Earl Day Ehrhart (born August 8, 1959) is an American politician and businessman from the U.S. state of Georgia.[1] From 1989 to 2019, he served as a Republican member of the Georgia House of Representatives representing District 36, which encompasses parts of western Cobb County.
Earl Ehrhart | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Georgia House of Representatives from the 36th district | |
| In office January 11, 1989 – January 14, 2019 | |
| Succeeded by | Ginny Ehrhart |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Earl Day Ehrhart August 8, 1959 Miami, Florida, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Ginny Ehrhart |
| Alma mater | University of Georgia (BA) |
Early life and education
editBorn in Miami, Florida, Ehrhart has lived in Cobb since 1964 and resides in Powder Springs. He graduated from the University of Georgia with a Bachelor of Arts in political science in 1980. While there, he was a member of Pi Sigma Alpha the national political science honor society, as well as a member of Phi Kappa Psi fraternity.
Career
editEhrhart was first elected to the Georgia House of Representatives in 1988 and served eight years as the Minority Whip.
He served as Chairman of the House Rules Committee until January 2010,[2] and is a member of the Appropriations, Banks, and State Institutions committees.
In 2005, Ehrhart was elected as the National Chairman of American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC). He is also a member of the National Republican Legislator Association.
In 1990, the National Federation of Independent Business named Ehrhart the "Guardian of Small Business", due to his work in Georgia. He also received the "Champion of the Free Enterprise System Award" from the Associated Builders and Contractors of Georgia. He also received awards from the Medical Association of Georgia, Kennesaw State University, The Twenty Second Air Force Reserve, and the Georgia Federation of Young Republicans.
In 2005, Ehrhart co-sponsored a bill that overhauled Georgia's child support guidelines. The bill (House Bill 221) was made law April 22, 2005.
In 2007, Ehrhart urged passage of a bill that would have legalized payday lending in Georgia.[3] The Georgia legislature narrowly defeated the measure.[4][5] In 2009, regulators withdrew the state charter Georgian Bank. Ehrhart was on the board of directors of this bank. The bank was founded in 2001 and became very profitable during the housing boom. However, it suffered losses when the real estate market collapsed.[6]
Notes
edit- ^ "The Voter's Self Defense System". Archived from the original on 2016-03-27. Retrieved 2013-07-30.
- ^ "Ehrhart Leaves His Post". blogs.ajc.com. Archived from the original on 2010-11-09. Retrieved 2010-11-29.
- ^ http://www.ajc.com/opinion/content/opinion/stories/2007/03/25/0326payday.html [dead link]
- ^ Georgia General Assembly - HB 163 Archived February 21, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ http://www.ajc.com/business/content/business/stories/2007/03/27/0327bizpayday.html [dead link]
- ^ "Capitol casualties in Georgian Bank failure | Political Insider". blogs.ajc.com. Archived from the original on November 8, 2010.