Carden Summers

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Carden Summers
Member of the Georgia Senate
from the 13th district
Assumed office
March 9, 2020
Personal details
Born (1957-08-27) August 27, 1957 (age 66)
Political party Republican

Carden H. Summers (born August 27, 1957) is an American politician from Georgia. Summers is a Republican member of the Georgia State Senate for District 13. [1]

In 2023, he was one of the sponsors of SB140, a bill regulating medical rights for transgender youth. The bill has been widely criticized as harmful to this population. [2]

In January 2024, Summers co-sponsored S.B. 390, which would withhold government funding for any libraries in Georgia affiliated with the American Library Association. [3] [4]

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References

  1. "Georgia General Assembly". www.legis.ga.gov.
  2. "Senate Bill 140 advances during a Georgia House Public Health Committee hearing". WABE. 2023-03-14. Retrieved 2023-03-30.
  3. Tagami, Ty (January 25, 2024). "Georgia GOP senators target American Library Association with new bill". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  4. "SB 390". Georgia General Assembly. Retrieved 25 January 2024.