Posted on 02/01/2024 11:26:42 AM PST by CFW
ATLANTA – Longtime state Rep. Richard Smith died suddenly overnight at the age of 78 after fighting the flu.
Smith, R-Columbus, was chairman of the House Rules Committee, the “traffic cop” that decides which bills make it to the floor of the chamber.
“This morning, the entire Kemp family is saddened by the news of Representative Smith’s passing,” Gov. Brian Kemp said in a prepared statement. “A longtime public servant and valued friend, he represented the Columbus area well and had an important impact on the entire state.”
After serving as a cooperative extension agent with the University of Georgia, Smith joined the Columbus’ consolidated government as interim city manager in 1989. A decade later, he was elected to the Columbus City Council.
Smith moved on to the state House of Representatives in 2004 and rose through the ranks to his appointment to chair the Rules Committee in 2020.
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No wait.....A long and profitable occupation of government offices in its many shapes, forms, agencies, and institutions.
There.
“after fighting the flu.”
But I have been assured by many people online that the flu isn’t fatal; only COVID can kill. This is puzzling.
Why is he still there at age 78? Now someone else has to clean up the political mess.
“I fought the flu and the flu won”
— Sonny Curtis
I wonder if there is anyone under 70 in GA qualified to take this guy’s seat?
Bet he was vaxxed and boosted too for both Covid AND flu
Me!
I wonder if there is anyone under 70 in GA qualified to take this guy’s seat?
I didn’t know the flu still existed.
Smith moved on to the state House of Representatives in 2004 and rose through the ranks to his appointment to chair the Rules Committee in 2020.
So I take it that Georgia does not have term limits.
Smith moved on to the state House of Representatives in 2004 and rose through the ranks to his appointment to chair the Rules Committee in 2020.
So I take it that Georgia does not have term limits.
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