Lynne Riley

Lynne Riley
Treasurer of Georgia
In office May 1, 2019 – July 16, 2020
Governor	Brian Kemp
Preceded by	Steve McCoy
Succeeded by	Steve McCoy
Member of the Georgia House of Representatives from the 50th district
In office January 10, 2011 – November 7, 2014
Preceded by	Mark Burkhalter
Succeeded by	Brad Raffensperger
Personal details
Born	(1958-09-08) September 8, 1958 (age 66) Scituate, Massachusetts, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Education	Northeastern University Bentley University

Lynne Riley (born September 8, 1958) is an American politician from the state of Georgia.

Career before politics

Riley was an accountant.[1][2]

Political career

A Republican,[1][2] Riley was elected to the Fulton County in a 2004 special election to fill a vacancy caused by the death of a member.[3] She was reelected in 2006, and served until 2010, after being elected to the Georgia House of Representatives.[3] While on the county commission, Riley was a supporter of a controversial proposal for the secession of north Fulton County from the rest of the county, re-creating Milton County.[4]

Riley was a member of the state House from the 50th district from 2011 to 2014.[1] Riley's seat was a safe Republican district in north Fulton County;[2] her only contested election for the seat was in 2010, when she won with 70% of the vote.[5] While in the House, Riley was an ally of Republican Governor Nathan Deal and one of his chief supporters within the state legislature;[2] she held the position of Governor's Floor Leader.[1] She was also a member of the House's tax-writing committee.[2]

In November 2014, Riley resigned from the state House after Deal appointed her to the position of commissioner of the Georgia Department of Revenue, effective January 11, 2015.[2][6] Riley succeeded Douglas MacGinnitie as commissioner.[2][6] Riley left the Department of Revenue in mid-2019 to accept an appointment from Republican Governor Brian Kemp to the post of Treasurer of Georgia.[7] Riley was appointed by Governor Brian Kemp to serve as President of the Georgia Student Finance Commission on July 16, 2020. [1]

Riley lives in Johns Creek, Georgia.[1][8]

References

1. "Representative Lynne Riley, 2013-14 Regular Session". Georgia House of Representatives.
2. Greg Bluestein, The first turnover in Nathan Deal's second-term administration, Atlanta Journal-Constitution (November 7, 2014).
3. Johnny Edwards, Two members exit Fulton commission, Atlanta Journal-Constitution (August 11, 2012).
4. Fulton commissioner ducks taking oath on ethics charge, Atlanta Journal-Constitution (August 11, 2012).
5. Amanda C. Coyne, Former Ossoff volunteers try to make Democratic gains in red suburbs, Atlanta Journal-Constitution (November 2, 2018).
6. "Deal names Riley to state post". NorthFulton.com. November 7, 2014.
7. Dave Williams, Gov. Kemp names Lynne Riley state treasurer, Atlanta Business Chronicle (May 1, 2019).
8. Mark Woolsey, House race draws second candidate, Atlanta Journal-Constitution (November 12, 2014).

Political offices
Preceded by Steve McCoy	Treasurer of Georgia 2019–2020	Succeeded by Steve McCoy