ATLANTA – State Representative J Collins (R-Villa Rica) today announced that he will not seek re-election to the Georgia House of Representatives after eight years of service. Rep. Collins issued the following statement:
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ATLANTA – State Representatives Viola Davis (D-Stone Mountain), Rhonda Taylor (D-Conyers), Sandra Scott (D-Rex), Kim Schofield (D-Atlanta), Rhonda Burnough (D-Riverdale), Marvin Lim (D-Norcross) and Imani Barnes (D-Tucker) recently held a virtual housing legislation update via Zoom. The town hall, which took place on Monday, February 19, 2024, for an hour and a half, provided a platform to discuss housing legislation and its impact on the community.
Continue reading “Reps. Viola Davis, Rhonda Taylor and State Representatives Hold Virtual Housing Legislation Update”Minority Leader James Beverly, Rep. Kim Schofield to Hold Press Conference on the Right to Reproductive Freedom Resolution, House Resolution 836
ATLANTA – Minority Leader James Beverly (D-Macon) and State Representative Kim Schofield (D-Atlanta) will hold a press conference to support the Right to Reproductive Freedom Resolution, House Resolution 836, TOMORROW, Wednesday, February 21, 2024, at 9 a.m. on the South Wing Steps of the Georgia State Capitol.
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ATLANTA – State Representative Lauren Daniel (R-Locust Grove) recently introduced House Bill 1284, which would increase the penalties for passing a school bus and encourage schools to pick up students on the right side of a road that has a speed limit of over 40 mph. House Bill 1284, or “Addy’s Law,” was named after eight-year-old Adalyn Pierce of Henry County who was killed by a driver as she was crossing the road to get onto her school bus. Representatives Clint Crowe (R-Jackson) and Karen Mathiak (R-Griffin) are cosponsors of HB 1284.
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ATLANTA – State Representative Penny Houston (R-Nashville) today announced that she will not seek re-election to the Georgia House of Representatives after 26 years of service. Rep. Houston issued the following statement:
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