Doug Stoner, a member of the
Democratic Party, is a member of the
Georgia House of Representatives
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, a former member of the
Georgia State Senate
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, 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,
which is currently held by a Republican, Tricia Pridemore. Stoner lost the primary to Dawn Randolph on May 22, 2018.
Personal life and education
Stoner attended
Kennesaw State University
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. He has a wife, Della, and two children.
Political career
Stoner was elected to the
Georgia House of Representatives
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in 2002, and to the
Georgia Senate
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in 2004.
Stoner served on the Economic Development, MARTOC, Retirement, State and Local Governmental, Operations, Transportation, and Urban Affairs committees.
Stoner is the owner of a
Dairy Queen
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.
Stoner also served as a senior business development manager at Akins, Ltd.
Stoner ran for Chairman of the Georgia Democratic Party in an August 2013 special election. He was endorsed by Atlanta Mayor
Kasim Reed
Mohammed Kasim Reed (born June 10, 1969) is an American lawyer and politician who served as the 59th List of mayors of Atlanta, mayor of Atlanta, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia's state capital and List of municipalities in Georgia (U.S. state), ...
and former Governor
Roy Barnes
Roy Eugene Barnes (born March 11, 1948)Cook, James F. (2005). ''The Governors of Georgia, 1754-2004, 3rd Edition, Revised and Expanded.'' Macon, GA: Mercer University Press. is an American attorney and politician who served as the 80th governo ...
but lost to former State Representative
DuBose Porter
DuBose Porter (born October 2, 1953) is an American attorney, politician, businessman, and former newspaper publisher who served as chairman of the Democratic Party of Georgia and served as a member of the Georgia House of Representatives from ...
.
References
External links
Stoner's Twitter accountDougStoner.com
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Georgia (U.S. state) Democrats
Democratic Party members of the Georgia House of Representatives
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
21st-century members of the Georgia General Assembly