Fran Millar | |
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Member of the Georgia Senate from the 40th district |
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Assumed office 2011 |
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Personal details | |
Born |
New London, Connecticut, United States |
December 9, 1949
Political party | Republican |
Fran Millar (born December 9, 1949) is an American politician. He is a member of the Georgia State Senate from the 40th District, serving since 2010. He is a member of the Republican party. Fran Millar has served in the Georgia legislative since 1999, both in the House of Representatives and the Senate. He currently is chairman of the Higher Education committee, is secretary of the Health and Human Services committee, and also serves as a member of the Rules and the Education and Youth Committee.
Senator Millar believes that Medicaid expansion under Obamacare will ultimately happen in Georgia, and has openly admitted that the state's Republican party has practiced gerrymandering.
In 2014, Fran Millar sparked outrage when he suggested that he opposes new Sunday voting hours because they’ll primarily benefit African-Americans—then explaining that he simply “would prefer more educated voters.”
He has 3 children, Lisa, Bill, and Meredith, and 7 grandchildren, Matt, Erin, Will, Ansley, Beckett, Emma, and Chance. He is currently an active member at Dunwoody United Methodist Church.