| Lynne Riley | |
| Office1: | Treasurer of Georgia |
| Governor1: | Brian Kemp |
| Term Start1: | May 1, 2019 |
| Term End1: | July 16, 2020 |
| Predecessor1: | Steve McCoy |
| Successor1: | Steve McCoy |
| State House2: | Georgia |
| District2: | 50th |
| Term Start2: | January 10, 2011 |
| Term End2: | November 7, 2014 |
| Predecessor2: | Mark Burkhalter |
| Successor2: | Brad Raffensperger |
| Birth Date: | 8 September 1958 |
| Birth Place: | Scituate, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Party: | Republican |
| Education: | Northeastern University Bentley University |
Lynne Riley (born September 8, 1958) is an American politician from the state of Georgia.
Riley was an accountant.[1] [2]
A Republican,[1] [2] Riley was elected to the Fulton County in a 2004 special election to fill a vacancy caused by the death of a member.[3] She was reelected in 2006, and served until 2010, after being elected to the Georgia House of Representatives.[3] While on the county commission, Riley was a supporter of a controversial proposal for the secession of north Fulton County from the rest of the county, re-creating Milton County.[4]
Riley was a member of the state House from the 50th district from 2011 to 2014.[1] Riley's seat was a safe Republican district in north Fulton County;[2] her only contested election for the seat was in 2010, when she won with 70% of the vote.[5] While in the House, Riley was an ally of Republican Governor Nathan Deal and one of his chief supporters within the state legislature;[2] she held the position of Governor's Floor Leader.[1] She was also a member of the House's tax-writing committee.[2]
In November 2014, Riley resigned from the state House after Deal appointed her to the position of commissioner of the Georgia Department of Revenue, effective January 11, 2015.[2] [6] Riley succeeded Douglas MacGinnitie as commissioner.[2] [6] Riley left the Department of Revenue in mid-2019 to accept an appointment from Republican Governor Brian Kemp to the post of Treasurer of Georgia.[7] Riley was appointed by Governor Brian Kemp to serve as President of the Georgia Student Finance Commission on July 16, 2020. https://gsfc.georgia.gov/about-gsfc/lynne-riley
Riley lives in Johns Creek, Georgia.[1] [8]