Full Name:
Richard 'Rich' Golick
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Maria; 2 Children: Marshall, Davis
Home City:
Smyrna, GA
BS, Political Science, Emory University
JD, Georgia State University
Representative, Georgia State House of Representatives, District 40, 1999-2019
Floor Leader, Governor Sonny Perdues Administration, Georgia State House of Representatives, 2003-2008
Former Member, Appropriations Committee, Georgia State House of Representatives
Former Member, Insurance Committee, Georgia State House of Representatives
Former Chair, Judiciary - Non-Civil Committee, Georgia State House of Representatives
Former Member, Judiciary Committee, Georgia State House of Representatives
Former Member, Legislative and Congressional Reapportionment Committee, Georgia State House of Representatives
Former Member, Regulated Industries Committee, Georgia State House of Representatives
Former Member, Retirement Committee, Georgia State House of Representatives
Former Member, Rules Committee, Georgia State House of Representatives
Former Member, Subcommittee on Higher Education, Georgia State House of Representatives
Southeast Regional Counsel, Allstate Insurance Company, present
Former Law Clerk, Criminal Division, United States Department of Justice
Former Legislative Aide, Senate Special Judiciary Committee
Former Special Counsel, State Senate Republican Caucus
Former Law Clerk, United States Attorney Office
Member, Cobb Chamber of Commerce, present
Member, Friends of the Smyrna Library, present
Member, Holy Spirit Catholic Church, present
Member, Smyrna-Vinings Ducks Unlimited, present
Member, South Cobb Arts Alliance, present
Member, Vinings Rotary Club, present
Former Member, Board of Directors, Georgia Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
Former Coach, Smyrna Little League
Former Coach, Smyrna Soccer
Awards:
Legislator of the Year, Georgia Watch, 2008
Recognized by Georgia District Attorneys Association, Georgia Association of Educators, the Georgia Commission on Domestic Violence, the Georgia Hospital Association, Georgia Conservation Voters, Cure Autism Now and Georgia Watch;
Legislator of the Year Award, Georgia Chamber of Commerce, 2010;
Legislator of the Year Award, Georgia Association of Educators, 2007