ATLANTA (January 18, 2022) | Last week, Sen. Russ Goodman (R – Cogdell) was assigned by the Senate Committee on Assignments to serve as Chairman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Consumer Affairs. The Senate Committee on Assignments is chaired by Lt. Governor Burt Jones and is composed of President Pro Tempore John F. Kennedy, Senate Majority Leader Steve Gooch, Sen. Greg Dolezal (R – Cumming) and Sen. Brandon Beach (R – Alpharetta). The committee is responsible for assigning the Senate body to committees.
“As a seventh generation South Georgia farmer I know full well the challenges our state’s farmers and producers face on a daily basis because we face those same challenges on our own family farm,” said Sen. Goodman. “It’s the honor of a lifetime to be entrusted by Lt. Governor Burt Jones and Senate leadership to chair the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Consumer Affairs which overseas Georgia’s number one industry. Georgia can’t continue to be the number one state for business if our number one industry isn’t successful. My promise to our state’s farmers is to do everything in my ability to see that you are successful because our shared success is vital to the future of rural Georgia and the food security of our state and nation.”
In addition, Sen. Goodman was assigned to serve on the following Senate committees:
- Natural Resources and the Environment
- Public Safety
- Retirement
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Sen. Russ Goodman serves as Chairman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Consumer Affairs. He represents Senate District 8 which includes Atkinson, Clinch, Echols, Lanier, Lowndes and Pierce Counties and a large portion of Ware County. He may be reached at 404.656.7454 or at russ.goodman@senate.ga.gov