# Lynne Riley

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{{Short description|American politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name                = Lynne Riley
| office1             = Treasurer of Georgia
| governor1           = [Brian Kemp](/source/Brian_Kemp)
| term_start1         = May 1, 2019
| term_end1           = July 16, 2020
| predecessor1        = [Steve McCoy](/source/Steve_McCoy_(politician))
| successor1          = [Steve McCoy](/source/Steve_McCoy_(politician))
| state_house2        = Georgia
| district2           = [50th](/source/Georgia's_50th_House_of_Representatives_district)
| term_start2         = January 10, 2011
| term_end2           = November 7, 2014
| predecessor2        = [Mark Burkhalter](/source/Mark_Burkhalter)
| successor2          = [Brad Raffensperger](/source/Brad_Raffensperger)
| birth_date          = {{birth date and age|1958|9|8}}
| birth_place         = [Scituate, Massachusetts](/source/Scituate%2C_Massachusetts), U.S.
| death_date          = 
| death_place         = 
| party               = [Republican](/source/Republican_Party_(United_States))
| education           = [Northeastern University](/source/Northeastern_University)<br>[Bentley University](/source/Bentley_University)
}}
'''Lynne Riley''' (born September 8, 1958) is an American accountant and politician who served as Treasurer of [Georgia](/source/Georgia_(U.S._state)) from 2019 to 2020, appointed by Governor [Brian Kemp](/source/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](/source/Republican_Party_(United_States)),<ref name=House/><ref name=Bluestein/> Riley was elected to the [Fulton County](/source/Fulton_County%2C_Georgia) Commission in a 2004 [special election](/source/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](/source/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](/source/Milton_County%2C_Georgia).<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](/source/Georgia's_50th_House_of_Representatives_district) from 2011 to 2014.<ref name=House/> Riley's seat was a [safe](/source/safe_seat) 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](/source/Governor_of_Georgia) [Nathan Deal](/source/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](/source/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](/source/Governor_of_Georgia) [Brian Kemp](/source/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](/source/Johns_Creek%2C_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>

==References==
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Category:1958 births
Category:21st-century American women politicians
Category:American accountants
Category:American women accountants
Category:Living people
Category:People from Johns Creek, Georgia
Category:People from Scituate, Massachusetts
Category:Politicians from Plymouth County, Massachusetts
Category:Republican Party members of the Georgia House of Representatives
Category:State treasurers of Georgia (U.S. state)
Category:Bentley University alumni
Category:21st-century members of the Georgia General Assembly

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