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Revision as of 14:29, August 26, 2009
For the country of Georgia, see this article: Georgia.
| Capital | Atlanta |
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| Nickname | Empire State of the South |
| Official Language | English |
| Governor | Sonny Perdue, R |
| Senator | Saxby Chambliss, R (202) 224-3521 Contact |
| Senator | Johnny Isakson, R (202) 224-3643 Contact |
| Ratification of Constitution/or statehood | January 2, 1788 |
| Flag of Georgia | Motto:
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Georgia is a state in the southern United States. It was one of the original thirteen British colonies in what is now the United States, and joined the Confederate States of America, Confederacy, before the beginning of the American Civil War. The capital and largest city is Atlanta.
In the 2004 United States Presidential elections, Georgia was a red state, favoring the Republican party[1].
Elected officials
Federal
- Sen. Saxby Chambliss [R]
- Sen. Johnny Isakson [R]
- Rep. Jack Kingston [R, GA-1]
- Rep. Sanford Bishop [D, GA-2]
- Rep. Lynn Westmoreland [R, GA-3]
- Rep. Henry Johnson [D, GA-4]
- Rep. John Lewis [D, GA-5]
- Rep. Tom Price [R, GA-6]
- Rep. John Linder [R, GA-7]
- Rep. James Marshall [D, GA-8]
- Rep. Nathan Deal [R, GA-9]
- Rep. Paul Broun [R, GA-10]
- Rep. John Gingrey [R, GA-11]
- Rep. John Barrow [D, GA-12]
- Rep. David Scott [D, GA-13]
Memorials
- Larry McDonald (1935-1983), a conservative Member of Congress, was onboard Korean Airlines Flight 007 when it was shot down by Soviet warplanes in 1983. His memory is honored in renamiong Interstate Highway 75, which runs from the Chattahoochee River northward to the Tennessee state line.
See Also
References
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