Don Balfour (politician) explained
Donald Kenneth Balfour II is a Republican politician. He was a member of the Georgia State Senate, representing the 9th District.
Legislative career
Balfour, a resident of Snellville and an executive with Waffle House, Inc.,[1] was elected to the State Senate in 1992. He was re-elected multiple times without opposition. In 2002, after Republicans took control of the Georgia Senate for the first time, he was elected chairman of the Republican caucus[2] and in 2003 he became chairman of the senate's Rules Committee,[3] a position he held until January 2013.[4] He served as President of the National Conference of State Legislatures from 2009 to 2010.[5] [6] He announced a campaign for the United States House of Representatives in Georgia's 7th congressional district in March 2010 (see United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia § District 7),[7] but ended his campaign later that month.[8] Balfour was defeated in a primary challenge in 2014.[9] When he left office, he was the longest-serving Republican in the Georgia Senate.[10]
Indictment and acquittal
Balfour was indicted by a Fulton County grand jury for eighteen counts of falsifying expense reports and theft by taking.[11] In November 2013, pending his trial, he was suspended from his office by Governor Nathan Deal, and from his party positions by the Senate Republican Caucus.[12] In December, Balfour was acquitted of all charges and his suspension was reversed.[13] [14]
External links
Notes and References
- https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=EpowAAAAIBAJ&sjid=AzwDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3803%2C1655857 "Days of Diners Lighting Up Numbered"
- https://web.archive.org/web/20140611070841/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-79133140.html "Georgia Senate Republicans Elect Majority Leadership Officers"
- http://onlineathens.com/stories/011503/gen_20030115027.shtml "Democrats bumped from key committees"
- http://www.gwinnettdailypost.com/news/2013/jan/15/balfour-out-chairman-rules-committee/ "Balfour out as chairman of rules committee"
- http://www.ncsl.org/Documents/public/execlscc/NCSLOfficers_1975-2013.pdf NCSL Officers
- https://web.archive.org/web/20140611071034/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-209056897.html "National Conference of State Legislatures.(People & Politics)"
- Web site: Balfour to run for Linder Congress seat. March 1, 2010. May 31, 2014. The Augusta Chronicle. https://web.archive.org/web/20140904142334/http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/government/2010-03-01/balfour-run-linder-congress-seat-0. September 4, 2014.
- Web site: Don Balfour pulls out of race for Congress — and state Senate. March 18, 2010. May 31, 2014. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Galloway. Jim. https://web.archive.org/web/20100322194241/http://www.blogs.ajc.com/political-insider-jim-galloway/2010/03/18/don-balfour-pulls-out-of-race-for-congress-and-state-senate/. March 22, 2010.
- News: Young . Camie . May 20, 2014 . Balfour disappointed in election defeat, but grateful for 22 years in office . Gwinnett Daily Post . April 30, 2016 .
- Josh Green, "Senate race pits Balfour against Lawrenceville attorney", Gwinnett Daily Post, October 31, 2012.
- News: State Sen. Don Balfour indicted on 18 counts . Jim . Galloway . . September 27, 2013 . October 13, 2013.
- Kristina Torres, "Balfour suspended from office, kicked out of caucus", The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, November 13, 2013.
- Kristina Torres, "Balfour reinstated to GOP Caucus, committee leadership", The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, December 19, 2013.
- Michelle Wirth, "Senator Don Balfour Returns to Georgia Senate", WABE, January 13, 2014.
