Representative Chuck Martin elected Vice Chair of Energy and Environment Committee

7/24/2008

ATLANTA – Representative Chuck Martin (R-Alpharetta) was elected Vice Chair of the Energy and Environment Committee of The Council of State Governments’ Southern office, the Southern Legislative Conference (SLC), at the organization’s 62nd Annual Meeting in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on July 15, 2008, a position which runs through 2009.

As part of its mission to foster and encourage cooperation among its 16 member states, the SLC brought together nearly 1,000 delegates, legislative staff, and guests from across the South. Committee members are appointed by their chamber’s legislative leadership and each committee elects its own officers. Through the deliberations of Committee members, an array of issues facing all Southern state legislatures are considered. The Energy and Environment Committee, which Representative Martin was named as Vice Chair, is one of six SLC standing committees.

Representative Martin said, “I am honored to have been nominated as Vice Chair by my fellow legislators. I look forward to working closely with the chairman on environmental, energy, and agricultural issues affecting our southern states.”

Pictured Chuck Martin with Jereme Williams, SLC Staff, after his election as Vice-Chairman.