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r Page 8 AUGUST 7 2011 StarNews www.starnewsga.com Carrollton Mayor Wayne Garner Wayne was elected as Mayor of Carrollton, Georgia in November of 2003 and ran unopposed for a second term in November of 2007. Prior to his election as mayor, Wayne served in the Georgia State Senate from 1980 until 1993. During the time he served in the Senate, he chaired the Senate Committee on Corrections for approximately ten years. He was later named majority leader of the Senate and ultimately, President Pro Tempore. In April of 1993, Wayne was appointed to the Georgia Board of Pardons and Parole by then Governor Zell Miller, where he served as Chairman. In December of 1995, Governor Miller named Wayne to the position of Commissioner of the Georgia Department of Corrections, where he served for approximately five years. Upon leaving the Department of Corrections, KPM/PEAT Marwick conducted a forensic audit and said Commissioner Garner had built a prison system without peer in the Southeast. Wayne is now President of the Garner Group, a governmental affairs firm located in Carrollton, Georgia, which conducts business in Georgia, Alabama, and Washington, D.C. Wayne has served as Chairman of the Stone Mountain Authority; a member of the West Georgia Regional Airport Authority; and as a Board Member of Camp Sunshine. Mayor Garner He currently serves on the Board of Directors at United Community Bank in Carrollton. He anc Carrollton First United Methodist Church. Wayne has lived all of his life in Georgia. He gradu^pffror School and attended West Georgia College. He is married to Jerri Gray Garner and theydja^e Molly, one daughter-in-law: Emily, one grandchild: Wilkes, with a second grandchild due in Dece amily are members of the as County High lildrenTGriffin, Emily, and Re-Elect Mayor Wayne Garner TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2011
