245 State Capitol Building
Atlanta, GA 30334
Post Office Box 925
Nashville, GA 31639
Full Name:
Penny Houston
Gender:
Female
Family:
3 Children: N.G. "Bo" Houston IV, Lowery, Adam
Birth Place:
Leary, GA
Home City:
Nashville, GA
Bachelor of Arts, Stephens College
Graduated, University of Georgia
Representative, Georgia State House of Representatives, District 170, 1997-present
Former Member/Vice-Chair, Berrien County School Board
Candidate, Georgia State House of Representatives, District 170, 2020, 2022
Member, Appropriations Committee
Member, Banks and Banking Committee
Member, Budget and Fiscal Affairs Oversight Committee
Member, Economic Development and Tourism Committee
Member, House Rural Development Council
Member, Public Health Committee
Chair, Subcommittee on Economic Development
Member, Ways and Means Committee
Chair, Georgia State House of Representatives Appropriations Economic Development Subcommittee, present
Member, Georgia State House of Representatives Banks and Banking Committee, present
Member, Georgia State House of Representatives Economic Development and Tourism Committee, present
Member, Georgia State House of Representatives Joint Fiscal Affairs Subcommittee, present
Member, Georgia State House of Representatives State Budget and Fiscal Affairs Oversight, present
Member, Georgia State House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee, present
Member, Southern Legislative Conference Fiscal Affair and Government Operations Committee, present
Former Vice-Chairman, Georgia State House of Representatives Agriculture
Former Chair, Georgia State House of Representatives Appropriations Human Resources Subcommittee
Former Chair, Georgia State House of Representatives Budget and Fiscal Affairs Oversight Committee
Former Chair, Georgia State House of Representatives Education Subcommittee Curriculum/Instructions
Former Vice-Chair, Georgia State House of Representatives State Planning & Community Affair
Former Member, Special Committee on Grady Hospital
Former Member, Special Committeee on Certificate of Need
Public Relations Specialist, present
Member, Advisory Board, Atlanta Speech School, present
Board Member, Berrien County Chamber of Commerce, present
Member, Board of Directors, Boys Ranch, present
Member, Board of Directors, Penfield Christian Homes, present
Member, Board of Trustees, Georgia Sheriff Ranch, present
Board Member, Cook County Chamber of Commerce, present
Board Member, Georgia Commission on Family Violence Board, present
Member, Georgia General Assembly's House Study Committee on Medical Education and State Health System, present
Board Member, Georgia Tobacco Community Development Board, present
Honorary Member, Nashville Rotary Club, present
Member, Nashville United Methodist Church, present
Member, Nashville Women's Club, present
Member, National Conference of State Legislatures Health and Education Committee, present
Member, Study Committee on Licensing and Inspection of Child Welfare Providers, present
Board Member, Tift County Chamber of Commerce, present
Member, Tift and Cook County Chambers of Commerce, present
Former Director, Georgia Sheriff's Youth Homes
Representative, Georgia, National Conference of Agriculture Leaders
Former Board Member, One Georgia Authority
Number of Grandchildren:
5