Representatives in 2007. He currently serves as a member of the House Appropriations,

Judiciary Non-Civil, Ethics and Regulated Industries Committees. Matt is the Vice-Chairman of

both the Reapportionment and Special Rules Committees and serves as the Chair of a Sub-

Committee of the House Judiciary Non-Civil Committee. Representative Ramsey is also

currently serving as the Co-Chairman of a Special Joint House and Senate Committee on

Immigration Reform. Ramsey was elected by the House Majority Caucus in 2010 to serve as part

of the House of Representatives’ leadership team as the Vice-Chairman of the Majority Caucus.

Representative Ramsey in his first term in 2008 was tapped by House leadership to serve as a

Deputy Whip. Subsequent to that he was appointed by Governor Perdue to serve as one of his

administration’s House Floor Leaders from 2009-2010. Prior to beginning his law practice, Matt

served on United States Congressman Mac Collins’ staff for six years, advising the Congressman

on several key issues including- tax and budget policy, transportation, energy, defense and

veterans.

Representative Ramsey has helped author and push through a number of important pieces of

legislation including a measure to close a loophole in the state’s child molestation statute, bills

aimed at prohibiting the use of cell phones by teen drivers and texting by all drivers, a bill aimed

at promoting a statewide culture of water conservation, and the JOBS Act which provides

numerous tax cuts and incentives to private employers to spur job creation in Georgia. Matt is

also the primary author for the 2011 legislative session of bills to allow Georgians more choice

in the health insurance market by providing for the sale of insurance products from other states

and comprehensive legislation aimed at addressing the social and economic consequences in

Georgia of illegal immigration.

Matt currently practices law in Fayette County and is a partner with Warner, Hooper, and

Ramsey, P.C. in Peachtree City, Georgia. Warner, Hooper and Ramsey is a general business

practice that focuses on a variety of commercial matters including business transactions,

commercial and land-use related litigation and estate planning. The firm’s litigation practice has

an emphasis in representing property owners against the government in eminent domain

litigation.

Matt grew up in Fayette County and went to elementary school at North Fayette Elementary,

junior high at Fayette Junior High School and graduated from Fayette County High School in

1993. He is a graduate of Georgia Southern University, where he earned a Bachelor of Science

degree in Political Science. Matt, while working full time during the day, obtained his Juris

Doctorate degree through the evening program at Georgia State University College of Law,

graduating cum laude in 2005.

Matt and his wife Missy have two children, Anna Lynne and Jacob. On the weekends the most

likely place to find the Ramseys is at the local little league fields or recreation gym where Matt

thoroughly enjoys coaching his children’s youth sports teams. The Ramseys live in Peachtree

City and are active members of Peachtree City United Methodist Church. Matt is active in a

variety of local organizations, including the Fayette County Chamber of Commerce and the

Joseph Sams School, where he serves on the Board of Directors