Doug Haines | |
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Member of the Georgia Senate from the 46th district | |
In office 2001–2003 | |
Preceded by | Paul C. Broun Sr. |
Succeeded by | Brian Kemp |
Personal details | |
Born | Athens,Georgia,U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Lisa Lott |
Children | 2 |
Education | University of Wyoming (BA) University of Georgia (JD) |
Doug Haines is an American attorney and politician who served as a member of the Georgia State Senate for the 46th district from 2001 to 2003.
A native of Laramie,Wyoming,Haines is the son of a teacher and banker. [1] He has two siblings,including a twin sister. Haines earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from the University of Wyoming and a Juris Doctor from the University of Georgia School of Law.[ citation needed ]
After law school,Haines worked as an attorney in Atlanta for three years before returning to Athens. In 1992,Haines established Georgia Legal Watch,a non-profit public interest law group. Haines was elected to the Georgia State Senate in 2000,succeeded retiring incumbent Paul C. Broun Sr. He was defeated for re-election in 2002 by Brian Kemp. [2] [3] [4] Haines was a candidate for Georgia's 12th congressional district in the 2004,losing in the Democratic primary. [5]
Haines is married to Lisa Lott,a former public defender and current judge of the Georgia Superior Court. Haines and Lott have two children. [6] [7]
In 2004,Haines was charged with assault after an incident of road rage. Haines was later sentenced to 40 hours of community service and a mandatory anger management evaluation in 2005. [8] [9]
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