State Senator Cecil Staton, a Republican from Macon, was elected to the Senate in 2004, and re-elected in 2006, to represent the 18th Senatorial District which includes Bibb, Crawford, Houston, Jones and Monroe counties.

He serves as chairman of the Science and Technology Committee, vice chair of the Veterans and Military Affairs Committee, and secretary of the Higher Education Committee. He also sits on the Appropriations and Transportation
committees.

A native of Greenville, South Carolina, Sen. Staton received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Furman University in South Carolina and a Ph.D. from the University of Oxford in England. He currently is a publisher and broadcaster in Macon and Warner Robins.

Sen. Staton and his wife Catherine have two sons, Trey and William. He is a member of the Rotary Club of Downtown Macon, and has served on the Board of Directors of the
(Macon) Museum of Arts and Sciences and the Macon Symphony Orchestra. He also is a member of Highland Hills Baptist Church in Macon.

In 2000, he received the Richard Furman Award from Furman University. Sen. Staton’s legislative office is located in suite 303-B of the Legislative Office Building, where he can be reached at 404.656.5039. His e-mail address is
cecil.staton@senate.ga.gov. For more information visit www.cecilstaton.com.

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