Charles Hatcher (politician)

Charles F. Hatcher
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Georgia's 2nd district
In office
January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1993
Preceded byDawson Mathis
Succeeded bySanford Bishop
Member of the Georgia House of Representatives
In office
January 8, 1973 – 1980
Preceded byHaskew H. Brantley, Jr.[1]
Succeeded byThomas S. Chambless[2][3]
Constituency114th district (1973-1975)[4]
131st district (1975-1980)[5][6]
Personal details
Born
Charles Floyd Hatcher

(1939-07-01) July 1, 1939 (age 85)
Doerun, Georgia, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseKrysta Harden
Residence(s)Alexandria, Virginia, U.S.[7]
EducationGeorgia Southern College (BS)[7]
University of Georgia (JD)[7]
Military service
Branch/service United States Air Force
Years of service1958-1962
RankAirman Second Class

Charles Floyd Hatcher (born July 1, 1939) is an American politician and lawyer from the U.S. state of Georgia. He served in Congress as a Democrat.

He was born in Doerun, Georgia and served in the United States Air Force from 1958 to 1962 reaching the rank of Airman Second Class.[8] After his military service, he attended Georgia Southern College in Statesboro in 1965 and then entered the University of Georgia School of Law in Athens. Hatcher graduated with a Juris Doctor degree in 1969, became a member of the state bar, and started practicing law in Albany, Georgia.

Hatcher served in the Georgia House of Representatives from 1973 to 1980. He was elected to six consecutive terms in the U.S. House of Representatives beginning with the election of 1980. Hatcher ran an unsuccessful bid for re-election in 1992, losing the Democratic primary to Sanford Bishop, in part because of the House banking scandal.

  1. ^ Georgia Assembly Picture Book (1972)
  2. ^ Georgia Assembly Picture Book (1981)
  3. ^ The Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory. Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory, Incorporated. January 2, 1993. ISBN 9781561601127 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ Georgia Assembly Picture Book (March 1974)
  5. ^ Georgia Assembly Picture Book (1976)
  6. ^ Georgia Assembly Picture Book (1980)
  7. ^ a b c "Charles F. Hatcher Profile | Alexandria, VA Lawyer | Martindale.com". www.martindale.com.
  8. ^ Congress, United States (January 2, 1947). "Official Congressional Directory". U.S. Government Printing Office – via Google Books.