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• Georgia Elected Officials
  • Georgia Governor's Office: 

    Georgia’s main executive official and head of state is the governor. Elected to a 4-year term by Georgia voters, the governor isn’t allowed to hold office more than 2 consecutive terms. Along with overseeing the state budget and leading an executive branch of more than 100,000 employees, the governor is in charge of:

    • Enforcing laws and maintaining peace
    • Leading our state’s National Guard and police forces as commander in chief
    • Vetoing, approving, or taking no action on legislation passed by the Georgia General Assembly
    • Filling unexpected vacancies in the Senate, House of Representatives, and other public offices
    • Convening special sessions of the Georgia Assembly
    • Nominating officials to positions in state government (these must be approved by the Georgia General Assembly)

  • Constituent Services Contact Form

 

• Lieutenant Governor's Office: Lieutenant Governor Jones will focus on lowering our state income tax to put more money back into the pockets of hardworking Georgians, creating a world-class education system in our state by empowering parents and teachers, making our communities safer by standing with our law enforcement and cracking down on violent crime.
  • Contact the Lieutenant Governor

 

• Office of the Attorney General: The Attorney General's Office provides legal representation to the executive branch & prosecutes violent crime across the state.

  • Contact the Office of the Attorney General of Georgia

 

• The Office of the Secretary of State of Georgia: The Georgia Secretary of State oversees voting, tracks annual corporate filings, grants professional licenses, and oversees the state's securities' market.

  • Contact the Secretary of State of Georgia

 

• Georgia Department of Education: 

  There are 1.7 million students in Georgia’s public schools – and it’s our goal at the Georgia Department of Education to improve outcomes and expand opportunities for each one of them. Through child-focused and classroom-centered policies, a strong focus on the foundations, and increased relevance and opportunities in the later grades, we’re working to ensure all students graduate ready to contribute to their communities and live fulfilling, productive lives.

  We are focused on preparing students for life, not a test – and making sure that all schools have the resources they need to provide every child with a high-quality public education.

  • Contact the Georgia Department of Education

  • State Board of Education Directory

 

• Georgia Department of Agriculture: 

  Established in 1874, the Georgia Department of Agriculture is the oldest state department of agriculture in the United States. The Department is currently led by Commissioner Tyler J Harper, a 7th generation farmer and native of rural South Georgia. Harper is a peanut, cotton, timber, and beef cattle producer and is serving in his first term as Georgia’s Agriculture Commissioner.

  The Georgia Department of Agriculture is charged with supporting Georgia Farmers and Producers, protecting consumers and the state’s food supply, and marketing Georgia grown agricultural products locally, nationally, and globally. We regulate animals, food, fuel, plants, soil, and pesticides produced or sold within the State of Georgia.

  • Contact the Commissioner of Agriculture

 

• Office of the Commissioner of Insurance and Safety Fire: The Office of Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner licenses and regulates insurance companies, investigates reports of insurance fraud, and inspects buildings to prevent fire.

  • Services Directory

 

• Georgia Department of Labor: The Georgia Department of Labor provides a wide range of services to individuals and employers. These include administration of Georgia's unemployment insurance, reemployment services, provision of workforce information to the public and private sectors, and oversight of child labor issues.

  • Contact the Georgia Department of Labor

 

• Georgia Public Service Commission: The mission of the Georgia Public Service Commission is to exercise its authority and influence to ensure that consumers receive safe, reliable and reasonably priced telecommunications, electric and natural gas services from financially viable and technically competent companies.

  • Public Service Commission Public Comments Form

  • Meet the Public Service Commission

• The White House
  • Contact the White House

• The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency:
  • The mission of EPA is to protect human health and the environment. EPA works to ensure that:
    • Americans have clean air, land and water;
    • National efforts to reduce environmental risks are based on the best available scientific information;
    • Federal laws protecting human health and the environment are administered and enforced fairly, effectively and as Congress intended;
    • Environmental stewardship is integral to U.S. policies concerning natural resources, human health, economic growth, energy, transportation, agriculture, industry, and international trade, and these factors are similarly considered in establishing environmental policy;
    • All parts of society--communities, individuals, businesses, and state, local and tribal governments--have access to accurate information sufficient to effectively participate in managing human health and environmental risks;
    • Contaminated lands and toxic sites are cleaned up by potentially responsible parties and revitalized; and
    • Chemicals in the marketplace are reviewed for safety.
      • The EPA Organization Chart

• The Small Business Administration: Created in 1953, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) continues to help small business owners and entrepreneurs pursue the American dream. SBA is the only cabinet-level federal agency fully dedicated to small business and provides counseling, capital, and contracting expertise as the nation’s only go-to resource and voice for small businesses.
  • Contact the Small Business Administration

• The U.S. Department of Justice: The mission of the Department of Justice is to uphold the rule of law, to keep our country safe, and to protect civil rights.
  • The Department of Justice Agencies Organizational Chart

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• Central Intelligence Agency: We are the Nation’s first line of defense. We accomplish what others cannot accomplish and go where others cannot go.

• Office of the Director of National Intelligence: Our mission is to lead intelligence integration and forge an intelligence community that delivers the most insightful intelligence possible

• Office of Management and Budget: The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) serves the President of the United States in overseeing the implementation of his vision across the Executive Branch. Specifically, OMB’s mission is to assist the President in meeting his policy, budget, management and regulatory objectives and to fulfill the agency’s statutory responsibilities.

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• The U.S. Department of Agriculture: Our vision is to provide economic opportunity through innovation, helping rural America to thrive; to promote agriculture production that better nourishes Americans while also helping feed others throughout the world; and to preserve our Nation's natural resources through conservation, restored forests, improved watersheds, and healthy private working lands.
  • Contact the U.S.D.A.

 

• The U.S. Department of Commerce: The mission of the Department is to create the conditions for economic growth and opportunity for all communities
  • Contact the U.S. Department of Commerce

 

• The U.S. Department of Defense: The Department of Defense is America's largest government agency. With our military tracing its roots back to pre-Revolutionary times, the department has grown and evolved with our nation. Our mission is to provide the military forces needed to deter war and ensure our nation's security.
  • Contact the Department of Defense

 

• The U.S. Department of Education: Fostering educational excellence and ensuring equal access
  • Contact the U.S. Department of Education

 

• The U.S. Department of Energy: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has one of the richest and most diverse histories in the federal government. Although only in existence since 1977, the Department traces its lineage to the Manhattan Project effort to develop the atomic bomb during World War II and to the various energy-related programs that previously had been dispersed throughout various federal agencies. 
  • Our Leadership & Offices

 

• The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: The mission of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is to enhance the health and well-being of all Americans, by providing for effective health and human services and by fostering sound, sustained advances in the sciences underlying medicine, public health, and social services.
  • Contact HHS

 

• The U.S. Department of Homeland Security: The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and its homeland security mission are born from the commitment and resolve of Americans across the United States in the wake of the September 11^th attacks. In those darkest hours, we witnessed true heroism, self-sacrifice, and unified resolve against evil. We rallied together for our common defense, and we pledged to stand united against the threats attacking our great Nation, fellow Americans, and way of life.
  • Contact Homeland Security

 

• The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development: The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) administers programs that provide housing and community development assistance. The Department also works to ensure fair and equal housing opportunity for all.
  • Contact HUD

 

• The U.S. Department of the Interior: The Interior Department had a wide range of responsibilities entrusted to it: the construction of the national capital's water system, the colonization of freed slaves in Haiti, exploration of western wilderness, oversight of the District of Columbia jail, regulation of territorial governments, management of hospitals and universities, management of public parks,and the basic responsibilities for Indians, public lands, patents, and pensions. In one way or another all of these had to do with the internal development of the Nation or the welfare of its people.
  • Contact the Department of the Interior

 

• The U.S. Department of Labor: The bill establishing the Department of Labor was signed on March 4, 1913, by President William Howard Taft, the defeated and departing incumbent just hours before Woodrow Wilson took office. Although Taft had misgivings about creating a new Cabinet-level Department, he realized that the new Congress and new President would surely reenact it if he did apply a veto. A Federal Department was the direct product of a half-century campaign by organized labor for a "Voice in the Cabinet." Also, the Department was an indirect product of the Progressive Movement of the early 1900s which promoted the achievement of better working conditions, conservation of natural resources and a host of other goals through both private and government action.
  • Contact the Department of Labor
  • Department of Labor Organizational Chart

 

• The U.S. Department of State: To protect and promote U.S. security, prosperity, and democratic values and shape an international environment in which all Americans can thrive.
  • Contact the Department of State

 

• The U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs: To fulfill President Lincoln’s promise to care for those who have served in our nation’s military and for their families, caregivers, and survivors.
  • Contact the VA

 

• The U.S. Department of Transportation: The Department of Transportation (DOT) is responsible for planning and coordinating federal transportation projects. It also sets safety regulations for all major modes of transportation.
  • Contact the Department of Transportation

 

• The U.S. Department of the Treasury: The U.S. Department of the Treasury's mission is to maintain a strong economy and create economic and job opportunities by promoting the conditions that enable economic growth and stability at home and abroad, strengthen national security by combating threats and protecting the integrity of the financial system, and manage the U.S. Government’s finances and resources effectively.​​​​​​​
  • Contact the Department of Treasury