Born and raised in Dodge County, Coleman graduated from Dodge County High School in 1961. From there, he went on to attend Reinhardt College where he earned an associate degree. He later obtained his Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice before obtaining his Juris Doctor from the Woodrow Wilson College of Law. He is currently employed by Coleman and Company Benefits, Inc. which deals with business insurance. He has also been a member of the Eastman Volunteer Fire Department for the past 23 years. As Speaker of the House he cast the deciding vote to allow Georgians the opportunity to vote for the state flag of their choice.
His community involvement includes membership on the Board of Directors for the Bank of Dodge County and the Colony Bank Corporation. He served on the Mercer medical School Board of Governors from 1990–2002,[2] and was a President of the Chamber of Commerce from 1985-1987. He continues to play an active role in the Huddle House Franchise in Eastman and McRae-Helena, Georgia. Representative Coleman is married to Carol Cofield Coleman; they have 2 children and 3 grandchildren. He is a member of the First Methodist Church of Eastman.
terry, coleman, terry, lewis, coleman, born, december, 1943, american, politician, from, state, georgia, coleman, 2006speaker, georgia, house, representativesin, office, january, 2003, january, 2005preceded, bytom, murphysucceeded, byglenn, richardsonmember, g. Terry Lewis Coleman born December 5 1943 is an American politician from the state of Georgia 1 Terry ColemanColeman in 2006Speaker of the Georgia House of RepresentativesIn office January 13 2003 January 10 2005Preceded byTom MurphySucceeded byGlenn RichardsonMember of the Georgia House of RepresentativesIn office January 8 1973 January 8 2007Succeeded byJimmy PruettConstituency102nd district Post 1 1973 1975 118th district 1975 1993 142nd district 1993 2003 118th district 2003 2005 144th district 2005 2007 Personal detailsBornTerry Lewis Coleman 1943 12 05 December 5 1943 age 80 Eastman Georgia U S Political partyDemocraticSpouseCarol Cofield m 1969 wbr Children2Residence s Eastman Georgia U S Alma materReinhardt College Brenau College Woodrow Wilson College of LawOccupationlawyer Contents 1 Political career 2 Personal life 3 See also 4 ReferencesPolitical career editTerry Coleman is a former member of Georgia General Assembly and speaker of the house First elected to the Georgia House of Representatives in 1972 he chaired many House Committees and was elected as the Speaker of the House for the 2003 2004 Legislative Session He served as Assistant Commissioner for the Georgia Department of Agriculture under Tommy Irvin from 2007 2010 when he stepped down to run for Commissioner of the Georgia Department of Labor Personal life editBorn and raised in Dodge County Coleman graduated from Dodge County High School in 1961 From there he went on to attend Reinhardt College where he earned an associate degree He later obtained his Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice before obtaining his Juris Doctor from the Woodrow Wilson College of Law He is currently employed by Coleman and Company Benefits Inc which deals with business insurance He has also been a member of the Eastman Volunteer Fire Department for the past 23 years As Speaker of the House he cast the deciding vote to allow Georgians the opportunity to vote for the state flag of their choice His community involvement includes membership on the Board of Directors for the Bank of Dodge County and the Colony Bank Corporation He served on the Mercer medical School Board of Governors from 1990 2002 2 and was a President of the Chamber of Commerce from 1985 1987 He continues to play an active role in the Huddle House Franchise in Eastman and McRae Helena Georgia Representative Coleman is married to Carol Cofield Coleman they have 2 children and 3 grandchildren He is a member of the First Methodist Church of Eastman See also editList of speakers of the Georgia House of RepresentativesReferences edit https www mga edu library archives docs terry coleman papers pdf bare URL PDF Special Projects Shrink Georgia Scholarship Program s Cut of Lottery Proceeds The Atlanta Journal Constitution November 11 2003 Georgia House of Representatives Preceded byClarence G Ezzard Sr Member of the Georgia House of Representativesfrom the 102nd district Post 11973 1975 Succeeded byDavid Lucas Preceded byWilliam Mobley Howell Member of the Georgia House of Representativesfrom the 118th district1975 1993 Succeeded byHenry L Howard Preceded byBobby Long Member of the Georgia House of Representativesfrom the 142nd district1993 2003 Succeeded byRon Borders Preceded byHenry L Howard Member of the Georgia House of Representativesfrom the 118th district2003 2005 Succeeded byBen Harbin Preceded byC Ellis Black Member of the Georgia House of Representativesfrom the 144th district2005 2007 Succeeded byJimmy Pruett Political offices Preceded byTom Murphy Speaker of the Georgia House of RepresentativesJanuary 13 2003 January 10 2005 Succeeded byGlenn Richardson Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Terry Coleman amp oldid 1211118332, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
