Jeff Chapman
Politician
1959 –
Who is Jeff Chapman?
Jeff Chapman is an American public servant and former businessman. In 2004, he was elected to the Georgia State Senate, and subsequently reelected for two additional terms. He was a Republican candidate in the 2010 race for Governor of Georgia. In 2012, he was elected to the Georgia House of Representatives.
Chapman is a fiscal and social conservative and has positioned himself as a supporter of private property rights through his fight against what he considered the inappropriate use of eminent domain. He previously had served on the Glynn County Commission. He was the owner of Chapman Waste Disposal and sold the company to Waste Management in the early 1990s.
Chapman is noted for his opposition to the Jekyll Island State Park land scam, which was struck between developer Linger Longer Communities and the Jekyll Island Authority board of directors — an agency appointed by Georgia’s Governor. That deal provided Linger Longer with millions of dollars in incentives as well as the right to build privately owned timeshares on oceanfront public land. It also gave Linger Longer first right of refusal for any Jekyll development project over the next 25 years.
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- Born
- Jul 14, 1959
Brunswick - Spouses
- Religion
- Methodism
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Lived in
- Brunswick
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on July 23, 2013
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