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Georgia House Of Representatives

Wednesday, October 12, 2011

Mark Gorman Enters 96th District Race

He's the second Republican candidate to announce.

Long-time Norcross resident Mark Gorman told Norcross Patch that he will run as a Republican for the Georgia House 96th District, which includes parts of Norcross and Duluth, in 2012.  Norcross businessman Mark Williams has already announced his candidacy. Gorman, who works in the construction industry, is running for office for the first time. “I’m just really excited,” he said earlier this week, after getting confirmation back from the state that he had qualified for office. “I just want to get out there and help.”  Gorman moved to the United States from Ireland when he was 2 years old, residing first in Duluth and then in Norcross ever since. “It’s sort of an American story, an American dream,” said Gorman.  Gorman is a member of …

Wednesday, March 9, 2011

Protect Scouting From New State Sales Tax

If passed, H.B. 385 would give the state additional tax sources.

The recommendations of special commission on tax reform, now under consideration by the House of Representatives in the form of HB 385, contain many radical changes to Georgia’s tax structure. These include imposing new sales taxes on groceries, sales of automobiles from one individual to another and 50 personal services not currently taxed, ranging from haircuts to dry cleaning to oil changes.  If this legislation is enacted in its current form, the state of Georgia would even begin collecting sales tax on – believe it or not – Girl Scout cookies and Boy Scout popcorn sales. Yes, HB 385 includes a provision that would eliminate the current sales tax exemption on nonprofit fundraisers in our state, specifically including these popular, …

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