Doug Stoner Explained

Doug Stoner
Office:Member of the Georgia House of Representatives
Term Start1:January 9, 2023
Predecessor1:Erick Allen
Constituency1:40th
Term Start2:January 13, 2003
Term End2:January 10, 2005
Constituency2:34th Post 1
State Senate3:Georgia
District3:6th
Term Start3:January 10, 2005
Term End3:January 14, 2013
Predecessor3:Ginger Collins
Successor3:Hunter Hill
Birth Place:South Cobb, Georgia
Residence:Smyrna, Georgia
Party:Democratic
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]

Personal life and education

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

Political career

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]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Qualifying Candidate Information. Georgia Secretary of State. March 9, 2018.
  2. News: Catts . Everett . Cagle, Kemp in GOP runoff; Abrams wins Dem side . 20 February 2019 . . 23 May 2018 . en.
  3. Web site: Doug Stoner's Biography. Project Vote Smart. 21 August 2013.
  4. Web site: Senator Doug Stoner. Georgia State Senate. 21 August 2013.
  5. Web site: Senator Doug Stoner. Georgia Senate. 21 August 2013.
  6. News: Bluestein. Greg. Roy Barnes weighs in on future leader of Georgia Democrats. 21 August 2013. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. 16 August 2013.
  7. Web site: DuBose Porter is new DPG Chair | zpolitics | politics in a snap! . 2014-10-31 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141109044558/http://zpolitics.com/dubose-porter-is-new-dpg-chair/ . 2014-11-09 . dead .