Edward Lindsey | |
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Majority Whip of the Georgia House of Representatives | |
In office January 11, 2010 –January 14, 2013 | |
Member of the GeorgiaHouseofRepresentatives from the 54th district | |
In office January 13,2005 –July 2,2014 | |
Preceded by | Sally Harrell |
Succeeded by | Beth Beskin |
Personal details | |
Born | Edward Harman Lindsey,Jr. December 5,1958 Atlanta,Georgia,U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Elizabeth |
Children | Harman Charlie Zack |
Alma mater | Davidson College (B.A.) University of Georgia (J.D.) |
Profession | Lawyer |
Edward Harman Lindsey Jr. [1] [2] (born December 5,1958) is an American attorney and former member of the Georgia House of Representatives. He represented the 54th district which covered parts of Fulton County,and the Republican Party. Lindsey served as the House Majority Whip. Previously,he served as the chair of the House Appropriations Sub Committee on Education from 2009 to 2010. [3] He unsuccessfully ran for the Georgia's 11th congressional district in 2014. Later that year,he stepped down from his state house seat to join a special committee to solve Georgia's transportation issues.
Lindsey was born in Atlanta,Georgia. He graduated from Northside High School in Atlanta,Georgia. He earned a degree in history from Davidson College,and a Juris Doctor from the University of Georgia School of Law. He began his legal career practicing law in Toccoa,Georgia.
Later,Lindsey and three partners moved to Atlanta to start their own firm,Goodman McGuffey Lindsey &Johnson,LLP,in 1990. [4] Today the firm represents individuals in 4 states and employees over 80 individuals. The firm has offices in Georgia,Florida,South Carolina,and North Carolina. [5]
In 2000,Lindsey ran for the Georgia State Senate and lost narrowly in the Republican primary.
In 2004,he first ran for the Georgia House of Representatives in a North Fulton County district and won. He served five terms in the House. In his last two terms (2010–2013) he was elected Majority Whip by his fellow legislators. From 2006 to 2010,he ran unopposed his state house seat. In 2012,he received a Democratic challenger for the first time since 2004 and won his re-election with 63% of the vote.
On April 11,2013,Lindsey announced that he would be a candidate for the United States House of Representatives for Georgia's 11th congressional district. [6] Incumbent Congressman Phil Gingrey was not seeking reelection. Lindsey received the most endorsements from locally elected officials,including Cherokee County Sheriff Roger Garrison,Bartow County state Representative Paul Battles,and Sandy Springs Mayor Rusty Paul. [7] He lost the primary,finishing fourth. [8]
Lindsey was first elected in 2004 to the House of Representatives and served until July 2,2014 when he stepped down from his seat to serve on a special committee to explore solutions to Georgia's transportation issues. [9] Lindsey played a key role in several major decisions in the state capitol including Criminal Justice Reform,Healthcare Reform,2010 Redistricting,Charter School reform,and Illegal Immigration reform.
As a Representative,Lindsey sponsored 36 bills which passed out of the Georgia House of Representatives and became law,including:[13] [10]
In the state legislature,among many others,Lindsey was named the Georgia Chamber of Commerce and National Federation of Independent Businesses Legislator of the Year in 2013. Additionally,James Magazine recognizes him as one of Georgia's most influential legislators. [11]
Lindsey has been recognized by Atlanta Magazine as a Georgia "Super Lawyer",and the Atlanta Business Chronicle as one of the leading lawyers in Atlanta. In 2009,he received the Atlanta Bar Association Distinguished Service Award. [11]
Lindsey,and his wife Elizabeth,married over 25 years ago and reside in the Brookhaven community in Atlanta,Georgia. Elizabeth practices family law in Atlanta and is a member of their church’s vestry. They have 3 college aged children,Harman (US Military Academy),Charlie (University of Georgia),and Zack (University of Georgia School of Law,magnum cum laude). [10]
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