I am thankful to you the voters to have served as your State Representative in House District 51 for the last thirteen years. The district encompasses parts of John’s Creek and Alpharetta in Fulton County and Berkeley Lake, Peachtree Corners and a part of Norcross in Gwinnett County. 

The district is home to 50,000 people whom I want to help by legislating in a fashion that preserves our liberties while insuring the best possible safety, educational, economic and transportation mobility opportunities all at the lowest possible cost in taxes.

I have attempted to provide strong, principled leadership in the State House.  For example, my fight to restrict the growth of state government has led me to, with the exception of an increase in the tobacco tax, never voting for an income or sales tax increase.  More proactively I have led in the fight for tort reform, immigration control, teen driving controls, improved custody conditions for children of divorce and property tax reductions. 

When Speaker Richardson asked me to co-chair the House Republican Policy Committee I eagerly took up the opportunity to guide the formation of the legislative agenda for the 2009 session.  That effort resulted in passage of legislation that capped property valuation increases at zero for the next two years, made it more difficult for illegal immigrants to gain access to public benefits, enhanced adoption opportunities, allowed 11th and 12th grade students to go on to our technical colleges with the state funding following them. 

One of my greatest joys as a State Representative is talking with constituents about issues or possible ideas for legislation. If you would like to contact me, feel free to e-mail via the contact page on this web site or call me at (770) 447-9649.

Thank you again for the great opportunity to represent you.