Members of the Georgia House of Representatives
Doug Stoner | |
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| Member of the Georgia House of Representatives | |
| Assumed office January 9, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Erick Allen |
| Constituency | 40th |
| In office January 13, 2003 – January 10, 2005 | |
| Constituency | 34th Post 1 |
| Member of the Georgia Senate from the 6th district | |
| In office January 10, 2005 – January 14, 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Ginger Collins |
| Succeeded by | Hunter Hill |
| Personal details | |
| Born | South Cobb, Georgia |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Residence | Smyrna, Georgia |
| Alma mater | Kennesaw State University |
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]
Stoner attended Campbell High School and Kennesaw State University. He has a wife, Della, and two children.[3]
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]
