ATLANTA – House Speaker David Ralston (R-Blue Ridge) recently appointed State Representative Mike Glanton (D-Jonesboro) to the House Study Committee on Base Realignment and Closure.
“I would like to thank Speaker Ralston for allowing me the opportunity to serve on this crucial study committee,” said Rep. Glanton. “Georgia’s military provides invaluable resources and benefits to citizens across our state, and as legislators, we must prepare ourselves and our military bases for any future BRAC commission meetings. In doing so, we can ensure the livelihood of Georgia’s military and the continued economic success for our communities and our state.”
This fifteen member study committee, Chaired by State Representative Dave Belton (R-Buckhead), is established by House Resolution 1135 and will examine how to protect Georgia’s military installations from a future federal base realignment and closure action.
For more information on HR 1135, please click here.
Representative Mike Glanton represents the citizens of District 75, which includes portions of Clayton County. He was first elected into the House of Representatives in 2006, and was re-elected in 2012. He currently serves on the Appropriations Subcommittee on Education and the Defense & Veterans Affairs, Education, and Public Safety & Homeland Security committees.
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