ATLANTA – Today, at a meeting of the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Overview Committee (MARTOC), Chairman Tom Taylor (R-Dunwoody) appointed the following members as subcommittee chairs:
- Beth Beskin (R-Atlanta) will chair the Governance Subcommittee
- Mike Dudgeon (R-Johns Creek) will chair the Information Technology & Infrastructure Subcommittee
- JaNice Van Ness (R-Conyers) will chair the Public Safety Subcommittee
MARTOC is a statutory committee with oversight of the MARTA budget. As a joint committee with the House and Senate, MARTOC does not handle legislation nor do the members have a vote on the MARTA Board of Directors.
Representative Tom Taylor represents the citizens of District 79, which includes portions of DeKalb County. He was elected into the House of Representatives in 2010, and is currently serving as the Chairman of the MARTOC Committee and Vice Chairman on the Regulated Industries Committee. He also serves on the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Human Resources and the Economic Development & Tourism Committee.
Representative Beth Beskin represents the citizens of District 54, which includes portions of Fulton County. She was elected into the House of Representatives in 2014, and currently serves on the Education, Judiciary, MARTOC, and State Planning & Community Affairs committees.
Representative Mike Dudgeon represents the citizens of District 25, which includes portions of Forsyth and Fulton counties. He was elected into the House of Representatives in 2010, and currently serves as the Vice Chairman of the Education Committee and Secretary of the Energy, Utilities & Telecommunications Committee. He also serves on the Appropriations Subcommittee on Economic Development and the Science & Technology and Small Business Development committees.
Senator JaNice Van Ness represents the 43rd Senate District, which includes portions of DeKalb, Newton and Rockdale counties. She may be reached at 404.463.2598 or by email at janice.vanness@senate.ga.gov.
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