Steve Tumlin Explained

Steve Tumlin
Office1:Mayor of Marietta, Georgia
Term Start1:January 4, 2010
Preceded1:Bill Dunaway
State House2:Georgia
District2:38th
Term Start2:January 10, 2005
Term End2:January 12, 2009
Preceded2:Jan Jones
Succeeded2:Pat Dooley
Birthname:Raymond Stevens Tumlin Jr.
Birth Date:17 April 1947
Birth Place:Marietta, Georgia, U.S.
Party:Republican
Spouse:Jean Alice

Raymond Stevens "Thunder" Tumlin Jr. (born April 17, 1947) is an American politician. He was a member of the Georgia House of Representatives representing District 38, which encompasses parts of Cobb County. He became mayor of Marietta, Georgia in 2010 and was reelected in 2013.[1] Tumlin has served as Chairman of the Board of the Marietta Board of Education. He serves as Chairman of the Marietta Board of Lights and Water and was elected to the Board Of Directors of the Municipal Electric Association of Georgia (MEAG) in 2013. Tumlin is a member of the Republican Party.

Tumlin is a Certified Public Accountant and an attorney, earning his undergraduate degree from the University of Georgia, an MBA from the University of Denver, and his JD from Georgia State University's College of Law. Tumlin practices law as a tax attorney in Marietta.

In July 2023, he was succeeded as a member of the Cobb & Douglas County Board of Health by Mayor of Mableton Michael Owens.[2]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.mariettaga.gov/departments/mayor/mayor.aspx About the Mayor
  2. Web site: Mableton Mayor Owens appointed to Cobb & Douglas Board of Health. Larry Felton. Johnson. July 10, 2023. December 23, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231223205410/https://cobbcountycourier.com/2023/07/mableton-mayor-owens-appointed-to-cobb-douglas-board-of-health/. December 23, 2023. live. Cobb County Courier.