Rep. Gerald Greene to chair Georgia House State Properties Committee
Southwest Georgia representative now has second-longest tenure in Georgia House
By Carlton Fletcher
ATLANTA – The Georgia House of Representatives’ Committee on Assignments has named state Rep. Gerald Greene, R-Cuthbert, chairman of the House State Properties Committee.
Greene will also serve as a member of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Public Safety and Economic Development & Tourism, Public Safety & Homeland Security, Retirement, and Rules committees.
Greene was sworn in, along with other members of the House, Monday at the State Capitol, starting his 17th term a member of the state Legislature. He is now the dean of the Southwest Georgia delegation and the ranking Republican in the General Assembly. Only Rep. Calvin Smyre, D-Columbus, has served longer in the House than Greene.
The House Committee on Assignments, chaired by House Speaker David Ralston, R-Blue Ridge, is charged with making all committee assignments for members of the House of Representatives.
“I want to thank Speaker Ralston and the Committee on Assignments for affording me the opportunity to serve the people of this great state on these fundamental committees,” Greene said. “It is with great modesty that I accept this esteemed assignment.
“Most importantly, I want to thank the people for their loyalty and constant support, by allowing me to once more serve their communities.”
Greene represents House District 151, which includes Calhoun, Clay, Early, Quitman, Randolph, Stewart, Terrell and Webster counties, as well as a portion of Dougherty County. He was first elected to the House of Representatives in 1982.
“My role is to reach out to assist people in my district when problems arise within their daily lives,” Greene said.
Even while working with his colleagues at the Capitol, Greene has made it a priority to be in contact with state and federal officials concerning the recent storm/tornado damage in Calhoun, Dougherty, Early, Miller, Baker, Mitchell, Worth and Turner counties, all of which have been declared disaster areas by Gov. Nathan Deal.
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