07.21 Ledger 01 - The Cherokee Ledger-News
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Two <strong>Cherokee</strong> delegation members<br />
lauded for legislative work<br />
BY CAROLYN MATHEWS<br />
carolynmathews@ledgernews.com<br />
As a result of the recently ended<br />
2<strong>01</strong>0 General Assembly session,<br />
two local legislators have<br />
received honors. Senate Majority<br />
Leader Chip Rogers, R-Woodstock,<br />
was recognized by three<br />
industry groups, and Rep. Mark<br />
Hamilton, R-Cumming, was<br />
named one of the year’s 10 most<br />
influential Georgians by a magazine<br />
that covers the state political<br />
scene.<br />
Rogers was named 2<strong>01</strong>0 Legislator<br />
of the Year by the Technology<br />
Association of Georgia<br />
(TAG).<br />
Rogers was instrumental in<br />
passing the association’s key legislation<br />
this year, including the<br />
“angel investor” credit, included<br />
in HB 1069, which is expected to<br />
attract technology start-up companies<br />
to the state, said TAG Director<br />
of Government and Public<br />
Affairs Kaylyn Seawel.<br />
<strong>The</strong> credit is for investors creating<br />
new business in the state,<br />
but it is designed not to be implemented<br />
until after three years,<br />
when it is shown jobs created are<br />
bona fide.<br />
‘Incentives like these are<br />
proven to bring economic<br />
development to Georgia...’<br />
Sen. Chip Rogers<br />
On the angel investor tax credit<br />
Rogers said he sponsored the<br />
angel investor income tax credit<br />
to encourage third-party investors<br />
to assist small or startup<br />
businesses in Georgia.<br />
<strong>The</strong> total amount of allowable<br />
credits is up to $10 million per<br />
taxable year.<br />
“Incentives like these are<br />
proven to bring economic development<br />
to Georgia, which in<br />
turn creates high-paying private<br />
sector jobs,” Rogers said.<br />
Rogers also was honored by the<br />
Georgia Retail Association<br />
(GRA) and the Georgia Utilities<br />
Contractors Association (GU-<br />
CA) Inc.<br />
On June 8, the<br />
GRA presented him<br />
with the Senator of<br />
the Year 2<strong>01</strong>0 award.<br />
This is the fourth<br />
time Rogers has won<br />
the yearly award.<br />
“Hundreds of<br />
thousands of Geor-<br />
gia citizens are employed by retailers<br />
in our state. <strong>The</strong> retail<br />
industry is truly a major economic<br />
engine that<br />
drives Georgia’s<br />
economy. State government<br />
should do<br />
all we can to support<br />
our retailers so they<br />
in turn can create<br />
jobs and help grow<br />
our economy,”<br />
Rogers said.<br />
GUCA awarded<br />
Hamilton<br />
Rogers<br />
Rogers the 2<strong>01</strong>0 Golden Shovel<br />
Legislative Award in recognition<br />
of legislation he passed, including<br />
SB 339, GUCA’s legislation<br />
that allows utility contractors<br />
to bid directly on utility construction<br />
work, as well as helped<br />
carry legislation to lower property<br />
taxes for heavy equipment<br />
operators.<br />
<strong>The</strong> March/April edition of<br />
James Magazine named Hamilton<br />
to the list of “Most Influential<br />
Georgians.”<br />
“I am greatly humbled and<br />
honored by this recognition<br />
from James Magazine,” Hamilton<br />
said. “It is truly a privilege<br />
to represent and serve the citizens<br />
of Forsyth and <strong>Cherokee</strong><br />
counties in the Georgia House of<br />
Representatives.”<br />
Hamilton chaired the House<br />
Governmental Affairs Committee<br />
and oversaw legislation this<br />
year concerning state election<br />
laws and created a pilot program<br />
that is designed to allow for a<br />
faster system for the state to receive<br />
absentee ballots from members<br />
of the military serving<br />
oversees.<br />
Hamilton was also the vicechairman<br />
of the Special Transportation<br />
Funding Sub-committee,<br />
and worked to pass House<br />
Bill 277, the regional transportation<br />
funding bill that was signed<br />
into law by Gov. Sonny Perdue<br />
last month and will allow for a<br />
referendum on a one-cent transportation<br />
sales tax on the 2<strong>01</strong>2<br />
ballot.<br />
Hamilton also worked to include<br />
language enacting more<br />
stringent ethics requirements<br />
for the Georgia Department of<br />
Transportation (GDOT) board<br />
members in SB 17, the Georgia<br />
Government Transparency Act.<br />
This addition to SB 17 is designed<br />
to bring greater oversight<br />
and transparency to the Department<br />
of Transportation by<br />
bringing GDOT board members<br />
under the same ethics standards<br />
as the Georgia General Assembly.<br />
<strong>The</strong> “2<strong>01</strong>0 Most Influential<br />
Georgians” also includes House<br />
Speaker David Ralston (R- Blue<br />
Ridge), U.S. Senator Johnny<br />
Isakson, Department of Transportation<br />
Commissioner Vance<br />
Smith and Georgia Department<br />
of Economic Development Commissioner<br />
Ken Stewart.<br />
Soapbox Correction<br />
In the July 7 edition of the<br />
<strong>Ledger</strong>-<strong>News</strong>, a Soapbox<br />
caller said he agreed with<br />
Sen. Chip Rogers’ comment<br />
about the unemployed choosing<br />
not to work. Rogers said<br />
he never made the comment.
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