DuBose Porter

DuBose Porter
Chair of the Georgia Democratic Party
In office
August 31, 2013 – January 26, 2019
Preceded byNikema Williams (acting)
Succeeded byNikema Williams
Minority Leader of the Georgia House of Representatives
In office
January 2005 – January 10, 2011
Preceded byGlenn Richardson
Succeeded byStacey Abrams
Member of the Georgia House of Representatives
from the 143rd district
In office
January 13, 2003 – January 10, 2011
Preceded byJay Shaw
Succeeded byMatt Hatchett
In office
January 13, 1997 – January 8, 2001
Preceded by???
Succeeded byJay Shaw
Member of the Georgia House of Representatives
from the 119th district
In office
January 8, 2001 – January 13, 2003
Preceded byGeorge DeLoach
Succeeded bySue Burmeister
In office
January 11, 1982 – January 13, 1997
Preceded by???
Succeeded byGeorge DeLoach
Personal details
Born (1953-10-02) October 2, 1953 (age 71)
Dublin, Georgia, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseCarol[1]
Children4[1]
EducationDavidson College (BA)
Samford University (JD)

DuBose Porter (born October 2, 1953) is an American attorney, politician, businessman, and former newspaper publisher who served as chairman of the Democratic Party of Georgia and served as a member of the Georgia House of Representatives from 1982 to 2011. He served as Minority Leader in the House from 2005 to 2011. He was previously Administration Floor Leader for Governor Zell Miller from 1991 through 1992 and ran for governor of Georgia in 2010.

  1. ^ a b "DuBose Porter's Biography". Vote Smart. Retrieved August 30, 2019.