Chairman Economic Development & Tourism

HD 164 (R- Garden City)

State Representative Ron Stephens ( R-Garden City) represents the 164th District in the Georgia House of Representatives. Rep. Stephens is the Chairman of the House Economic Development & Tourism Committee. Rep. Stephens has been a member of the House for seven years. Rep. Stephens is also a member of the Appropriations, Rules, and Ways & Means Committees.

Rep. Stephens is a graduate from Armstrong State & Mercer University with a degree in Pharmacy. He and his wife, Janice, have two girls, Karen and Ashlin, and are members of the Garden City Baptist Church. Rep. Stephens has spent twenty-four years as a pharmacist. Before being elected to the House, Rep. Stephens earned a seat as a City Councilman in Garden City. Proven to be a consensus builder and a member who can reach across party lines, Rep. Stephens was selected as the Vice-Chair of the Appropriations Health subcommittee and as a member of the Economic Development subcommittee, under a democratic majority and leadership.

Rep. Stephens was selected as the Chair of the Economic Development & Tourism Committee because of his experience of over eight years in the General Assembly. Rep. Stephens is passionate about protecting and strengthening Georgia’s tourism business. He has served on the Appropriations Committee for six years, and was previously the House Republican Caucus Vice-Chairman. He also served and was pioneer on the original tourism study committee that led to the formation of the current Economic Development and Tourism Committee which earned him the Leadership Award for efforts to bring non-traditional tourism industries over to the tourism side. He also helped launch the Columbus Summit for Tourism.