1. George Hooks was born on May 9,1945 and is an American politician and Democratic former member of the Georgia State Senate, representing the 14th District from 1991 through 2013.
18 Facts About George Hooks
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Senator George Hooks currently owns an insurance and real estate firm in Americus.
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George Hooks served on the Senate Rules Committee and chaired the panel until his appointment to the Appropriations post in September 1993.
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George Hooks is a member of the Natural Resources; Ethics, and Rules.
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George Hooks serves as an ex officio member of the Economic Development, Tourism, and Cultural Affairs Committee.
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George Hooks serves on the Senate Administrative Affairs Committee which sets policy and oversees the management of Senate operations.
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Senator George Hooks is a member of the Executive Committee of the Southern Legislative Conference.
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George Hooks serves on the Legislative Management Committee of the National Conference of State Legislatures, and the Fiscal Oversight and Intergovernmental Affairs Committee.
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Active in community affairs, George Hooks was named an Outstanding Young Man of America in 1979, by the State Chamber of Commerce and was selected for Leadership Georgia in 1982.
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George Hooks has been honored as the Legislator of the Year by the Georgia Public Health Association, the Medical Association of Georgia, and the Georgia Hospital Association and as the Soil and Water Conservationist of the Year.
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George Hooks was cited as a "Friend of Medicine" by the Medical Association of Georgia.
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George Hooks received the "Legislative Service Award" for 1991 from both the Georgia Municipal Association and the Association of County Commissioners of Georgia.
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George Hooks has received the Friend of Children Award from the Child Advocacy Coalition and has been cited by the Georgia Association of Educators.
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In 1997, Senator George Hooks was recognized for his support to the Georgia Council for the Hearing Impaired and the Georgia Registry of Interpreters of the Deaf.
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George Hooks has received the John McPherson Berrin Award from the Georgia Historical Society.
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George Hooks is a member and former director of the local Rotary Club and the Americus-Sumter County Chamber of Commerce, attained the rank of Eagle Scout as a youth, and served as a Scout leader.
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On October 1,2006, George Hooks received the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award from the Boy Scouts of America.
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George Hooks is married to the former Katherine Felder Allen of Atlanta and he has two adult children, Bardin and Mary Ann.