ATLANTA – State Representative Mike Glanton (D-Jonesboro) was appointed by Governor Brian Kemp to serve on the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Overview Committee (MARTOC).
“I am humbled that Governor Kemp appointed me to MARTOC. This Joint House and Senate Committee is an extremely important and relative committee, especially during the next few years of transportation and transit priority projects,” said Rep. Glanton. “As MARTA seeks to expand into Gwinnett County and move forward with a commuter rail system in Clayton County, the committee will play an instrumental role through partnerships with MARTA, the MARTA Board of Directors and the newly assembled Atlanta Transit Link Authority Board of Directors. I look forward to serving Georgians by improving transportation and transit infrastructure.”
Rep. Glanton was previously appointed to MARTOC by Gov. Nathan Deal during the 2017-2018 legislative term. He also served as chairman of the MARTOC Subcommittee on Innovation & Technology.
MARTOC is a statutory committee that is responsible for providing oversight of MARTA and its annual budget. As a joint committee with the House and Senate, MARTOC does not handle legislation, nor do the members have a vote on the MARTA Board of Directors.
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Representative Mike Glanton represents the citizens of District 75, which includes portions of Clayton County. He was first elected to the House of Representatives in 2006 and was re-elected in 2012. He currently serves as Vice Chairman on the Appropriations Subcommittee on Education. He also serves on the Defense & Veterans Affairs, Education, MARTOC and Public Safety & Homeland Security committees.
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