overwhelmingly, with eighty percent of the votes in 1992. She was administered the Oath of

Office to the Georgia General Assembly in January 1993. Representative Hugley has been

unopposed and is in her tenth term of office representing now District 133 now composed of

South East Muscogee County.

In the House of Representatives, she serves as Democratic Caucus (Minority) Whip, and is a

member of the Ethics Committee, Rules Committee, Appropriations-Health Sub Committee and

the Insurance Committee. She also serves as a member of the Women’s Legislative Caucus and

the Georgia Legislative Black Caucus.

The appreciation for Representative Hugley’s fine leadership has been recognized by the Georgia

School Counselors Association 2010 Legislator of the Year; Citizen of the Year Lambda Iota

Chapter Omega Psi Phi Fraternity 2010;Georgia Association of Education 2008 Legislator of the

Year, the Georgia Municipal Association’s Champion of Georgia Cities Award, National

Association of Business and Professional Women’s Club with the Sojourner Truth Meritorious

Service Award; 2000 Legislator of the Year; Georgia School Counselor’s Association and the

Concharty Council of the Girl Scout’s Woman of Achievement Award; Boss of the Year-1997 by

the American Business Women’s Association, Consolidated Chapter; The 1996 Legislative Award

from the Ophthalmologist Association; Service Award-1994 from the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority,

Inc.; Award of Excellence by South Westview Against Drugs; Outstanding Community Service

Award from the Professional Women of Columbus; Citizen of the Month, November 1993 by the

Columbus Times Newspaper; Blacks of Distinction Award-1991 by the National Association of

Negro Business and Professional Women’s Club. She also holds the recognition as a Gracious

Lady of Georgia 2002.

Representative Hugley was born in Forrest City, Arkansas, and the daughter of Arkansas

Educators Mr. and Mrs. Walker Fleming, Jr. Representative Hugley was a 1975 graduate of

Forrest City High School. She continued her education and earned Bachelors of Arts Degree in

Political Science at University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff where she graduated with Summa cum

Laude Honors. She stayed on the road to education until she reached Starksville, Mississippi

where she earned a Masters Degree in Public Policy and Administration from Mississippi State

University.

A career for Representative Hugley began upon completion of Graduate School where she

worked as a Senior Analyst for the Mississippi State Legislature–Joint Committee on

Performance Evaluation and Expenditure Review. Her work history includes being a Planner for

the Lower Chattahoochee Area Planning and Development Commission and the Director of

Planning and Economic Development for Lee County Council of Governments. Representative

Hugley is an Independent Contractor, Agent and Owner for State Farm Insurance Company,

located at 3312 St. Mary’s Road.

Mississippi is where she met and betrothed City Manager, Isaiah Hugley, who is a Columbus

native. They have two children, Kimberly and Isaiah Jr. and two grandchildren Kandyce and

Adam.