| Elected to the Georgia House of Representatives in 2010, State Representative Bruce Williamson currently serves as a member of the following House committees- Banks & Banking; Energy, Utilities, & Telecommunications; Insurance; Regulated Industries; Rules; Transportation and Ways & Means. He also served as the House Majority Caucus Chairman for eight years and is the current House Majority Caucus Chair. Bruce has been recognized as the Technology Association of Georgia's Legislator of the Year (twice), the Georgia Chamber Legislator of the Year, and he has also received the National Federation of Independent Business (NIFB) Guardian of Small Business Award. His legislative focus is tax policy and business and job development. He is passionate about supporting Georgia business, as well as reducing taxes and keeping Georgia small businesses competitive. As Chairman of the Income Tax Subcommittee of Ways & Means, he has helped pass legislation creating the current Georgia Flat Income tax as well as income tax cuts. Bruce was born and raised in Monroe, Georgia, which is the heart of House District 112, in Walton County. He attended Furman University, where he played football and earned a B.A. in Business Administration. He then furthered his studies as a graduate student at the University of Georgia focusing on risk management and insurance. Bruce has a proven record as a successful businessman in Walton County through his ownership and management of Williamson Insurance Agency Inc., Williamson Investments Group LLC and as a co-founder and Chairman of the Board of both Walton Bank and Trust Company and Liberty First Bank of Monroe. He has shown dedication to the community through work with numerous civic organizations, including the Boy Scouts of America, Healing Angels Medical Clinic, Boys and Girls Club, the Rotary Club of Monroe and the Walton County Chamber of Commerce. His dedication to Georgia is reflected through his service to Leadership Georgia Inc., where he served as president and chairman, the Georgia Department of Community Affairs as past board member and as a current board member of the Georgia Chamber of Commerce. He is a recipient of the Leadership Georgia Frederick B. Kerr Award and the Rotary Club of Monroe J. T. Witcher Community Service Award. Bruce is a man of faith and is an active member of the Monroe First Methodist Church, where he taught Youth Sunday School for more than a decade. A committed family man, Bruce and his wife, Vickie, are blessed with four sons, all Eagle Scouts, two daughters-inlaw and four precious grandchildren. |