ATLANTA – The March/April 2010 edition of James Magazine named State Representative Mark Hamilton (R-Cumming) as one of the Most Influential Georgians of 2010.
“I am greatly humbled and honored by this recognition from James Magazine,” said Rep. Hamilton. “It is truly a privilege to represent and serve the citizens of Forsyth and Cherokee counties in the Georgia House of Representatives.”
James Magazine is Georgia’s only monthly news magazine and is widely considered one of the state’s top resources for Georgia political news and issues. In a list that has become an annual tradition, naming the “who’s who” of Georgia politics, the “2010 Most Influential Georgians” also includes House Speaker David Ralston (R- Blue Ridge), U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson, Department of Transportation Commissioner Vance Smith and Georgia Department of Economic Development Commissioner Ken Stewart.
This year Rep. Hamilton became chairman of the House Governmental Affairs Committee. As chairman of this committee he oversees legislation concerning state election law as well as the operations and management of state, county, and municipal governments. Rep. Hamilton was also the vice-chairman of the Special Transportation Funding Sub-committee. In this role he worked closely on House Bill 277, the landmark regional transportation funding bill that was signed into law by Governor Perdue on Wednesday, June 2, 2010.
Other accomplishments by Rep. Hamilton during the 2010 legislative session include the passage of House Bill 665 and House Bill 1224, which were both introduced by Rep. Hamilton. HB 665 creates a pilot program that will allow for a faster and more efficient system for the state to receive absentee ballots from members of the military serving oversees. HB 1224 makes it easier for Georgians who have restricted driver’s licenses due to vision conditions, but have now recovered from those conditions, to once again receive full driving rights.
Rep. Hamilton also worked to include language enacting more stringent ethics requirements for the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) board members in Senate Bill 17, the Georgia Government Transparency Act. This addition to SB 17 will bring greater oversight and transparency to the Department of Transportation by bringing GDOT board members under the same ethics standards as the Georgia General Assembly.
You can learn more about Rep. Mark Hamilton by viewing his Capitol website or his Facebook page at www.legis.ga.gov.
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Representative Mark Hamilton represents the citizens of District 23, which includes parts of Cherokee and Forsyth counties. He was elected into the House of Representatives in 2006 and currently serves as Chairman of the Governmental Affairs Committee. He also serves on the Appropriations; Children & Youth; Industrial Relations; and Transportation committees in addition to the Special Committee on Small Business Development and Jobs Creation.