{{Short description|American politician}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Lynne Riley | office1 = Treasurer of Georgia | governor1 = Brian Kemp | term_start1 = May 1, 2019 | term_end1 = July 16, 2020 | predecessor1 = Steve McCoy | successor1 = Steve McCoy | state_house2 = Georgia | district2 = 50th | term_start2 = January 10, 2011 | term_end2 = November 7, 2014 | predecessor2 = Mark Burkhalter | successor2 = Brad Raffensperger | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1958|9|8}} | birth_place = Scituate, Massachusetts, U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | party = Republican | education = Northeastern University<br>Bentley University }} '''Lynne Riley''' (born September 8, 1958) is an American accountant and politician who served as Treasurer of Georgia from 2019 to 2020, appointed by Governor Brian Kemp in May of the former year.<ref> {{Cite web |title=Lynne Riley, State Treasurer |url=https://gsfic.georgia.gov/lynne-riley-state-treasurer |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200919123201/https://gsfic.georgia.gov/lynne-riley-state-treasurer |archive-date=2020-09-19 |access-date=2026-03-26 |website=Georgia State Financing and Investment Commission |language=en}}</ref>
==Career before politics== Riley was an accountant.<ref name=House>{{cite web|url=http://www.house.ga.gov/representatives/en-US/member.aspx?Member=763&Session=23|title=Representative Lynne Riley, 2013-14 Regular Session|publisher=Georgia House of Representatives}}</ref><ref name=Bluestein>Greg Bluestein, [https://www.ajc.com/blog/politics/the-first-turnover-nathan-deal-second-term-administration/6tmnPPUFA0PyuubriUEioK/ The first turnover in Nathan Deal's second-term administration], ''Atlanta Journal-Constitution'' (November 7, 2014).</ref>
==Political career== A Republican,<ref name=House/><ref name=Bluestein/> Riley was elected to the Fulton County Commission in a 2004 special election to fill a vacancy caused by the death of a member.<ref name=Edwards>Johnny Edwards, [https://www.ajc.com/news/local/two-members-exit-fulton-commission/PQNL5PLv2jWdJ0fp5eWIqN/ Two members exit Fulton commission], ''Atlanta Journal-Constitution'' (August 11, 2012).</ref> She was reelected in 2006, and served until 2010, after being elected to the Georgia House of Representatives.<ref name=Edwards/> 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.<ref>[https://www.ajc.com/news/local/fulton-commissioner-ducks-taking-oath-ethics-charge/JSapu06o4ehac9khtakxDO/ Fulton commissioner ducks taking oath on ethics charge], ''Atlanta Journal-Constitution'' (August 11, 2012).</ref>
Riley was a member of the state House from the 50th district from 2011 to 2014.<ref name=House/> Riley's seat was a safe Republican district in north Fulton County;<ref name=Bluestein/> her only contested election for the seat was in 2010, when she won with 70% of the vote.<ref>Amanda C. Coyne, [https://www.ajc.com/news/local/former-ossoff-volunteers-try-make-democratic-gains-red-suburbs/HqAgbczuu2WDSh54rVDR7L/ Former Ossoff volunteers try to make Democratic gains in red suburbs], ''Atlanta Journal-Constitution'' (November 2, 2018).</ref> While in the House, Riley was an ally of Republican Governor Nathan Deal and one of his chief supporters within the state legislature;<ref name=Bluestein/> she held the position of Governor's Floor Leader.<ref name=House/> She was also a member of the House's tax-writing committee.<ref name=Bluestein/>
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.<ref name=Bluestein/><ref name=DealAppt2014>{{cite web|url=https://www.northfulton.com/news/deal-names-riley-to-state-post/article_9daecf25-fd93-59bd-915d-88e1bc9488b5.html |title=Deal names Riley to state post|work=NorthFulton.com|date=November 7, 2014}}</ref> Riley succeeded Douglas MacGinnitie as commissioner.<ref name=Bluestein/><ref name=DealAppt2014/> 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.<ref>Dave Williams, [https://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/news/2019/05/01/gov-kemp-names-lynne-riley-state-treasurer.html Gov. Kemp names Lynne Riley state treasurer], '' Atlanta Business Chronicle'' (May 1, 2019).</ref> Riley was appointed by Governor Brian Kemp to serve as President of the Georgia Student Finance Commission on July 16, 2020. [https://gsfc.georgia.gov/about-gsfc/lynne-riley]
Riley lives in Johns Creek, Georgia.<ref name=House/><ref>Mark Woolsey, [https://www.ajc.com/news/house-race-draws-second-candidate/PsoA6z9BnbV9zIDUqQrFtL/ House race draws second candidate], ''Atlanta Journal-Constitution'' (November 12, 2014).</ref>
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