LLP, in Augusta, Georgia. He previously served as a partner for 11 years at the Augusta

firm of Fulcher Hagler LLP. In addition to his law practice, he served as Chairman of the

Columbia County Board of Commissioners until 2002, when he was first elected to the

Georgia House of Representatives. At the start of his second term in office, his fellow

Republicans elected him Majority Whip. Along with his service in legislative leadership, he

passed such bills as Georgia’s photo ID law for voting, and chaired the committee

overseeing the reform of Georgia’s tort laws. He also passed numerous bills dealing with

the operation of Georgia’s criminal justice system, and received the Guardian of Justice

Award from the Georgia District Attorney’s Association. For his staunch support of

businesses and job development he received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the

Georgia Chamber of Commerce. His strong pro-family positions earned him the Legislator

of the Year Award from the Georgia Family Council. He was re-elected to the House of

Representatives again in 2012.

Beside his law practice, Rep. Fleming serves on the Audit Committee of the Board of

Georgia Health Sciences University, the Board of Trinity Hospital, the CSRA Regional

Commission, and the Georgia Medical Center Authority. He was also recently appointed by

Governor Deal to the Public Defender’s Oversight Board for the Augusta Judicial Circuit.

Rep. Fleming is a double graduate of the University of Georgia, receiving his undergraduate

degree in 1988, and earning his law degree in 1994. He, his wife Paige, and their son Zach

reside in Harlem, Georgia. Rep. Fleming served as Chairman of the Deacons, and lay leader

for the AWANA programs at Harlem Baptist Church. Rep. Fleming is also a Gideon, and a

lifetime member of the NRA.