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 Senator
Nancy
Schaefer
District
Information
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Banks,
Franklin,
Habersham,
Hart,
Rabun,
Stephens,
Towns,
White
(Pt.)
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Biographical
Information
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Occupation:
President,
Non
Profit
Organization
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Spouse:
Bruce
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Birthdate:
June
28
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(404) 463-1367 |
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(404) 463-1388 |
| District Phone: |
(706) 754-1998 |
| Capitol |
323 A Coverdell Office Building Atlanta GA 30334 |
| District Address: |
P.O. Box 294 Turnerville GA 30580 |
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Representative
Charlice Byrd
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Vice
Chairman
Children
& Youth
HD 20 (R
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Woodstock)
Charlice
Byrd
lives
in
Woodstock
with
her
husband
Mike
who
is
Chairman
of
the
Cherokee
County
Board
of
Commissioniers.
She
attended
Southeastern
Louisiana
University
earning
a
Bachelors
degree
in
Elementary
Education
then
attended
UCLA
for
graduate
studies.
She
is
employed
by
Cherokee
Bank
as a
Special
Projects
Director
and
is
currently
President
of
the
Cherokee
County
Republican
Women's
Club.
Her
many
other
community
activities
include
participation
in
fundraisers
benefiting,
among
others,
the
American
Red
Cross,
Habitat
for
Humanity,
the
Cherokee
Arts
Council,
Friends
of
the
Libarary,
Cherokee
County
Historical
Society
and
UNICEF.
She
graduated
as
class
president
of
the
Coverdell
Leadership
Institute
in
2001
and
currently
serves
on
the
Leadership
Cherokee
Steering
Committee.
The
Byrd's
attend
First
Baptist
Church
in
Woodstock.
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Representative
Jill Chambers
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 District 81 - Republican -
Sworn in January 13, 2003
Contact Representative
Chambers
at the
Capitol... Suite 614, Coverdell Legislative
Office Building, Atlanta, GA 30334
404.656.3949
In the district... 4372 Stonington Circle,
Atlanta, GA 30338 - 770.458.7732 - Home
State Representative Jill
Chambers (R-Atlanta) represents the 81st
District in the Georgia House of
Representatives. Rep. Chambers is the Chairman
of the House MARTOC Committee which oversees the
public transit system for the Atlanta and Metro
area. Even though Rep. Chambers has only been in
the House for one term, her devotion to the city
of Atlanta and its transportation needs with her
experience with the Metro Atlanta Area and the
Georgia Chambers of Commerce. Also, just prior
to her election, Rep. Chambers was able to
broker a deal between the DeKalb County Police
and the Doraville City Police in an effort to
bring forth a quicker response time for accident
victims along the Spaghetti Junction of I-285
and I-85. Rep. Chambers is also a member of the
Appropriations, Education, and the Public Safety
Committees..
Read more. . .
Note: 2007 session - House web site BIO not
yet complete
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Representative
Sharon Cooper
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HD 41 (R -
Marietta)
Chairman Health and Human
Services
Born in Houston, Texas, Sharon
is proud to have called Georgia
home for over 25 years. She is
currently serving her fifth term
as the State Representative for
the 41st District of Georgia. In
2002, she was elected Caucus
Chair for the Republican Members
of the House, ranking her third
in that chamber’s Republican
leadership. Sharon and her
husband Dr. Tom Cooper have just
celebrated their 26th wedding
anniversary and have lived in
the district 21 of those years.
Rep. Cooper is an accomplished
nurse and medical administrator.
She holds a variety of degrees,
including a BS in Child
Development from the University
of Tennessee, Knoxville; an MA
in Education with an emphasis on
disadvantaged learners from the
University of South Florida and
MSN in Nursing from the Medical
College of Georgia.
Sharon is also an author, having
written two textbooks on
Psychiatric Nursing. She also
authored Taxpayer’s Tea Party –
a how- to book written in 1994
that encourages the average
citizen to become politically
active.
Rep. Cooper successfully passed
a major revision of the state’s
stalking law in 1998. That year
she was Georgia’s nominee for
National Republican Freshman
Legislator of the Year and in
2000 she was chosen
Representative of the Year by
the state wide Georgia
Republican Party. In 2002 US
Attorney General Ashcroft
appointed Rep. Cooper, on
recommendation from the White
House, to the President’s
30-member National Advisory
Committee On Violence Against
Women. Currently she also serves
on First Lady Mary Perdue’s
Advisory Committee on Foster
Care.
In the House, Rep. Cooper chairs
the Health & Human Services
Committee and is an adhoc member
of the Appropriation Committee
health section. She is a member
of the important Rules Committee
along with serving on
Judiciary-non Civil, Higher
Education and Ethics.
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Representative
Katie
Dempsey
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 District 13 - Republican
Ben Hill, Crisp, Irwin, Lee,
Tift, Turner, Wilcox (Pt.), Worth
Sworn In January 8, 2007
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Representative
Cecily Hill
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District 180 -
Republican
Sworn In January 13, 2003
Contact
Representative Hill
at the Capitol...
Suite 501 Coverdell Legislative
Office Building, Atlanta, GA
30334 404.656.0177
in the district... 2353 Village
Drive, Kingsland, GA 31548
912.673.7373 - Office
912.673.7225 - Home
Game, Fish, & Parks - Vice
Chairman
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Transportation
Cecily was
born in Camden County in
1942 and graduated from
Camden County High School in
1960. In 1969 she married
local pharmacist/business
owner Meredith Hill. They
have 3 daughters, Suzanne
Greer (Jim Greer), Elese
Stover (Terry Stover), and
Jennifer Wright (Burt
Wright) and one son Tripp
Hill (Linda Dowling), seven
grandsons and two
granddaughters.
Cecily worked at the
family-owned pharmacy for
about 15 years before
starting her career in real
estate in 1985. In 1988, she
opened her own company,
Magnolia Realty (now
Prudential Magnolia Realty).
She has done very well in
real estate, making the
Million++ Dollar Club every
year since 1986 and has been
voted Best Realtor (Tribune
& Georgian) six times. She
has also received Prudential
President’s Circle Award .
In November, 2002 Cecily was
elected to serve in the
Georgia General Assembly as
a Representative for
District 147, currently
District 180 ( Camden & a
portion of Glynn). She
enjoyed her first year and
continued with a second
2-year term that began this
year. She is extremely
honored to serve the people
of Camden County and hopes
to have a positive influence
as a legislator. She
currently serves on the
following committees:
Vice-Chair State Game, Fish
& Parks and Transportation;
Chair of Subcommittee –
Ports and Economic
Development; Vice Chair of
Subcommittee - Movie
Production; Chairman of
Oversight Committee for
Recreational Authorities,
Tri-Chair Women’s Caucus,
Banks & Banking and Chairman
of Cervical Cancer
Elimination Task Force.
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Representative Penny Houston
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District 170 -
Republican
Sworn In December 17, 1997
Contact Representative Houston at
the Capitol...
Suite 507 Coverdell Legislative
Office Building, Atlanta, GA 30334
404.656.0202
in the district... 1115 Ray
City Road, Nashville, GA 31639
229.686.7454 - Office 229.686.2467 -
Home
State
Representative Penny
Houston
(R-Nashville)
represents the 170
TH District of the
Georgia House of
Representatives. She
serves as
Vice-Chairman of the
House Agriculture &
Consumer Affairs
Committee. She is a
member of the
Education, Banks &
Banking, and
Appropriation
Committees, and also
serves on the
Special Committee
for Civil Justice
Reform.
Rep. Houston is a
graduate of Stephens
College in Columbia,
Missouri with an A.A
degree and the
University of
Georgia with a B.S.
in education. She
has three children,
“Bo” Houston, IV,
Lowery May, and Adam
Houston, and three
grandchildren.
Making Nashville,
GA, and Berrien
County her home,
Rep. Houston is
tremendously
involved in her
local community. A
member of the
Nashville Methodist
Church, Rep. Houston
is known for
fighting to protect
the children of her
community and the
State of Georgia.
She is on the Board
of Trustee’s for the
Georgia Sheriff
Ranch, a former
Director of the
Georgia Sheriff’s
Youth Homes, and
spent eight years as
a member of the
Berrien County Board
of Education.
Representative
Houston is a member
of the Overview
Committee of the
Georgia Tobacco
Community
Development Board.
She also serves on
the Overview
Committee of the One
Georgia Authority.
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Representative Jan Jones
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District 46 -
Republican
Representative Jan
Jones certainly made
herself known as a
freshman legislator,
and already shows
signs of doing the
same in her second
term. During both
the first and second
sessions of her
freshman term, she
authored and passed
legislation. She has
already been
appointed Vice Chair
of the Education
Subcommittee of
Appropriations. She
will also serve as
Secretary of the
Reapportionment
Committee and is a
member of the
Environment and
Natural Resources
and Education
Committees as well.
Chairman Jones has
worked relentlessly
to fight for better
educational
standards and
practices. In fact,
the School State
Superintendent
personally
recognized her for
her leadership and
her effectiveness on
educational issues
last year.
Representative Jones
was invited to join
the Superintendent
and her staff on a
British government
sponsored trip to
London where they
discussed the
educational funding
and practices. Her
work on the 2004
Education Amendment
assuring the third
grade retention
policy was a major
Republican victory.
She continues to
support and lobby
for the state’s Hope
Grant Scholarship
Program.
This term will mark
the second time that
Representative Jones
has served on the
Environmental and
Natural Resources
Committee. During
her last term in
office, she was the
only freshman
legislator to be
appointed by the
Governor to the Land
Conservation
Partnership, a major
policy council. She
played a crucial
role in the
formation of the
Northern Arc
Greenway Trail, an
organization focused
on trying to develop
the area that had
once been selected
for the proposed
Northern Arc.
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Representative Judy Manning
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Chairman Children & Youth
Secretary Interstate Cooperation
With 8 years of legislative service under her belt, Representative Judy Manning has recently been appointed as the Chairman for the Children and Youth Committee. Representing District 32, the Chairman is serving her constituents through membership on several other House committees. Manning is the Vice Chairman for the Interstate Cooperation Committee and a member of the Appropriations and Natural Resources & Environment Committees as well.
Representative Manning has been married to her high school sweetheart for over 35 years. Both she and Amar graduated from Marietta High School before going elsewhere to earn their degrees. Judy attended the University of Georgia, earning a Bachelor’s degree in Education and later attended graduate school and studied International Law. Amar attended Presbyterian College, graduating Magna Cum Laude for Math Studies and later earning his Master’s Degree in Business from Georgia State University. The couple now own Manning Properties, a real estate firm.
Representative Manning is the mother of two wonderful children, Henry Amar III, and Elizabeth. Henry works as an appraiser and attended both Duke University and the University of Michigan. He also has 3 children, a son, Henry Amar IV and twin daughters Alice and Hannah. Elizabeth Manning attended Kennesaw State University. The Mannings also have a Jack Russell Terrier named Lady Dog. Judy and Amar are devout members of the First Presbyterian Church.
The belief that she could make a difference to her constituents is what led Representative Manning to run for political office. In addition to her legislative service, Judy has also served as Chair of the Cobb County Republican Women’s Club and served in different offices for the Women’s Legislative Caucus. She is also a two time recipient of the Legislator of the Year award. During the Reagan administration, she was able to attend the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington D.C., which she considers one of the most significant events of her life.
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Representative
Donna Sheldon
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District 105
- Republican
Sworn In January 13, 2003
Contact
Representative Sheldon at the
Capitol...
415 State Capitol,
Atlanta, GA 30334
404.656.5025
in
the district... PO Box
893, Dacula, GA 30019
770.963.5472 - Home
E-Mail:
donna.sheldon@house.ga.gov
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House Web Page
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Republican Donna
Sheldon,
entrepreneur and
community
volunteer, is
currently
serving the
needs of the
people in the
new 105th
district for the
House of
Representatives.
The district
encompasses
Dacula and North
East Gwinnett.
Her legislative
duties include
membership on
the
Appropriations
and Banks &
Banking
committees. She
is also the Vice
Chairman of the
Human Relations
& Aging
committee as
well as the
Secretary of
State Planning &
Community
Affairs.
Donna and her
husband, Bob, of
25 years have
two daughters,
Christina and
Heather. She is
also blessed to
have two
beautiful
grandchildren,
Michael (Age 5)
and Hannah (Age
2). She is a
member of Hebron
Baptist Church
where she has
served as church
group leader,
Sunday school
teacher, and
organizer of
ladies retreats.
One of the few
Dacula natives
around, Sheldon
has spent her
life serving the
community in
numerous
capacities,
including
founding and
directing the
Masters Academy
of Fine Arts,
serving as a PTA
officer and
legislative
liaison and a
Sunday School
teacher.
Additionally,
Donna and her
husband Bob run
a business
together
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Representative Lynn Ratigan Smith
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Chairman Natural
Resources & Environment
HD 70 (R - Newnan)
Representative Lynn
Smith is no stranger
to public office!
Prior to her being
elected to the
Georgia House of
Representatives in
1997, she served her
area’s constituents
in several other
ways. Her community
and civil service
background includes
the role of chairman
for the
Newnan-Coweta
Chamber of Commerce;
the Newnan Carnegie
Library; the Coweta
Economic Development
Partnership; and the
Shenandoah Georgia
Youth Science and
Technology Center.
She also served as
the president of
both the Newnan
Junior Service
League and the
Driftwood Garden
Club.
Presently, Lynn is
serving as the
chairman to the
Natural Resources
and Environment
Committee. Her
extensive
involvement in
authoring the
2003-2004 Georgia
Water Management
Plan and service on
the Statewide Water
Study Committee work
to support her
appointment. In
earlier sessions,
she successfully
sought for changes
to the Environmental
Protection Act
concerning air
quality. Chairman
Smith is also
serving on the State
Planning and
Community Affairs,
Appropriations and
the Government
Affairs Committees.
In 2004 Chairman
Smith was elected as
1 of the 13 board
members of the
Executive Board of
Women’s Legislative
Network of the
National Conference
of the State
Legislature. During
that same year, she
received the
Trailblazer Award
from African
American Alliance of
Coweta County for
her efforts in
building community
relationships. She
and her husband
Charles have been
blessed with 2
daughters and a
grandson. The couple
met at University of
Georgia and
currently own and
operate Murray
Printing Company,
which the
representative
managed for several
years. She also
taught French and
Social Studies in
Newnan schools on
and off for about 5
years. While her
daughters were in
grade school, she
would often
volunteer to teach
different classes
French lessons from
time to time.
Aside from being an
accomplished
legislator, mother,
business owner and
teacher,
Representative Smith
is quite the
gardener. The
self-taken
photographs in her
office display the
brilliance and
vibrancy of flowers
that she has
cultivated over the
years. It’s quite an
impressive display
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