DuBose Porter
| DuBose Porter | |
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| Minority Leader of the Georgia House of Representatives | |
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In office 2005 – January 10, 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Glenn Richardson |
| Succeeded by | Stacey Abrams |
| Member of the Georgia House of Representatives from the 143rd district |
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In office January 13, 2003 – January 10, 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Jay Shaw |
| Succeeded by | Matt Hatchett |
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In office January 13, 1997 – January 8, 2001 |
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| Preceded by | ??? |
| Succeeded by | Jay Shaw |
| Member of the Georgia House of Representatives from the 119th district |
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In office January 8, 2001 – January 13, 2003 |
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| Preceded by | George DeLoach |
| Succeeded by | Sue Burmeister |
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In office January 11, 1982 – January 13, 1997 |
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| Preceded by | ??? |
| Succeeded by | George DeLoach |
| Personal details | |
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October 2, 1953 Dublin, Georgia, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Alma mater |
Davidson College Samford University |
| Religion | Methodism |
DuBose Porter is the current Chairman of the Democratic Party of Georgia and served as a member of the Georgia House of Representatives from 1982 to 2011. He served as Minority Leader in the House from 2005 to 2011. He was previously Administration Floor Leader for Governor Zell Miller from 1991 through 1992 and ran for Governor of Georgia in 2010.
DuBose Porter, born in Dublin, Laurens County, Georgia, is the son of Dr. Lester and Katherine D. Porter. From a young age, Porter was active in his community. He earned his Eagle Scout Badge in 1970. He was a co-President of his Senior high school class at Dublin High School, where he graduated in 1971. He attended Davidson College in Davidson, North Carolina, where he received a B.A. in English in 1975.
After college, Porter interned in Washington, D. C., for Georgia Senator Sam Nunn where he decided to go to law school so that he could one day become a public servant and help others just as he saw Sen. Nunn was able to do. He attended and graduated from Cumberland Law School at Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama. After law school, Porter returned to his hometown and formed the law firm of Nelson & Porter. In 1982 he decided to run for the legislature. Although he was considered the underdog in the race, he was victorious, and has represented the district ever since.
DuBose has four sons, also Eagle Scouts, Stephen DuBose Porter, Jr., Guyton McCall Porter, and twins, Asa Shearouse Porter and Inman Lee Porter.
In 1987, Porter and Griffin Lovett purchased The Courier Herald, the daily newspaper in Dublin. Porter is Chairman of the Board of the publishing company and runs the business side of the company daily. In 1998, Porter and Lovett purchased The Soperton News, The Montgomery Monitor, and The Wheeler County Eagle. In 2002, they purchased The Johnson Journal, The Twiggs Times New Era and The Cochran Journal. In 2004, they purchased The Wilkinson County Post and in 2006 they purchased The Baldwin Bulletin. Porter is the business manager of these nine publications. Since 1987, Porter also has been a stockholder and member of the Board of Directors of the Bank of Dudley.
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