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| Name | Glenn Richardson |
| Address | 374 Hightower Road
Hiram, Georgia , United States |
| Email | None |
| Website | [Link] |
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January 12, 1960
(64 years)
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| Contributor | Joshua L. |
| Last Modifed | IndyGeorgia
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| Info | Glenn Richardson was born in Douglas County, Georgia, where he graduated from Douglas County High School in 1978 and began his political career as Vice-President of his Senior Class. In 1981, Glenn earned a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Georgia State University and was a member of Georgia State University’s first law school class earning his Juris Doctor in 1984.
In 1985, Glenn joined the firm of Vinson & Osborne and made partner 2 years later. Now known as Vinson, Talley, Richardson & Cable, Glenn continues to practice with the same firm. In 1989, he was appointed to serve as County Attorney for Paulding County and is currently serving in his 16th year.
Glenn became the first Republican from Paulding County elected to the Georgia House of Representatives since Reconstruction in 1996 and received 64 percent of the vote in a contested primary and 68 percent in a contested General election. In 2003, Governor Sonny Perdue hand picked Glenn to serve as the Administration Floor Leader in the House and in November 2003, the Republican Caucus chose Glenn to serve as Minority Leader. He was elected to his fifth consecutive term in 2004 to represent House District 19 and played an instrumental role in securing Republican control of the House for the first time since Reconstruction. Following the 2004 elections, Glenn was chosen by his colleagues to serve as the first Republican Speaker of the House in over 130 years.
In recognition of his service and dedication, the Republican Party of Georgia named him the 2003 Legislator of the Year. He was also the recipient of the 2003 American Cancer Society Capitol Dome Award. The March of Dimes recognized Glenn “for providing extraordinary leadership in passing legislation to reduce the number of premature births in Georgia.”
Glenn is married to Susan Richardson and they have three children: Maggie, Bryn and Will.
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