Case study 3: House Insurance Committee

Of 26 members of the House Insurance Committee, 12 work in the insurance industry; four others are in real estate.
Richard Smith, chairman -- county extension director, retired
Howard Maxwell, vice chairman -- insurance
Doug Holt -- systems analyst/administrator
Alex Atwood -- attorney (former judge)
Buzz Brockaway -- small business owner
John Carson -- CPA, commercial real estate
Mike Cheokas --  retail liquor, real estate
Steve Davis -- real estate
Matt Dollar -- real estate
Carl Van Epps -- insurance
Bubber Epps -- contractor (retired)
Rich Golick -- attorney for an insurance company
Ben Harbin -- insurance, surveying/mapping
Keith Heard -- insurance
Bill Hembree -- insurance
Carolyn Hugley -- insurance
Mike Jacobs -- attorney
Rahn Mayo -- real estate
John Meadows -- insurance
Quincy Murphy --  insurance
Jay Neal -- real estate, minister
Carl Rogers -- insurance
Jason Shaw -- insurance
Mickey Stephens -- teacher
Darlene Taylor --  insurance
Joe Wilkinson -- Coca-Cola executive, retired
Sources: Georgia General Assembly, AJC research