Lynne (Lynne) Riley (R-SH050)
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Capitol: 404.656.0188
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District: 770.664.0436
Speaker Pro Tempore
Georgia House of Representatives
Room 504-E Coverdell Legislative Office Building 18 Capitol Square
Atlanta, GA 30334

District Office:
10605 Wren Ridge Road
Johns Creek, GA 30022
Elected: 2010    Next Election: 2014
Spouse: Mike Riley   
Committee Assignments
MemberHouse Committee on MARTOC
MemberHouse Committee on Retirement
MemberHouse Committee on Natural Resources and Environment
MemberHouse Committee on Ways and Means
Counties Representing
Fulton

Bio

Representative Lynne Riley began her second term in office as the House District 50 (Johns

Creek) Representative in the Georgia General Assembly on January 14, 2013.

In 2013, Representative Riley will serve on the House Ways and Means Committee, Natural

Resources and Environment Committee, Retirement Committee, and MARTOC

(Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Oversight Committee). She was appointed as

Chairperson of the Governance Sub-Committee of MARTOC, and oversaw a comprehensive

review of the MARTA act in 2011.

Representative Riley was recently elected Chairwoman of the Fulton County House

Delegation, and looks forward to working with her colleagues in 2013 on a legislative

package of reforms to enhance Fulton County Government.

Representative Riley serves as a member of the American Legislative Exchange Council's

Tax and Fiscal Policy Task Force. She regularly attends the ALEC Policy Task Force

meetings, and actively participates in ALEC general meetings.

Representative Riley previously served as the Fulton County Commissioner for District 3

from July 2004 to December 2010. As Commissioner, Riley served on the Fulton County

Employees Retirement Board and the Fulton County Defined Contribution Retirement Plan

Committee. She was a Board Member of the Atlanta/Fulton County Water Resources

Commission, and the Chair of the Fulton County Building Authority. She served on U. S.

Congressman Tom Price's Advisory Council. Riley was appointed to the National

Association of Counties Finance and Intergovernmental Affairs Steering Committee. She

served as Vice-Chair of the Association of County Commissioners of Georgia's Revenue and

Finance Policy Committee in 2010, and Economic Development and Transportation Policy

Committee in 2009. In 2008, she was appointed by Governor Perdue to the Georgia Public

Defender Supervisory Council for the Atlanta Judicial Circuit. Lynne worked with the North

Fulton House Delegation in the creation of the new cities of Sandy Springs, Johns Creek and

Milton.

Representative Riley has long been involved with an extensive group of community and

civic organizations. Her service has included posts as treasurer and board member of the

Johns Creek Community Association Inc., member of various Fulton County Citizen

Advisory Boards, PTA volunteer at five Fulton County Schools, and served as an officer in

the Aviary and Cameron Homeowners Associations. Lynne served on the American Cancer

Society North Fulton Advisory Board and the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra/Verizon

Wireless Amphitheatre at Encore Park Board of Trustees. Riley is a member of the Class of

2005 of the Atlanta Regional Commission's Regional Leadership Institute and an alumnus

of the Coverdell Leadership Institute. Lynne is a founding member of the Board of Directors

of the Johns Creek Foundation, Inc. and the Conservative Policy Leadership Institute, Inc.

Riley is a Board member of the Johns Creek Economic Development Corporation, and is

currently participating in the “Johns Creek Advantage” initiative. She is a proud member of

the Alpharetta Rotary Club.

Lynne Riley is a professional accountant and Principal of Riley Accounting Services for over

30 years. She attended Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts, Bentley College

in Waltham, Massachusetts, and the American Institute of Banking in Boston,

Massachusetts.

Lynne is married to Mike Riley, Equipment Innovation Manager for The Coca-Cola

Company. They have three children- Katie, a media marketing professional; Eileen, a design

professional; and Greg, who is currently enrolled in the Mechanical Engineering degree

program at Georgia Institute of Technology. They are members of St. Benedict Catholic

Church and are proud residents of the City of Johns Creek, Georgia.