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Matt Hatchett
James Matthew Hatchett (born April 12, 1966) is an American businessman and politician from Georgia. Hatchett is a Republican member of the Georgia House of Representatives from the 150th District. Early life Hatchett was born in Dublin, Georgia. Hatchett graduated from Dublin High School. Education In 1988, Hatchett earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Applied Mathematics from Presbyterian College. Career Hatchett is a businessman. In 1999, Hatchett became a city councilman of Dublin, Georgia until 2009. On November 2, 2010, Hatchett won the election and became a Republican member of Georgia House of Representatives for District 143. Hatchett defeated Pablo Santamaria with 54.71% of the vote. On November 6, 2012, Hatchett won the election and became a Republican member of Georgia House of Representatives for District 150. On November 4, 2014, as an incumbent, Hatchett won the election unopposed and continued serving District 150. On November 8, 2016, as an incumbent, Hat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georgia House Of Representatives
The Georgia House of Representatives is the lower house of the Georgia General Assembly (the state legislature) of the U.S. state of Georgia. There are currently 180 elected members. Republicans have had a majority in the chamber since 2005. The current House Speaker is Jan Jones. History The Georgia House of Representatives was created in during the American Revolution, making it older than the U.S. Congress. During its existence, its meeting place has moved multiple times, from Savannah to Augusta, to Louisville, to Milledgeville and finally to Atlanta in 1868.The Capitalization of Georgia Georgia State Government . (accessed June 2, 2013) In 1867, the military governor of Geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DuBose Porter
DuBose Porter (born October 2, 1953) is an American attorney, politician, businessman, and former newspaper publisher who served as chairman of the Democratic Party of Georgia and served as a member of the Georgia House of Representatives from 1982 to 2011. He served as Minority Leader in the House from 2005 to 2011. He was previously Administration Floor Leader for Governor Zell Miller from 1991 through 1992 and ran for governor of Georgia in 2010. Early life and education Born in Dublin, Laurens County, Georgia, Porter is the son of Dr. Lester and Katherine D. Porter. Porter earned his Eagle Scout Badge in 1970. He was a co-president of his senior high school class at Dublin High School, where he graduated in 1971. He attended Davidson College in Davidson, North Carolina, where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in English in 1975. After college, Porter interned in Washington, D.C., for Georgia Senator Sam Nunn, where he was inspired to attend law school. He earned a J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dublin, Georgia
Dublin is a city in Laurens County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 16,074. It is the county seat of Laurens County. History The original settlement was named after Dublin, Ireland. Dublin, according to a historical marker at the town's main Oconee River bridge, was one of the last encampments at which Confederate President Jefferson Davis and his family stayed before being captured by Union forces in May 1865. In the Dublin riot of July 1919 there were a series of violent racial riots between white and black members of the community. These were part of a larger series of racial violence during the 1919 Red Summer. On April 17, 1944, Martin Luther King Jr. gave his first public speech, "The Negro and the Constitution" at First African Baptist Church in Dublin. Geography Dublin is located in north-central Laurens County. The town, named such because the Middle Georgia Piedmont reminded Irish settlers of terrain in their native ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party, also referred to as the GOP ("Grand Old Party"), is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States. The GOP was founded in 1854 by anti-slavery activists who opposed the Kansas–Nebraska Act, which allowed for the potential expansion of chattel slavery into the western territories. Since Ronald Reagan's presidency in the 1980s, conservatism has been the dominant ideology of the GOP. It has been the main political rival of the Democratic Party since the mid-1850s. The Republican Party's intellectual predecessor is considered to be Northern members of the Whig Party, with Republican presidents Abraham Lincoln, Rutherford B. Hayes, Chester A. Arthur, and Benjamin Harrison all being Whigs before switching to the party, from which they were elected. The collapse of the Whigs, which had previously been one of the two major parties in the country, strengthened the party's electoral success. Upon its founding, it supported c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American People
Americans are the Citizenship of the United States, citizens and United States nationality law, nationals of the United States, United States of America.; ; Although direct citizens and nationals make up the majority of Americans, many Multiple citizenship, dual citizens, expatriates, and green card, permanent residents could also legally claim American nationality. The United States is home to race and ethnicity in the United States, people of many racial and ethnic origins; consequently, culture of the United States, American culture and Law of the United States, law do not equate nationality with Race (human categorization), race or Ethnic group, ethnicity, but with citizenship and an Oath of Allegiance (United States), oath of permanent allegiance. Overview The majority of Americans or their ancestors Immigration to the United States, immigrated to the United States or are descended from people who were Trans Atlantic Slave Trade, brought as Slavery in the United States ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dublin High School (Georgia)
Dublin High School is a public high school in Dublin, Georgia, United States. The school serves grades 9-12 for the Dublin City School District. Demographics The demographic breakdown of the 616 students enrolled for 2017-18 was: *Male - 48.7% *Female - 51.3% *Asian - 1.0% *Black - 90.6% *Hispanic - 1.1% *Native Hawaiian/Pacific islanders - 0.2% *White - 5.0% *Multiracial - 2.1% 100% of the students were eligible for free or reduced-cost lunch. For 2017–18, this was a Title I The Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) was passed by the 89th United States Congress and signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson on April 11, 1965. Part of Johnson's "War on Poverty", the act has been one of the most far-re ... school. Athletics The following sports are offered at Dublin: *Baseball (boys') *Basketball (boys' & girls') **Boys State Champions - 2006 & 2009 *Cheerleading (girls') **State Champions - 1999 *Cross country (boys' & girls') *Football (boys') **State c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vote Smart
Vote Smart, formerly called Project Vote Smart, is a non-profit, non-partisan research organization that collects and distributes information on candidates for public office in the United States. It covers candidates and elected officials in six basic areas: background information, issue positions (via the Political Courage Test), voting records, campaign finances, interest group ratings, and speeches and public statements. This information is distributed via their web site, a toll-free phone number, and print publications. The founding president of the organization was Richard Kimball. Kimball became president emeritus in 2022, when Kyle Dell was announced as the new president of Vote Smart. PVS also provides records of public statements, contact information for state and local election offices, polling place and absentee ballot information, ballot measure descriptions for each state (where applicable), links to federal and state government agencies, and links to political pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Beverly
James Theodore Beverly (born September 28, 1968) is an American politician from the state of Georgia. A member of the Democratic Party, Beverly has represented the 143rd district in the Georgia House of Representatives since January 2013. He has served as Minority Leader since January 2021. Education Beverly earned a B.S. in Biology from Guilford College in 1990 and a doctorate in optometry from the Pennsylvania College of Optometry in 1994. He later earned an MBA from Wesleyan College in Macon, Georgia in 2006 and an MPA from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government in 2010. Political career Beverly won a House seat in a 2011 special election. Beverly serves on the Health and Human Services, Retirement, Small Business Development, and Special Rules committees. The first bill Beverly proposed would expand the tax credit for companies that create jobs in poor neighborhoods. Beverly was chosen as the House Minority Leader in November 2020, after former leader Bob Trammell lost ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Winfred Dukes
Winfred Jarrett Dukes (born September 20, 1958) is an American politician from Georgia. Dukes is a former Democratic member of the Georgia House of Representatives. Biography Dukes was born and raised in Mitchell County, Georgia, the son of Mrs. Willie Beatrice Dukes and Sylvester Dukes. A product of the public school system, he is a 1974 graduate of Mitchell County High School where he received the General Excellency Award. He earned a bachelor arts degree in history with a minor in accounting from Mercer University in Macon, Georgia. He also earned a master's degree in Management from Georgia College and State University in Milledgeville, Georgia. Winfred Dukes serves as chief executive officer of Dukes, Edwards and Dukes, Inc., a family owned construction/real estate firm based in Albany, Georgia. He has received numerous awards and honors for outstanding contributions in business and community service including the Georgia Summit of African-American Business Organizations' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patty Bentley
Patty Marie Stinson (born September 20, 1970) is an American politician who has served in the Georgia House of Representatives The Georgia House of Representatives is the lower house of the Georgia General Assembly (the state legislature) of the U.S. state of Georgia. There are currently 180 elected members. Republicans have had a majority in the chamber since 2005. T ... from the 139th district since 2013. References , - {{DEFAULTSORT:Stinson, Patty Marie 1970 births Living people People from Butler, Georgia Democratic Party members of the Georgia House of Representatives 21st-century American legislators 21st-century American women politicians Women state legislators in Georgia (U.S. state) 21st-century Georgia (U.S. state) politicians ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clay Pirkle
Clay Pirkle is an American politician from Georgia. Pirkle is a Republican member of Georgia House of Representatives from District 155, representing all of Ben Hill, Irwin, and Turner counties, and portions of Tift and Coffee counties. Personal life and education Clay was raised on the family farm in Sycamore, Georgia, which has the slogan, “Christianity Is Our Business, We Farm To Pay Expenses.” Clay continues to work as a farmer on the family farm. Clay Pirkle graduated from Georgia Institute of Technology with a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics in 1989 and from the University of Georgia with a Masters of Business Administration in Accounting and Finance in 1990. Clay is married to his wife Sharron and together they live in Sycamore, Georgia. They have three children, Andrew, DeAnna, and Nathan. Clay Pirkle is a member of Bethel Baptist Church, where he also serves as Deacon and Treasurer. Clay also serves as a Director for the Scott Dawson Evangelistic Assoc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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