Doug Stoner, a member of the Democratic Party, is a member of the Georgia House of Representatives, a former member of the Georgia State Senate, and a former candidate to be chairman of the Georgia Democratic Party. He ran in the 2018 Democratic primary for District 5's seat on the Georgia Public Service Commission,[1] which is currently held by a Republican, Tricia Pridemore. Stoner lost the primary to Dawn Randolph on May 22, 2018.[2]

Doug Stoner
Member of the Georgia House of Representatives
Assumed office
January 9, 2023
Preceded byErick Allen
Constituency40th
In office
January 13, 2003 – January 10, 2005
Constituency34th Post 1
Member of the Georgia Senate
from the 6th district
In office
January 10, 2005 – January 14, 2013
Preceded byGinger Collins
Succeeded byHunter Hill
Personal details
BornSouth Cobb, Georgia
Political partyDemocratic
ResidenceSmyrna, Georgia
Alma materKennesaw State University

Personal life and education

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Stoner attended Kennesaw State University. He has a wife, Della, and two children.[3]

Political career

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Stoner was elected to the Georgia House of Representatives in 2002, and to the Georgia Senate in 2004.[3] Stoner served on the Economic Development, MARTOC, Retirement, State and Local Governmental, Operations, Transportation, and Urban Affairs committees.[4]

Stoner is the owner of a Dairy Queen.[3] Stoner also served as a senior business development manager at Akins, Ltd.[5]

Stoner ran for Chairman of the Georgia Democratic Party in an August 2013 special election. He was endorsed by Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed and former Governor Roy Barnes[6] but lost to former State Representative DuBose Porter.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Qualifying Candidate Information". Georgia Secretary of State. Retrieved March 9, 2018.
  2. ^ Catts, Everett (23 May 2018). "Cagle, Kemp in GOP runoff; Abrams wins Dem side". Marietta Daily Journal. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
  3. ^ a b c "Doug Stoner's Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
  4. ^ "Senator Doug Stoner". Georgia State Senate. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
  5. ^ "Senator Doug Stoner" (PDF). Georgia Senate. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
  6. ^ Bluestein, Greg (16 August 2013). "Roy Barnes weighs in on future leader of Georgia Democrats". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
  7. ^ "DuBose Porter is new DPG Chair | zpolitics | politics in a snap!". Archived from the original on 2014-11-09. Retrieved 2014-10-31.
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