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District 122 District 4 U FEDERAL OFFICES STATE OFFICIALS District 122 District 4 U. S. SENATORS GEORGIA STATE SENATORS Hardie Davis, Jr. (D) 2010 Alvin Mason (Term 2008-2010) (Six Year Terms) (Two Year Terms) 612-E Coverdell Legislative Office Building Mayor Pro-Tem Johnny Isakson (R) 2010 District 22 Atlanta, GA 30334 3770 Pinnacle Place Drive 120 Russell Senate Office Building Ed Tarver (D) 2010 Phone: (404) 656-0325 Hephzibah, GA 30815 Washington, DC 20510 313B Coverdell Legislative Office Building (706) 793-1991(Home) Phone: (202) 224-3643 Atlanta, GA 30334 (706) 955-6130 (Cell) Fax: (202) 228-5826 Phone: (404) 656-0340 Augusta Office: (706) 821-1838 (Fax) TDDY: (202) 228-2105 PO Box 235 Augusta Office: Gracewood, GA 30812 District 5 State Office: P.O. Box 15473 Phone: (706) 434-8553 Calvin Holland, Sr. (Term 2006-2009) One Overton Park Augusta GA 30919-1473 3037 Thomas Ln. 3625 Cumberland Blvd Suite 970 Phone: (706) 828-6990 District 123 Augusta, GA 30906 Atlanta, GA 30339 Fax: (706) 722-9779 Gloria Frazier (D) 2010 (706) 798-5294 (Home) Phone: (770) 661-0999 604-C Coverdell Legislative Office Building (706) 821-1838 (Fax) Fax: (706) 661-0768 District 23 Atlanta, Georgia 30334 Phone: (404) 656-0270 District 6 J. B. Powell (D) 2010 Joe Jackson - (Term 2008-2010) Saxby Chambliss (R) 2014 320-A Legislative Office Building 416 Russell Senate Office Building Augusta Office: 2328 Neal St. Atlanta, GA 30334 Augusta, GA 30906 Washington, DC 20510 Phone: (404) 463-1314 P. O. Box 207 Phone: (202) 224-3521 Gracewood, GA 30812 (706) 533-7839 (Home) (706) 821-1838 (Fax) Fax: (202) 224-0103 Augusta Office: Phone: (706) 560-9709 228 Church Street Augusta Office: Blythe, GA 30805 AUGUSTA COMMISSION District 7 1054 Claussen Road, Suite 313 Phone: (706) 592-9544 Mayor Jerry Brigham (Term 2006-2009) Augusta, GA 30907 Deke Copenhaver (Term 2007-2010) 2904 Pleasant Cove Ct. Phone: (706) 738-0302 GEORGIA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 75 Conifer Circle Augusta, GA 30907 Fax: (706) 738-0901 (Two Year Terms) Augusta, GA 30909 (706) 863-1698 (Home) District 119 (706) 738-3156 (H) (706) 650-1700 (Work) U. S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Barbara Sims (R) 2010 (706) 821-1831 (W) (706) 650-1141 (Fax) (Two Year Terms) 404-B Coverdell Legislative Office Building (706) 821-1835 (Fax) District 10 2010 Atlanta, GA 30334 District 8 Paul Broun (R) Phone : (404) 656-0109 District 1 Jimmy Smith - (Term 2008-2010) 2104 Rayburn House Office Building Betty Beard - (Term 2006-2009) 1332 Brown Road Washington, DC 20515 Augusta Office: One-Seventh St., Ste.1703 Hephzibah, GA 30815 Phone: (202) 225-4101 P O Box 3126 River Place Condos (706) 798-3890 (Home) Fax: (202) 226-0776 Augusta, GA 30904 Augusta, GA 30901 (706) 821-1838 (Fax) Phone: (706) 738-3918 (706) 821-2504 (Work) Augusta Office (706) 724-0916 (Fax) District 9 –At Large 4246 Washington Road Suite 6 District 120 Districts 1, 2, 4, 5 Evans, GA 30809 Quincy Murphy (D) 2010 J. R. Hatney (Term 2006-2009) P. O. Box 211661 604-F Coverdell Legislative Office Building District 2 119 E. Walker St. Augusta, GA 30917 Atlanta, GA 30334 Corey Johnson - (Term 2008-2010) Augusta, GA 30901 Phone: 706 447-3857 Phone: (404) 656-0273 2222 Woodland Ave. (706) 722-5035 (Home) Fax: 706 868 8756 Augusta, GA 30904 (706) 821-1838 (Fax) (706) 993-0224 (Home) Web Site: www.broun.house.gov Augusta Office: (706) 922-5629 (Cell) 3238 Peach Orchard Road District 10 –At Large (706) 821-1838 (Fax) District 12 Augusta, GA 30906 Districts 3, 6, 7, 8 John Barrow (D) 2010 Phone: (706) 790-4600 Don A. Grantham - (Term 2008-2010) 226 Cannon House Office Building District 3 808 Quail Court Washington, DC 20515 District 121 Joe Bowles (Term 2006-2009) Augusta, GA 30909 Phone: (202) 225-2823 Wayne Howard (D) 2010 1114 Glenn Ave (706) 738-2331 (Home) 511-G Coverdell Legislative Office Building Augusta, Georgia 30904 (706) 738-7786 (Bus) Augusta Office Atlanta, Georgia 30334 (706) 825-6894 (Cell) (706) 733-4741 (Fax) 699 Broad Street Suite 1200 Phone: (404) 656-6372 (706) 210-1880 (Work) Augusta, GA 30901 (706) 210-1871 (Fax) Phone: 706 722-4494 Augusta Office Fax: 706 722-4496 2047 Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd Web Site: www.house.gov/barrow/ Phone: (706) 724-7828 RICHMOND COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION District 9 –At Large Mission Statement District 1 Districts 1, 2, 4, 5 _____________________ Marion E. Barnes - (Term 2009-20012) Venus Cain – (Term 2007 – 2010) President 2604 Eastbourne Court 2716 Royal Street Hephzibah, GA 30815 The mission of the Board of Elections is to actively RICHMOND COUNTY Augusta, GA 30909 (706) 793-9767 (Home) promote voter education, to provide an efficient means for (706) 736-8932 (Home) citizens to cast a vote, and to ensure an accurate list of voters, thus instilling confidence that public officials are BOARD OF ELECTIONS District 10 –At Large properly elected. District 2 Districts 3, 6, 7, 8 Eloise Curtis - (Term 2007-2010) Helen Minchew - (Term 2009-2012) DIRECTORY OF 1365 Dewitt Street 2942 Foxhall Circle Augusta, GA 30901 Augusta, GA 30907 INFORMATION (706) 722-4020 (Home) (706) 860-1178 (Home) ____________________________ District 3 Board of Elections 706-821-2340 (Phone) Alex Howard – (Term 2007-2010) WEB ADDRESSES 530 Greene Street 706-821-2814 (Fax) Vice-President Room 104 2719 Hillcrest Avenue Augusta, GA 30901 Augusta, GA 30909 Governor’s Office (706) 733-6566 (Home) www.gov.state.ga.us Georgia General Assembly District 4 www.legis.state.ga.us Barbara Pulliam - (Term 2009-2012) 2814 Friar Court Georgia Secretary of State Augusta, GA 30906 www.sos.state.ga.us 706/793-6721 (W) Augusta Georgia Government www.augustaga.gov District 5 General Information Joe Scott - (Term 2009-2012) Board of Elections 2916 Gibson Drive www.augustaga.gov/departments/board_elections Augusta, GA 30906 (706) 798-8986 (Home) POLL WORKER INFORMATION NOTES: Interested persons can get information regarding working at the polls at 821-2340 or by visiting our website. District 6 Jack Padgett, Jr.- (Term 2007-2010) 3533 Richmond Hill Road SCHEDULED ELECTIONS Augusta, GA 30906 (706) 798-2273 (H) November 3, 2009 General Municipal Election December 1, 2009 General Municipal Election Runoff District 7 (if necessary) Frank Dolan- (Term 2007-2010) 503 Regent Place Augusta, GA 30909 BOARD MEMBERS (706) 373-1874 (Cell) Linda Beazley, Chairperson District 8 Republican Appointees: Bob Gardner Jimmy Atkins - (Term 2009-2012) Chip Barbee 2108 Southlake Pkwy Augusta, GA 30906 Democratic Appointees: L . C . Myles (706) 798-1388 (Home) Mtesa C. Wright STAFF Executive Director - Lynn M. Bailey Assistant Director – Travis Doss, Jr. Election Coordinator – Jennifer Baker Registration Coordinator – Vacant Chief Deputy Registrar – Shirley Thomas 2009 Deputy Registrar – Wanda McWatty .
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