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are the key to success: Sincerity, personal integrity, humility, courtesy,
wisdom, charity. - William Menninger
3/11/08 (Blogpost) The Senate was preparing for Crossover
Day this week, which is the last day we can pass a Senate Bill over to the
House. Last year, there were more than 60 bills on the Senate calendar for
Day 30, which makes for quite a...
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3/1/08 (Blogpost) We have completed 26 days of the 2008
session and Senate committees have been working late into the evening, as
we try to pass as many Senate bills as possible by the 30th legislative
day, which is otherwise known as “Crossover Day.”...
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Senator Chance
Presents Proclamation from Governor Sonny Perdue to DAR
Georgia State Senator Ronnie
Chance was recently honored by the James Waldrop Chapter Daughters of the
American Revolution for his unyielding support of the United States
Constitution.Chance also
presented the chapter with a proclamation signed by Georgia Governor Sonny
Perdue, in which the governor thanked the DAR for their support in teaching
Georgians about the U.S. Constitution.Pictured sitting (l-r) are:Sara Goza, Alice Mallory, and Mary Jane Sams.Standing (l-r) are:Carol
Key, Sara Germano, Anita Davis, Susan Sloan, Senator Ronnie Chance, Regent
Betty Harrah, Nancy Collins, Natalie Davis and Rachel Colbert.
GA Senator Ronnie Chance, Legislative Wrap Up, SB 458, 1 of 2
4/9/08 Senator Ronnie Chance dropped by the
Fayette County Republican Party's First Saturday Breakfast the morning after
the Legislative session ended (at midnight). He talks about the
controversial Senate bill that stirred Fayette County to make record numbers
of calls to the Governor. He also discusses some of the dollars that will be
coming to Fayette, procedures, the budget and other topics of interest to
Georgians.
4/5/08 (Blogpost) Dear fellow Fayette County citizen: I want to thank
you for the many phone calls and emails I have received from you
expressing your concerns about maintaining our exemplary school system
here in Fayette. The very fact that you are so involved is a large
reason that our schools enjoy such great success. Several days ago the
State Senate passed SB 458 relating to vouchers...
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Mailing address:
P. O. Box 267
Tyrone, GA 30290-2240 Phone number: 770-486-9091 Email address:
chancepr@earthlink.net
Married in 2000 to Cressida Sian Stevens from Gloucestershire, England; one
child, Ellia
Birthday: June 6th
From the State website: Ronnie Chance, a Republican,
was first elected to the Georgia Senate from Georgia's 16th District in 2004.
Sen. Chance represents Lamar,
Pike, and parts of Fayette, Monroe and Spalding counties. He serves on the
Veterans and Military Affairs, Reapportionment and Redistricting, Higher
Education and Economic Development committees. Sen. Chance is also
Secretary of the Finance Committee and serves on the Agricultural
Exposition Authority Overview Committee.
Sen. Chance has advised dozens of
elected officials including former Congressman Mac Collins, Congressmen Phil
Gingrey and Lynn Westmoreland, U.S. Senator Bob Dole, State School
Superintendent Kathy Cox, Public Service Commissioner Bobby Baker and scores of
other state, local, and county officers.
Chance has served at every level of
the Fayette County Republican party including Chairman for the 1995-96 term. In
1998, he was voted Fayette County Republican of the Year.
Sen. Chance grew up in south
Fayette County and attended Brooks Elementary School. He is a graduate of
Fayette County High School and Georgia State University’s School of Business
where he earned a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in marketing. He
founded Chance Public Relations in 1997 and is a member of the Peachtree City
United Methodist Church.
From the State website: Ronnie Chance, a Republican,
was first elected to the Georgia Senate from Georgia's 16th District in 2004.
