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GA HR1455
Resolution
Status
Engrossed
4/21/2010
Primary Sponsor
Lee Anderson
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AI Summary
- Commissioner Tommy Irvin is recognized and commended for more than five decades of service as Georgia's Commissioner of Agriculture, a position he was first appointed to in 1969 by Governor Lester Maddox and subsequently reelected to for ten straight terms
- Irvin holds the distinction of being the longest serving Commissioner of Agriculture in the United States and the longest serving statewide elected official in Georgia
- He is nationally recognized for agricultural leadership, serving as founder and two-term president of the Southern United States Trade Association, a founding member of the Southern Association of State Departments of Agriculture, and the only Georgian to serve as president of the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture
- His honors include the Richard B. Russell Public Service Award and the 2005 Jefferson Jackson Day HOPE Award
- The resolution invites Commissioner Irvin to be recognized by the House of Representatives at a date and time determined by the Speaker and directs the Clerk to transmit a copy of the resolution to him
Legislative Description
Irvin, Commissioner Tommy; commend and invite to House
Last Action
House Passed/Adopted
4/21/2010
Full Bill Text
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