRUARY 2013 I GeorgiaTrend I LEGISLATIVE GUIDE I SPONSORED BY GEORGIA POWER, A SOUTHERN COMPANY
2013 LEGISLATIVE GUIDE • Senate Freddie Powell Sims District 12 (D-Dawson) Elected: 2008 Email: freddie.sims@senate.ga.gov Capitol address: 305-A Coverdell Legislative Office Bldg., Atlanta 30334 Capitol phone: 404.463.5259 Occupation: Retired Educator Committees: Appropriations; Education & Youth (Sec.); Interstate Cooperation (Vice-Chair); Natural Resources & the Environment; Retirement Lindsey Tippins District 37 (R-Marietta) Elected: 2010 Email: lindsey.tippins@senate.ga.gov Capitol address: 302-B Coverdell Legislative Office Bldg., Atlanta 30334 Capitol phone: 404.657.0406 Occupation: Pipeline Contractor Committees: Appropriations; Education & Youth (Chair); Judiciary; Transportation Cecil Staton District 18 (R-Macon) Elected: 2004 Email: cecil.staton@senate.ga.gov Capitol address: 421-A State Capitol, Atlanta 30334 Capitol phone: 404.656.5039 Occupation: Publishing and Broadcasting Committees: Majority Whip; Appropriations; Assignments (Ex-Officio); Banking & Financial Institutions; Higher Education; Reapportionment & Redistricting; Regulated Industries & Utilities; Rules Ross Tolleson District 20 (R-Perry) Elected: 2002 Email: ross.tolleson@senate.ga.gov Capitol address: 121-D State Capitol, Atlanta 30334 Capitol phone: 404.656.0081 Occupation: Financial Advisor/Tree Farmer Committees: Appropriations; Assignments; Natural Resources & the Environment (Chair); Rules (Vice-Chair); Transportation Jesse Stone District 23 (R-Waynesboro) Elected: 2010 Email: jesse.stone@senate.ga.gov Capitol address: 320-B Coverdell Legislative Office Bldg., Atlanta 30334 Capitol phone: 404.463.1314 Occupation: Attorney Committees: Banking & Financial Institutions (Vice-Chair); Education & Youth; Ethics; Judiciary; Judiciary (Non-Civil, Chair) Renee S. Unterman District 45 (R-Buford) Elected: 2002 Email: renee.unterman@senate.ga.gov Capitol address: 121-E State Capitol, Atlanta 30334 Capitol phone: 404.463.1368 Occupation: Insurance Executive Committees: Appropriations (Vice-Chair); Assignments; Health & Human Services (Chair); Insurance & Labor; Regulated Industries & Utilities; Rules Horacena Tate District 38 (D-Atlanta) Elected: 1998 Email: horacena.tate@senate.ga.gov Capitol address: 110-C State Capitol, Atlanta 30334 Capitol phone: 404.463.8053 Occupation: Businesswoman/Training Committees: Appropriations; Education & Youth; Reapportionment & Redistricting (Sec.); Rules; State & Local Governmental Operations; Urban Affairs John Wilkinson District 50 (R-Toccoa) Elected: 2011 Email: john.wilkinson@senate.ga.gov Capitol address: 303-B Coverdell Legislative Office Bldg., Atlanta 30334 Capitol phone: 404.463.5257 Occupation: Teacher/Farmer Committees: Agriculture & Consumer Affairs (Chair); Appropriations; Education & Youth (Vice-Chair); Government Oversight Curt Thompson District 5 (D-Tucker) Elected: 2004 Email: curt@curtthompson.com Capitol address: 121-J State Capitol, Atlanta 30334 Capitol phone: 404.463.1318 Occupation: Attorney Committees: Appropriations; Ethics; Judiciary (Non-Civil, Sec.); Natural Resources & the Environment; Special Judiciary (Chair) Tommie Williams District 19 (R-Lyons) Elected: 1998 Email: tommie.williams@senate.ga.gov Capitol address: 321 State Capitol, Atlanta 30334 Capitol phone: 404.656.0089 Occupation: Businessman Committees: Agriculture & Consumer Affairs; Appropriations; Natural Resources & the Environment; Reapportionment & Redistricting; Transportation District 33 (D-Marietta) Elected: 1990 Email: steve.thompson@senate.ga.gov Capitol address: 420-A State Capitol, Atlanta 30334 Capitol phone: 404.656.0083 Occupation: Business Services Company Owner Committees: Appropriations; Banking & Financial Institutions; Finance; Transportation Steve Thompson SPONSORED BY GEORGIA POWER, A SOUTHERN COMPANY I LEGISLATIVE GUIDE I www.georgiatrend.com I FEBRUARY 2013 I 71
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2013 LEGISLATIVE GUIDE • Senate<br />
Burt Jones<br />
District 25 (R-Jackson)<br />
Elected: 2012<br />
Email: burt.jones@senate.ga.gov<br />
Capitol address: NA<br />
Capitol phone: NA<br />
Occupation: Insurance Agent Owner<br />
Committees: Deputy Whip; Higher Education (Sec.);<br />
Insurance & Labor; Regulated Industries & Utilities; State<br />
Institutions & Property (Vice-Chair)<br />
Butch Miller<br />
District 49 (R-Gainesville)<br />
Elected: 2010<br />
Email: butch.miller@senate.ga.gov<br />
Capitol address: 109 State Capitol, Atlanta 30334<br />
Capitol phone: 404.651.7738<br />
Occupation: Automobile Dealer<br />
Committees: Majority Caucus Chair; Appropriations;<br />
Assignments (Ex-Officio); Banking & Financial Institutions<br />
(Sec.); Education & Youth; Ethics; Rules; Transportation<br />
(Vice-Chair)<br />
Emanuel Jones<br />
District 10 (D-Decatur)<br />
Elected: 2004<br />
Email: emanj@mindspring.com<br />
Capitol address: 420-D State Capitol, Atlanta 30334<br />
Capitol phone: 404.656.0502<br />
Occupation: Automobile Dealer<br />
Committees: Banking & Financial Institutions; Interstate<br />
Cooperation (Sec.); Retirement (Sec.); Special Judiciary;<br />
Veterans, Military & Homeland Security<br />
Jeff Mullis<br />
District 53 (R-Chickamauga)<br />
Elected: 2000<br />
Email: jeff.mullis@senate.ga.gov<br />
Capitol address: 121-F State Capitol, Atlanta 30334<br />
Capitol phone: 404.656.0057<br />
Occupation: Executive Director<br />
Committees: Appropriations; Banking & Financial Institutions;<br />
Economic Development; Rules (Chair)<br />
William T.<br />
Ligon Jr.<br />
District 3 (R-Brunswick)<br />
Elected: 2010<br />
Email: william.ligon@senate.ga.gov<br />
Capitol address: 323-B Coverdell <strong>Legislative</strong> Office<br />
Bldg., Atlanta 30334<br />
Capitol phone: 404.656.0045<br />
Occupation: Attorney<br />
Committees: Ethics; Health & Human Services; Judiciary;<br />
Judiciary (Non-Civil, Vice-Chair); State & Local Governmental<br />
Operations (Chair)<br />
Jack Murphy<br />
District 27 (R-Cumming)<br />
Elected: 2006<br />
Email: jack.murphy@senate.ga.gov<br />
Capitol address: 325-A Coverdell <strong>Legislative</strong> Office Bldg.,<br />
Atlanta 30334<br />
Capitol phone: 404.656.7127<br />
Occupation: Businessman<br />
Committees: Appropriations; Public Safety; Rules;<br />
Regulated Industries & Utilities (Chair)<br />
Barry<br />
Loudermilk<br />
District 14 (R-Cassville)<br />
Elected: 2010<br />
Email: barry@barryloudermilk.com<br />
Capitol address: 323-A Coverdell <strong>Legislative</strong> Office<br />
Bldg., Atlanta 30334<br />
Capitol phone: 404.656.0034<br />
Occupation: Business Owner<br />
Committees: Public Safety (Sec.); Science & Technology<br />
(Chair); Transportation; Veterans, Military & Homeland Security<br />
(Sec.)<br />
Nan Orrock<br />
District 36 (D-Atlanta)<br />
Elected: 2006<br />
Email: nan.orrock@senate.ga.gov<br />
Capitol address: 121-C State Capitol, Atlanta 30334<br />
Capitol phone: 404.463.8054<br />
Occupation: Nonprofit Director<br />
Committees: Agriculture & Consumer Affairs; Government<br />
Oversight; Health & Human Services; Higher Education; Urban<br />
Affairs<br />
David<br />
Lucas Sr.<br />
District 26 (D-Macon)<br />
Elected: 2012<br />
Email: david.lucas@senate.ga.gov<br />
Capitol address: NA<br />
Capitol phone: NA<br />
Occupation: Self-Employed<br />
Committees: Economic Development; Regulated Industries<br />
& Utilities; Retirement; State Institution & Property; Urban<br />
Affairs<br />
Ronald B.<br />
Ramsey Sr.<br />
District 43 (D-Decatur)<br />
Elected: 2006<br />
Email: ronald.ramsey@senate.ga.gov<br />
Capitol address: 303-A Coverdell <strong>Legislative</strong> Office Bldg.,<br />
Atlanta 30334<br />
Capitol phone: 404.463.2598<br />
Occupation: Attorney<br />
Committees: Insurance & Labor; Judiciary (Non-Civil);<br />
Special Judiciary (Vice-Chair); Urban Affairs (Chair)<br />
Joshua McKoon<br />
District 29 (R-Columbus)<br />
Elected: 2010<br />
Email: jrm2016@yahoo.com<br />
Capitol address: 319-A Coverdell <strong>Legislative</strong> Office<br />
Bldg., Atlanta 30334<br />
Capitol phone: 404.463.3931<br />
Occupation: Attorney<br />
Committees: Ethics; Higher Education (Vice-Chair);<br />
Insurance & Labor; Judiciary (Chair); Judiciary (Non-Civil, Ex-<br />
Officio); Regulated Industries & Utilities (Sec.)<br />
Valencia Seay<br />
District 34 (D-Riverdale)<br />
Elected: 2002<br />
Email: valencia.seay@senate.ga.gov<br />
Capitol address: 420-B State Capitol, Atlanta 30334<br />
Capitol phone: 404.656.5095<br />
Occupation: Businesswoman<br />
Committees: Appropriations; Government Oversight; Public<br />
Safety; Science & Technology<br />
Fran Millar<br />
District 40 (R-Atlanta)<br />
Elected: 2010<br />
Email: fran.millar@senate.ga.gov<br />
Capitol address: 319-B Coverdell <strong>Legislative</strong> Office<br />
Bldg., Atlanta 30334<br />
Capitol phone: 404.463.2260<br />
Committees: Sr. Deputy Whip; Education & Youth; Health<br />
& Human Services (Sec.); Retirement (Chair); Rules<br />
David Shafer<br />
District 48 (R-Duluth)<br />
Elected: 2001<br />
Email: david.shafer@senate.ga.gov<br />
Capitol address: 421-F State Capitol, Atlanta 30334<br />
Capitol phone: 404.656.0048<br />
Occupation: Public Relations<br />
Committees: President Pro Tempore; Appropriations;<br />
Finance; Health & Human Services; Insurance & Labor (Vice-<br />
Chair); Reapportionment & Redistricting; Regulated Industries &<br />
Utilities; Rules<br />
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