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Terry Coleman

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Terry Coleman
Coleman in 2006
Speaker of the Georgia House of Representatives
In office
January 13, 2003 – January 10, 2005
Preceded byTom Murphy
Succeeded byGlenn Richardson
Member of the Georgia House of Representatives
In office
January 8, 1973 – January 8, 2007
Succeeded byJimmy Pruett
Constituency102nd district, Post 1 (1973–1975)
118th district (1975–1993)
142nd district (1993–2003)
118th district (2003–2005)
144th district (2005–2007)
Personal details
Born
Terry Lewis Coleman

(1943-12-05) December 5, 1943 (age 80)
Eastman, Georgia, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse
Carol Cofield
(m. 1969)
Children2
Residence(s)Eastman, Georgia, U.S.
Alma materReinhardt College, Brenau College, Woodrow Wilson College of Law
Occupationlawyer

Terry Lewis Coleman (born December 5, 1943) is an American politician from the state of Georgia.[1]

Political career

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Terry Coleman is a former member of Georgia General Assembly and speaker of the house. First elected to the Georgia House of Representatives in 1972, he chaired many House Committees and was elected as the Speaker of the House for the 2003-2004 Legislative Session. He served as Assistant Commissioner for the Georgia Department of Agriculture under Tommy Irvin from 2007-2010, when he stepped down to run for Commissioner of the Georgia Department of Labor.

Personal life

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Born and raised in Dodge County, Coleman graduated from Dodge County High School in 1961. From there, he went on to attend Reinhardt College where he earned an associate degree. He later obtained his Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice before obtaining his Juris Doctor from the Woodrow Wilson College of Law. He is currently employed by Coleman and Company Benefits, Inc. which deals with business insurance. He has also been a member of the Eastman Volunteer Fire Department for the past 23 years. As Speaker of the House he cast the deciding vote to allow Georgians the opportunity to vote for the state flag of their choice.

His community involvement includes membership on the Board of Directors for the Bank of Dodge County and the Colony Bank Corporation. He served on the Mercer medical School Board of Governors from 1990–2002,[2] and was a President of the Chamber of Commerce from 1985-1987. He continues to play an active role in the Huddle House Franchise in Eastman and McRae-Helena, Georgia. Representative Coleman is married to Carol Cofield Coleman; they have 2 children and 3 grandchildren. He is a member of the First Methodist Church of Eastman.

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References

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Georgia House of Representatives
Preceded by
Clarence G. Ezzard, Sr
Member of the Georgia House of Representatives
from the 102nd district, Post 1

1973–1975
Succeeded by
Preceded by
William Mobley Howell
Member of the Georgia House of Representatives
from the 118th district

1975–1993
Succeeded by
Henry L. Howard
Preceded by
Bobby Long
Member of the Georgia House of Representatives
from the 142nd district

1993–2003
Succeeded by
Ron Borders
Preceded by
Henry L. Howard
Member of the Georgia House of Representatives
from the 118th district

2003–2005
Succeeded by
Ben Harbin
Preceded by Member of the Georgia House of Representatives
from the 144th district

2005–2007
Succeeded by
Political offices
Preceded by Speaker of the Georgia House of Representatives
January 13, 2003-January 10, 2005
Succeeded by