House Speaker David Ralston Appoints Rep. Mark Hamilton to the GWCCA Overview Committee

ATLANTA- House Speaker David Ralston (R-Blue Ridge) today announced the appointment of Rep. Mark Hamilton (R-Cumming) to the Georgia World Congress Center Authority (GWCCA) Overview Committee.

“I am honored that Speaker Ralston appointed me to the GWCCA Overview Committee,” said Rep. Hamilton. “Already one of the top convention centers in the country, this important Georgia authority will also be very busy with the construction of the new stadium. Accordingly there will be many oversight responsibilities to protect the assets of Georgia’s citizens and I look forward to the challenge.”

The GWCCA Overview Committee is responsible for monitoring and reviewing the operations of the GWCCA. Members of the overview committee serve for terms concurrent with their terms as members of the General Assembly.

Other House members appointed to the GWCCA Overview Committee include:

• House Speaker Pro Tem Jan Jones (R-Milton)

• State Representative Edward Lindsey (R-Atlanta)

• State Representative Rahn Mayo (D-Decatur)

• State Representative Butch Parrish (R-Swainsboro)

• State Representative Matt Hatchett (R-Dublin)

Former State Representative Donna Sheldon’s resignation from the Georgia House of Representatives created the opening on the GWCCA Overview Committee.

For more information about the GWCCA, please click here.

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