{{short description|American politician}}
'''Charles B. Tanksley''' (born April 7, 1952) is an American politician and attorney.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/CandidateDetail.html?CandidateID=7301 | title=Our Campaigns - Candidate - Charlie Tanksley }}</ref> He was a five-term member of the Georgia Senate, serving from 1995 to 2004 as a member of the United States Republican Party from the 32nd District in Cobb County, Georgia. He was elected to the Senate in a special election held in January, 1995.
==Early life and education== Tanksley was born in Atlanta, Georgia, and his home city is Vinnings, Georgia. He is a Methodist, and is married to his wife, Kathryn, with three children.<ref>https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/biography/9417/charles-tanksley</ref> He graduated from the University of Virginia in 1974 and earned his J.D. from the University of Georgia School of Law in 1978.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/biography/9417/charles-tanksley | title=The Voter's Self Defense System }}</ref>
==Career== During his time in the Senate, Tanksley was the Senate floor leader for Governor Roy E. Barnes from 1998 to 2002, who was a member of the United States Democratic Party and was Tankley’s former law partner. Tanksley also served as Chairman of the Senate Special Judiciary Committee from 1998 to 2002<ref>{{cite news|url=http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2004/12/05/met_436378.shtml|title=Use of retirees is meant to save money|date=5 December 2004|newspaper=The Augusta Chronicle|accessdate=2009-10-22}}</ref> and was chairman of the Energy Task Force.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thecitizen.com/~citizen0/archive/main/archive-020118/south%20fulton/sf-08.html|title=Statewide coalition seeks moratorium on new power plant permits|date=18 January 2002|publisher=The Citizen|accessdate=2009-10-22|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120808094151/http://www.thecitizen.com/~citizen0/archive/main/archive-020118/south%20fulton/sf-08.html|archivedate=8 August 2012}}</ref>
After leaving the Senate in 2004, he joined the Atlanta office of Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC where he practiced with the firm's Government Relations Practice Group. Tanksley has since left Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC and now practices with the Barnes Law Group.
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==External links== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20061111053235/http://www.wcsr.com/default.asp?id=86&objId=482 Womble Carlyle Profile] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20070927210319/http://www.martindale.com/xp/Martindale/Lawyer_Locator/Search_Lawyer_Locator/search_detail.xml?STS=11&LNAME=tanksley&CN=&PG=1&bc=65&CRY=1&ratind=&FN=&FNAME=&STYPE=N&a=245C94C6F93061&l=3870A6DC12467D&type=2&pos=1&cnt=3 Martindale-Hubbell Profile] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20061111065256/http://www.wcsr.com/default.asp?id=117&objId=83 July 6, 2004 Press Release]
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