Business and political careers
Coleman was the owner of Bonitz of Georgia,a construction company which he started in 1954,and where he remained as board chairman until his death. [2] Coleman began his political career as a Savannah City Council alderman during the Malcolm Maclean administration from 1962 to 1966. He was then elected Chairman of the Chatham County Commission,where he served from 1972 to 1976. During his term as Commission chairman,Coleman led the initiative to build the Chatham County Courthouse and jail. In 1980 Coleman was elected to the Georgia State Senate,and took office,representing District 1,in 1981. [3] He was elected to seven consecutive terms,serving a total of 14 years,until he stepping down in 1995. In the Senate,Coleman was Chairman of the Senate Transportation Committee and a member of the Appropriations Committee for 12 years and member of Continuation Committee for ten years. In 1995,after leaving the Senate,Coleman was appointed by Governor Zell Miller to an at-large seat on the University System of Georgia Board of Regents. In the post he served as Vice Chair and later Chair of the Facilities and Real Estate Committee. [1] Coleman was appointed director of the Georgia Department of Transportation by Governor Roy Barnes,during a period of upheaval,and served from June 6,2000,to August 31,2003,extending into the Administration of Governor Sonny Perdue. [2] [4] [5]
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