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The Fight for Public Education
Public Education funding is the biggest part of the State’s budget. However Georgia Republicans seem to want to use it for their own friends in the form of school vouchers. The Georgia House just passed SB 233 which provides school vouchers for private schools....
I’m running again!
After contemplating on running for re-election to the Georgia State House, today I qualified to run again,with the blessing of Linda. I'm looking forward to serving the people of Georgia and my District if they elect me again. This will be my 7th term.
Bad Bills
We are more than half way through the legislative session, Crossover is Thursday, February 29th which means bills that do not pass one chamber to the other is dead and those that have come from the Senate side for our consideration. I can truly say that some of these...
Speed Cameras
Have you been caught by a school zone camera? Many of you know first hand about those school zone cameras that snap pictures of cars speeding through school zones. Many of my constituents, including 2 of my legislative aides have received fines from these cameras....
Legislative Session 2024
The Georgia General Assembly has one constitutional obligation which is to pass a balanced budget. When we started our second week of the session, we had joint House and Senate Appropriations Committee hearings to begin the state budget process, listening to all the...
Special Session 2023
Special Session 2023 After Thanksgiving, I will be attending a special session of the State Legislature to redraw the political maps that determine Georgia’s congressional and legislative boundaries. We don't usually meet at the end of the year, but we are doing this...
Pre Thanksgiving Message
Thanksgiving is next week, and like you, I am thinking about the time I will be spending with my family and of course the delicious turkey feast we have every year. Some of our neighbors and even some of our friends are not as fortunate as we are and are struggling to...
Veterans Day 2023
Ceremony at Gwinnett Justice Center We had a wonderful Veterans Day Ceremony at the Gwinnett Justice Center. It was great to see my friend John, a World War 2 vet who turned 97 this year. Many elected attended the Veterans Day Celebration along with Miss Gwinnett...
Labor Day 2023
Today is Labor Day, a day we honor and recognize the works and contributions of laborers to the United States. Although Labor Day is not a union holiday, it is a national holiday and without unions it would not exist. The labor movement is largely responsible for...