district state_senate succeeded children religion profession party committees term_start spouse image article_title state name
53rd georgia incumbent three baptist -lrb- chief city of chickamauga -rrb- ; community planner , walker economic county , ga developer -rrb- northwest georgia -lsb- former fire republican rules and financial institutions economic development committee - chairman -lrb- georgia senate -rrb- appropriations banking january 8 , 2001 teresa georgia state senate seal.png jeff mullis
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jeff mullis

jeff mullis is a state senator of the republican party representing the 53rd district in the georgia state senate .
first elected in 2000 , he is in his fifth term in the georgia general assembly .
mullis has been chosen by james magazine as one of the 25 most influential political figures in georgia for the fourth year in a row and was recognized this year by georgia trend as one of the 100 most influential people in georgia .
mullis is from chickamauga .
he currently serves as the northwest georgia joint development authority executive director -lrb- nwgajda.com -rrb- and the top of georgia economic development chairman .
he is married to teresa nichols , and has three children , amanda , emily , and gregg and one grand daughter kierstin .
