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The Inauguration of AND THE CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA.
NATHAN DEAL JANUARY THE TWELFTH, TWO THOUSAND AND FIFTEEN The Inauguration of NATHAN DEAL
AND THE CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA.
JANUARY THE TWELFTH, TWO THOUSAND AND FIFTEEN
Table of Contents:
GOVERNOR NATHAN DEAL’S BIOGRAPHY ...... 3
A GEORGIA LEGACY ...... 4
FIRST LADY SANDRA DEAL’S BIOGRAPHY ...... 5
WITH A SERVANT’S HEART: A DAY OF SERVICE...... 6
LETTER FROM INAUGURAL CO!CHAIRS ...... 7
HONORARY CO!CHAIRS AND EXECUTIVE CELEBRATION COMMITTEE ...... 8
GEORGIA INAUGURAL HISTORY ...... 9
THE LIBERTY PLAZA ...... 10
THE LIBERTY BELL ...... 11!12
CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS ...... 13
LETTER FROM LT. GOV. CASEY CAGLE ...... 15
GEORGIA STATE SENATE ...... 16
GEORGIA STATE HOUSE ...... 17
LETTER FROM SPEAKER DAVID RALSTON ...... 18
INAUGURAL PROGRAM ...... 19
INAUGURAL BENEFACTORS ...... 21!22
THANK YOU ...... 24
STAFF ...... 24
IN MEMORY OF MACK BURGESS ...... 25!26
1 " THE INAUGURAL THE INAUGURAL " 2 THE 82ND GOVERNOR A GEORGIA Legacy OF GEORGIA, Nathan Deal
Dear Friends, During the past four years, I worked every day to help create Under Gov. Nathan Deal’s leadership, Georgia year plan to add nearly 500 new child welfare Sandra and I are humbled by and jobs and make Georgia the No. has risen to become the No. 1 place in the nation case workers at DFCS. grateful for the support you’ve 1 place in the nation in which in which to do business, a goal achieved by shown us over the past four years. to do business. Together, we GOVERNOR & CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS creating the Competitiveness Initiative, reforming Gov. Deal’s public service to his state spans It has been the privilege of my life accomplished that goal three ND our tax code, shaping our educational system four decades. The Sandersville native served in to serve as your governor and I am times over. We’ve helped create to support our workforce needs and recruiting the U.S. Army at Fort Gordon in Augusta after honored to work on your behalf— over 300,000 private-sector jobs, businesses to relocate here. graduating with a law degree from Mercer and for every single Georgian— lowered taxes for all Georgians, University, and then began a private law practice for another term. We thank our and maintained our AAA bond As Georgia’s 82nd governor since January 2011, in Gainesville, the hometown of his wife, Sandra supporters, voters and volunteers rating. We’ve invested in education, he has cut state taxes, eliminated state agencies, Dunagan Deal. While his wife taught in Hall from every corner of the state for transportation, workforce
reduced the state government workforce, saved County public schools, the governor began a long their faith in us. development and implemented GEORGIA’S 82 HOPE from the brink of bankruptcy, championed span of service to his community as prosecutor, criminal justice reforms that are education innovations and implemented judge, state senator and U.S. congressman. From a young age, Sandra and already paying dividends. significant cost-saving reforms in our criminal I were taught the importance of justice system. He fought to increase public safety During his 17 years in Congress, Deal rose to faith, family, and service. We’ve I’m proud of what we’ve on our waterways, improved our workforce by chair the Health Subcommittee of Energy and strived to make it the cornerstone accomplished these past four aiding veterans and technical college students Commerce, where he became a noted expert on of our lives. That’s why we chose years, but we have only just begun. and enacted stricter rules on lobbying to boost entitlement reform and health care policy. the Scripture verse 1 Peter 4:10 as In the coming years, I’ll continue public trust. the theme of this inauguration: working with our congressional Deal ended his congressional career to campaign delegation, constitutional officers Though he has reduced the size of state for governor, becoming the Republican “Each of you should use whatever and legislators to build upon our government, Gov. Deal has prioritized education nominee in August 2010 and then winning the gift you have received to serve successes. Georgia’s best days are and child safety funding as state revenues governorship in November of that year. Nathan others, as faithful stewards of God’s ahead of us and we look forward
rebound from the Great Recession. In 2014, the Deal was reelected as Georgia’s governor on Nov. grace in various forms.” to our bright future. With your help, The Inaugural governor increased k-12 spending by more than 4, 2014. we will keep Georgia No. 1 for the half a billion dollars, the largest funding increase With this in mind, we call on you next generation. in education in seven years. As concerned The Governor and First Lady have four adult once again to join us in serving about our children’s safety as he is about their children and six grandchildren. your communities in whatever way Thank you and God bless. education, Gov. Deal has also started a three- possible.
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Nathan Deal chose the newly constructed Liberty Plaza as the site of the inaugural ceremony due to its historic significance and his commitment to the project. “Holding the swearing-in ceremony in the new plaza, which Georgians have advocated for and worked toward for decades, is fitting,” Deal said. “The public should have a safe place to assemble, and we believe Liberty Plaza will hold an important place in public debate and assemblies for many years to come.” Liberty Plaza, a public park and gathering space across the street from the Gold Dome, GOVERNOR & CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS is the result of more than 100 years’ effort ND GEORGIA INAUGURAL HISTORY to create a safe civic area for large rallies and gatherings. The plaza, designed to accommodate several thousand people, In Georgia and across the United thousands of Georgians the will prevent large assemblies from spilling States, there is a deep respect for opportunity to view the special into street traffic. Previously, a decades-old the rich history of gubernatorial event. Though held indoors in recent parking deck, deemed a hazard, was located inaugurations. years, Gov. Nathan Deal decided at the site. GEORGIA’S 82 to return to the festivities outdoors For well over a century in Georgia, for his first inauguration. In 2011, Throughout the 20th century, multiple plans the swearing-in of a new governor unfortunately, due to weather were offered for a public gathering space took place before a relatively small constraints the ceremony was forced before being scrapped. One of the first audience. The ceremony was usually indoors. proposals was submitted in 1910 with the title held in the chamber of the Georgia “A Dream of the Heart of Atlanta, Ga., The Half House of Representatives before an This year, Gov. Nathan Deal and the Million City.” audience of a joint session of the constitutional officers will institute legislature and citizens in the gallery. a tradition that will forever change Liberty Plaza will hold the Liberty Bell and the gubernatorial inaugurations in Statue of Liberty replicas. Having taken the Oath of Office, Georgia. With the Georgia State Georgia’s new governor would then Capitol as the backdrop, the 2015 swear-in the other constitutional group of elected officials will pledge The Inaugural officers and deliver his inaugural to preserve, protect and defend the address before those in attendance. liberties provided by the Constitution at the newly constructed Liberty In 1946, the inaugural ceremony Plaza. was moved outdoors, providing 9 " THE INAUGURAL THE INAUGURAL " 10 THE LIBERTY BELL Georgia’s Liberty Bell will ring for the first time in decades to mark the start of Gov. Deal’s swearing- in ceremony. The bell, a gift from the Truman administration, will be housed in the newly constructed Liberty Plaza. “The Liberty Bell, much like Liberty Plaza, has historical significance to our state,” Deal said. “It was intended for use at patriotic occasions, and we look forward to restoring that tradition. It is my hope that the Liberty Bell will become part of Georgia’s inaugural ceremony for years to come.” The recently restored bell previously sat on the grounds of the Capitol. Full-size replicas of the Liberty Bell were presented to each of the 50 states in 1950 as part of a U.S. savings bond drive called “Save for Your Independence.” The Treasury Department, along with several private GOVERNOR & CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS companies, selected Paccard Foundry in Annecy-le- ND Vieux, France, to cast the bells. The plaque accompanying the bell reads: Dedicated to you, a free citizen in a free land. 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C6; 4 D6A5 < C 2. 9 A < C : " ! ! ! ! " INAUGURAL PROGRAM Liberty Plaza Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2015 2 p.m. Pre-Ceremony 116th Army Band Georgia Army National Guard Chief Warrant Officer Mark Cummings, Presiding Officer Georgia on My Mind Banks & Shane and the Utopian Academy of the Arts Childrens Choir Joint Session Call to Order The Speaker of the House, David Ralston Presentation of Colors The Georgia State Patrol Honor Guard The National Anthem Mr. Timothy Miller, Tenor Invocation Dr. Dwight “Ike” Reighard Senior Pastor, Piedmont Church Delivery of the Great Seal Secretary of State, Brian Kemp Administration of Oath of Office to the Governor The Honorable Jason Deal 19 Gun Salute The United States Army Administration of Oath of Office to the Lieutenant Governor Gov. Nathan Deal Inaugural Remarks Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle Administration of Oath of Office to Constitutional Officers Secretary of State Brian Kemp Attorney General Sam Olens Agriculture Commissioner Gary Black Insurance Commissioner Ralph Hudgens State School Superintendent Richard Woods Labor Commissioner Mark Butler Inaugural Address Gov. Nathan Deal Benediction Dr. Bruce Morgan Pastor Emeritus, First Baptist Church of Griffin Dissolution of Joint Session of Legislature Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle 19 " THE INAUGURAL THE INAUGURAL " 20 INAUGURAL BENEFACTORS Jon R. Hawk Perimeter Business Alliance/ Terry & Heather Cook Jones, Osteen & Jones Perimeter Community Improvement The Coca-Cola Company Districts Kaufman Law PC The DeVry Group Perkins Law Firm LLP Kenneth L. Shigley The Dickinson Law Firm Pfizer King & Spalding LLP The Downey Law Firm LLC Philip & Mary Hart Wilheit Lance A. Cooper PC The GEO Group Pope, McGlamry, Kilpatrick, Morrison Law Office of Mary D. Lewis The Gibson Law Firm, LLC & Norwood PC Law Offices of William F. Underwood The Jordan Firm LLC Post Properties III The Law Firm of Smith & Private Clinic North Linley Jones PC Tillery, PC PruittHealth Lockheed Martin Aeronautics The Mabrey Firm, PC Publix Company The Southeast Permanente Madeleine N. Peake RCR Capital Consulting Medical Group Malone Law Office Regions The Speed Firm, PC Massey Watson Bowers & Hembree Robert Hammers TMX Finance Matthew Lemak Robert K. Finnell PC Troutman Sanders LLP Maximus Robin Frazer Clark PC Troutman Sanders Strategies GOVERNOR & CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS Sabal Trail Transmission ND Maxine & Bob Burton United Technology McGuireWoods SCANA Energy Corporation McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP Schnitzer Southeast, LLC UnitedHealth Group Mednax Scientific Games Universal Health Services, Inc. Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce Sewon America, Inc. UPS Michael J. Blakely Shann Cook Loyd Walgreens GEORGIA’S 82 Michael L. Neff PC Sheila Cook Walmart Stores Inc. Mitchell & Shapiro LLP Slappey & Sadd LLC Warshauer Law Group PC Moraitakis & Kushel, LLP Slover, Prieto, Marigliano, Holbert LLC Watkins, Lourie, Roll & Chance PC Morgan & Morgan Sunovion Pharmaceuticals WellCare of Georgia Mr. and Mrs. Mark C. West SunTrust WINDSTREAM Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Jepson, Jr. Superior Plumbing Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of NCR Suzanne & Don Leebern, Jr. Georgia NFIB/Georgia Swedish Match North America Woodward & Stern, LLC Norfolk Southern Corp. Synovus Financial Corporation The Inaugural Yancey Brothers Co. Oglethorpe Power Taulbee, Rushins, Snipes, Marsh, & Hodgin LLC Zachary H. Thomas Parker Executive Search Ted & Joni Smith Peach State Health Plan Tedra C. Hobson *As of 01/05/15 21 " THE INAUGURAL THE INAUGURAL " 22 The Governor and First Lady extend their appreciation and thanks to the inaugural committee, including the hundreds of volunteers, contributors, and staff whose hard work made the inauguration possible. Tom Willis Claire Davis Executive Director Deputy Director of Finance Neil Bitting Bobby Saparow Deputy Executive Director Director of With a Servant’s Heart Jennifer Talaber Brian Harris Director of Communications Director of Prayer Service GOVERNOR & CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS Katie McCreary Pearson Cunningham ND Deputy Director of Communications Director of Transportation and Logistics Tyler Adams Director of Production Ben Jarrard External Affairs Liaison Elizabeth Bettis and Collier Hatchett Director of Protocol Lyndy Rogers External Affairs Liaison Ryan Williams GEORGIA’S 82 Director of Ticketing Alyse Williams Office Manager Rebecca Cumminsky Director of Finance The Inaugural 23 " THE INAUGURAL THE INAUGURAL " 24 IN LOVING MEMORY OF MACK BURGESS A loving son, faithful friend and steadfast colleague. GOVERNOR & CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS ND It was an honor to know you and work with you. Your passion for life was evident in everything you did. Until we meet again, may God hold you in the palm of his hand. Mack Burgess, 1989-2014. Rest In Peace. GEORGIA’S 82 The Inaugural 25 " THE INAUGURAL THE INAUGURAL " 26