Representative Richard Royal

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State Representative Richard Royal was elected to the House of Representatives in 1983. He represents the 171st District, which includes the counties of Mitchell and Colquitt. Representative Royal currently serves on the Budget and Fiscal Affairs Oversight Committee as Chairman, Appropriations, Natural Resources and Environment, and Ways & Means Committees where he also serves as Chairman of the Property Tax Sub-committee. The legislator was also appointed to the Tobacco Advisory Committee by the Speaker of the House and to the Fiscal Affairs Committee by the Governor.

Representative Royal attended Mitchell County High School and The Georgia Institute of Technology. Prior to his service in the House of Representatives, Representative Royal served on the Camilla City Council for ten years. He received multiple awards and honors for leadership from the Association of County Commissioners of Georgia and The Georgia Municipal Association. In 2003, Royal became the first recipient of the Presidential Citation from Georgia Tech.

The Representative and his wife, Marilyn, have five children and nine grandchildren. Royal is a deacon at Pebble City Baptist Church and has been a Sunday school teacher for over 24 years. When not in session, Representative Royal is a consultant for the petroleum industry.