Roy Barnes
Roy Barnes
Roy Eugene Barnes is an American attorney, politician and member of the Democratic Party who served as the 80th Governor of Georgia from 1999 to 2003...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth11 March 1948
CountryUnited States of America
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It's been a long path. I've had a lot of good help. I'm ready for the general election.
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If you dislike the process, take it out on me. I am fair game. But don't put our people to anguish because of something that is not their fault.
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Georgia was blessed with strong leaders who avoided the kind of divisive distractions that held back most other cities and states in the South.
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to rise above party and division to heal our people.
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Finally, we all benefit from an economy that has been the envy of the Southeast, and in fact, the envy of most of the nation, for several decades.
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We must be willing to change the way we do business if we hope to live up to the responsibilities that go along with being public servants.
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We are one people forever woven together in a tapestry, ... And it is our job, our duty and our great challenge to fight the voices of division, and to seek the salve of reconciliation.
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Last, but certainly not least, we must continue to cut the taxes that Georgians pay, by increasing the homestead exemption on homes and family farms.
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I think it was a great program, ... It was one of the things I'm proudest of.
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People of the quality of Cory many times are attracted to business and other areas instead of public service. I was impressed by his interest, and I sent a contribution.
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My whole life I've been an advocate for open records - transparency in government - because I think it brings with it greater accountability.
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My very presence here, as governor of this great state... is testament to the power of an individual to fight for truth and clear his own good name.
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He was a fair and honest judge. He will be missed by many.
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And one of the things I've tried to do in my first months in office is to give more Georgians - reporters and members of the general public alike - a closer look at how their government works.