George Washington "Buddy" Darden III was born on November 22,1943 and is an American politician and lawyer from Georgia.
22 Facts About George Darden
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George Darden served in the state house and then for more than five terms as Congressman from Georgia.
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George Darden lived in Sparta, Georgia and attended public schools, graduating from Sparta High School in 1961.
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George Darden received many honors and awards while a college student, including being elected as president of the student body.
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George Darden was elected as County District Attorney and served from 1973 to 1977.
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In 1980 George Darden was elected to the Georgia House of Representatives as a Democrat representing District 19-Post3.
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George Darden took office in January 1981, and served until 1983, when he resigned to campaign for an open Congressional seat.
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George Darden shepherded numerous bills, including those benefiting Lockheed Aeronautical Corp.
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George Darden was a member of the Standards of Official Conduct committee, elected in 1991, and served on the Committee on Armed Services and Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.
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George Darden advocated maintaining a strong defense in spite of improved East-West relations.
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George Darden said any money saved from a "peace dividend" should go to deficit reduction.
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George Darden was reelected to five more terms until 1994, when he was defeated by Bob Barr.
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George Darden sought the Democratic nomination for his old seat, now numbered as the 11th district, in 2002, but lost to Roger Kahn.
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George Darden was the last white Democrat to represent the Atlanta suburbs until Carolyn Bourdeaux was elected from a nearby district in 2020.
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Since leaving Congress, George Darden has served as a delegate to the Democratic National Conventions in 1996,2000 and 2004.
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In 2000, President Clinton announced the recess appointment of George Darden to serve as a Member of the Board of Directors of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation.
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George Darden served as chairman of the Judicial Nominating Commission in the administration of Georgia Governor Roy Barnes from 1999 to 2003.
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In 1992, George Darden became a member of the Board of Trustees for LaGrange College in LaGrange, Georgia.
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In 2002, George Darden was named Chairman of the Board of Trustees, and served for five years.
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George Darden is a member of the ReFormers Caucus of Issue One.
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Since 1995, George Darden has been a partner in the Atlanta law firm of Denton's.
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George Darden married Lillian Budd was born on May 15,1945 and on February 18,1968.