Charles Hatcher | |
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| Member of the U.S.HouseofRepresentatives from Georgia's 2nd district | |
| In office January 3, 1981 –January 3, 1993 | |
| Preceded by | Dawson Mathis |
| Succeeded by | Sanford Bishop |
| Member of the Georgia House of Representatives | |
| In office January 8,1973 –1980 | |
| Preceded by | Haskew Brantley |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Chambless |
| Constituency | 114th district (1973–1975) 131st district (1975–1980) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Charles Floyd Hatcher July 1,1939 Doerun,Georgia,U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Krysta Harden |
| Education | Georgia Southern College (BS) University of Georgia (JD) |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service |  United States Air Force |
| Years of service | 1958–1962 |
| Rank | Airman (second class) |
Charles Floyd Hatcher (born July 1,1939) is an American politician and lawyer from the U.S. state of Georgia. He served in Congress as a Democrat.
He was born in Doerun,Georgia and served in the United States Air Force from 1958 to 1962 reaching the rank of Airman Second Class. [1] After his military service,he attended Georgia Southern College in Statesboro in 1965 and then entered the University of Georgia School of Law in Athens. [2] Hatcher graduated with a Juris Doctor degree in 1969,became a member of the state bar,and started practicing law in Albany,Georgia.
Hatcher served in the Georgia House of Representatives from 1973 to 1980. [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] He was elected to six consecutive terms in the U.S. House of Representatives beginning with the election of 1980. Hatcher ran an unsuccessful bid for re-election in 1992,losing the Democratic primary to Sanford Bishop,in part because of the House banking scandal.
