ATLANTA (January 16, 2015) | At the 2015 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Annual Awards Banquet, Sunday, Jan. 18, Sen. Nan Orrock (D-Fulton) will receive the AFL-CIO’s Eye on the Prize Award, given to community leaders who continue to champion the mission of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Sen. Nan Orrock Re-Elected Co-Chair of Working Families Legislative Caucus
ATLANTA (January 15, 2015) | Earlier today, Sen. Nan Orrock (36 – Atlanta) was re-elected as Co-Chair of the Working Families Legislative Caucus, with Rep. Gloria Frazier (126 – Hephzibah) and Sen. Curt Thompson (5 – Norcross).
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Local Clergy Unite To Oppose “Religious Freedom” Bills
ATLANTA (January 13, 2015) | Earlier today, an inter-faith coalition of clergy hosted at the Capitol by Senator Nan Orrock (D—Atlanta) presented a letter urging Georgia lawmakers to oppose the “religious freedom” bills proposed in the state legislature. Continue reading “Local Clergy Unite To Oppose “Religious Freedom” Bills”
Sen. Nan Orrock and Rep. Pat Gardner Announce State-Wide Changes to Georgia’s Scrap Tire Regulations
ATLANTA (July 8, 2014) | Today, Sen. Nan Orrock (D-Atlanta) and State Rep. Pat Gardner (D-Atlanta) held a press conference at the Capitol to educate Georgians on updated regulations of Georgia’s scrap tire law. Sen. Orrock and Rep. Gardner were joined by Atlanta City Council members Joyce Sheperd and Felicia Moore, as well as other state policy makers. Continue reading “Sen. Nan Orrock and Rep. Pat Gardner Announce State-Wide Changes to Georgia’s Scrap Tire Regulations”
Sen. Nan Orrock Leads Push For Reasonable Pentagon Spending Cuts
ATLANTA (May 16, 2014) | State Senator Nan Grogan Orrock (D-Atlanta) joined Rep. Sheila Jones (D-Atlanta), Rep. Keisha Waites (D-Atlanta), and Rep. Simone Bell (D-Atlanta) in a meeting with Congressman David Scott (D-GA13) to present him with a letter signed by twenty-two Georgia women legislators. In the letter the delegation asked Congressman Scott to lend his support to sensible reductions in wasteful Pentagon spending and an increase in Pentagon accountability. Continue reading “Sen. Nan Orrock Leads Push For Reasonable Pentagon Spending Cuts”