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GA HR2281
Resolution
Status
Passed
4/29/2010
Primary Sponsor
Kathy Ashe
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AI Summary
- Honors and commends Representative DuBose Porter of Dublin, Georgia, on the final day of his last session in the Georgia House of Representatives after 28 years of service (14 terms), having first been elected in 1982
- Porter served as Administration Floor Leader to Governor Zell Miller (1991–1992), was elected Speaker Pro Tempore in January 2003, and elected Leader of the Democratic Caucus in January 2005
- A graduate of Davidson College (B.A. in English, 1975) and Cumberland Law School at Samford University, Porter co-founded the law firm Nelson & Porter in Dublin and in 1987 purchased The Courier Herald, eventually becoming executive editor of nine regional newspapers
- Porter served on the Agriculture and Consumer Affairs, Appropriations, Ethics, and Rules Committees and held civic roles including trustee of the Nature Conservancy of Georgia and president of the Georgia Press Association and the Georgia Library Trustees Association
- Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to transmit an appropriate copy of the resolution to Representative Porter
Legislative Description
Porter, Representative DuBose; commend
Last Action
House Read and Adopted
4/29/2010
Full Bill Text
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