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Savannah-Chatham County
City Council meets at 2PM on alternate Thursdays in Council Chambers on the second floor of City Hall. Meetings are open to the public.
To appear before Savannah City Council, write to:
City Manager, City of Savannah
P.O. Box 1027
Savannah, Georgia 31402
To petition council, contact:
Clerk of Council
2nd Floor, City Hall
(912) 651-6441
To contact your council representative (aldermen) or the mayor of Savannah, call the Office of the Mayor at (912) 651-6444 or go to the website below.
Mayor Otis S. Johnson, Ph.D. (MSW)
Chatham County Board of Commissioners
Chatham County Manager
R. E. Abolt - County Manager
P. O. Box 8161
Savannah, Georgia 31412
(912) 652-7869
(912) 652-7874 FAX
EMail: reabolt@chathamcounty.org
Assistant County Manager
Patrick C. Monahan
(912) 652-7870

CHAIRMAN
Pete Liakakis, D
Phone: 233-2876
E-mail: PeteLiakakis@chathamcounty.org
DISTRICT 1
Helen Stone, R
Phone: 692-0950
EMail: helen_stone3@hotmail.com
DISTRICT 2
James Holmes, D
Phone: 238-3796
EMail: FQRasmus@Chathamcounty.org
DISTRICT 3
Patrick Shay, D
Phone: 232-1151
E-Mail: gmsarch@aol.com
DISTRICT 4
Patrick Farrell, R
Phone: 355-6699
E-Mail: patfarrell@bellsouth.net
DISTRICT 5
Harris Odell Jr., D
Phone: 236-1158
E-Mail: harris@odell- law-firm.com
DISTRICT 6
David Gellatly, R
Phone: 925-8984
E-Mail: gellatlydave@yahoo.com
DISTRICT 7
Dean Kicklighter, R
Phone: 964-0566
E-Mail: deankicklighter@yahoo.com
DISTRICT 8
Dr. Priscilla Thomas, D
Phone: 236-0459
E-Mail: thomasnp6@aol.com
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State of Georgia
(Legislators)
Eric B. Johnson (R)
State Senator, District 1
321
State Capitol
Suite: 121-B
Atlanta, GA 30334
(404) 656-5109
(404) 657-657.9727 FAX
ejohnson@legis.state.ga.us
22 Marsh Point Drive
Savannah, GA 31406
(912) 355-3696
(912) 354-4626
Regina Thomas (D)
State Senator, District 2
Legislative Office Building
18 Capitol Square
Suite: 323-A
Atlanta, GA 30334
(404) 463-7784 (Thelma Richardson)
(404) 463-7783 FAX
RThomas@legis.state.ga.us
1406 E. 35th Street
Savannah, GA 31404
(912) 231-0600
Jack Hill (D)
State Senator, District 4
State Capitol
Suite: 421-D
Atlanta, GA 30334
(404)
656-5038
(404) 651-6768 FAX
jhill@legis.state.ga.us
P.O. Box 486
Reidsville, GA 30453
(912)
557-3811
(912) 557-3522
(912) 557-4802
State Rep. Buddy Carter, R-Pooler,
State Representative, District 159
Phone: (912) 604-5149
E-mail: Bcarter331@aol.com
www.friendsofbuddycarter.com
P.O. Box 222, Pooler, Ga. 31322
State Rep. Bob Bryant, D-Garden City,
State Representative, District 160
Phone: (888) 255-4730 (cell)
E-mail: bryant257@comcast.net
Dr.Lester Jackson, III (D)
State Representative, District 162
Suite
613, Legislative Office Building
Atlanta, Georgia 30334
404.656.3904
421
Pierpont Avenue
Savannah, Georgia 31404
912. 596.4149
Tom Bordeaux (D)
State Representative, District 162
Suite 604 State Capitol
18 Capitol Square
Atlanta, GA 30334
404 656 6372
113 East 65th Street
Savannah, GA 31405
912.233.7180
912.234.9245 (H)
(912) 232-4999 FAX
Burke Day
State Representative,District 163
Suite
601, Legislative Office Building
18 Capitol Square
Atlanta, Georgia 30334
404.656.0254
404.651.8086 fax
912.507-7050 (Leave a message with Day's wife, Sally.)
burkeday@aol.com
Ron Stephens (R)
State Representative, District 164
507 Legislative Office Building
Atlanta, GA 30334
(404) 656-0202
103 Anford Drive
P.O. Box 7709
Garden City, GA 31418
(912) 964-0061 (Stephens checks home messages daily.)
(912) 964-9699 FAX
Women's Legislative Caucus
P.O. Box 38235
511 Legislative Office Building
Atlanta, GA 30334
(404) 656-0235
wocaucus@legis.state.ga.us
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State of Georgia
(Other office holders)
The Honorable
Sonny Perdue, Governor
Office of the Governor,
Georgia State
Capitol
Atlanta, Georgia 30334
(404) 656-1776
(404) 657-7332 FAX
http://www.gov.state.ga.us/contact_dom.shtml
The
Honorable Mark Taylor, Lieutenant Governor
240 State Capitol
Atlanta, GA 30334
(404) 656-5030
(404) 656-6739 (F)
214 State Capital
Atlanta, Georgia 30334
(404) 656-2881
(404) 656-0513 FAX
LaSharn Hughes, Executive Director, Health and Consumer Services
Composite Board of Professional Counselors, Social Workers, and Marriage and Family Therapists
237 Coliseum Drive
Macon, Georgia 31217-3858
(478) 207-1678
(478) 207-1676 FAX
Department of Human Resources
Division of Aging Services
Suite 36-385
(404) 657-5255
http://www.csrardc.org/csra/aaa-agencies.asp
Division
of Family and Children Services
Suite 19-490
(404) 657-7660
http://www.div.dhr.state.ga.us/dfcs_er/
Division
of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse
Suite 22-205
(404) 657-2260
http://www2.state.ga.us/departments/dhr/mhmrsa.html
Division
of Public Health
Suite 15-470
(404) 657-2700
http://www.ph.dhr.state.ga.us/contact.shtml
Division
of Rehabilitation Services
Suite 35-240
(404) 657-3002
http://www2.state.ga.us/departments/dhr/contact1.html
Office
of Adoptions
Suite 3-323
(888) 460-2467
http://www.adoptions.dhr.state.ga.us/
Office of Regulatory Services
Two
Peachtree Street, N.W.
Atlanta, Georgia 30303-3142
Voice: (404)657-5700
Fax: (404) 657-5708
mapalli@dhr.state.ga.us
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National Offices
Honorable Jack Kingston (R)
1st Congressional District
1034 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515-1001
(202) 225-5831
(202) 226-2269 FAX
1 Diamond
Causeway, Suite 7
Savannah, GA 31406
Phone: 912-352-0101
Fax: 912-352-0105
www.house.gov/kingston
Honorable Saxby Chambliss (D)
United States Senator
416
Russell Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
Phone: 202-224-3521
Fax: 202-224-0103
saxby_chambliss@chambliss.senate.gov
2
East Bryan Street, Suite 620
Savannah, GA 31401
Phone: 912-232-3657
Fax: 912-233-0115
U.S. Sen. Johnny Isakson
www.isakson.senate.gov
U.S. Rep. John Barrow, (D)
12 Congressional District
D.C. office number: (202) 225-2823
226 Cannon House Office Building, Washington, D.C., 20515
President George W. Bush
The
White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20500
(202) 456-1414
(202) 456-6213 TTY/TDD
(202) 456-2461 FAX
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Political parties
Savannah-Chatham County Reform Party
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Other Advocacy Oriented Links
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Georgia Rural Urban Summit (also has listserves with policy and legislative alerts) | |
National Mental Health Association of Georgia's Advocacy List |