# Mike Beatty
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'''Mike Beatty''' is a [United States](/source/United_States) [politician](/source/politician) from [Jefferson, Georgia](/source/Jefferson%2C_Georgia). He is a former member of the [Georgia House of Representatives](/source/Georgia_House_of_Representatives) and the [Georgia State Senate](/source/Georgia_State_Senate).
==Political career==
Beatty is a native of Jefferson, and a graduate of the [University of Georgia](/source/University_of_Georgia). He was elected as the first [Republican](/source/United_States_Republican_Party) since [Reconstruction](/source/Reconstruction_era_of_the_United_States) from [Jackson County, Georgia](/source/Jackson_County%2C_Georgia) to the Georgia House of Representatives in 1990. While in office he strongly opposed the creation of a state [lottery](/source/lottery). After legislative redistricting placed Beatty in a district with another incumbent Republican legislator, he decided not to seek re-election in 1992 opting to focus on the small businesses he and his wife owned including a [poultry](/source/poultry) and [cattle](/source/cattle) farm. In the 2000 election cycle, Beatty was drafted by the Senate Republican Caucus to oppose[[http://www.sos.state.ga.us/elections/election_results/2000_1107/0006200.htm 11/7/2000 - State Senator - District 47]] the incumbent Democratic [State Senator](/source/Georgia_Senate). He was elected State Senator in [District 47](/source/Georgia's_47th_Senate_district) and proved instrumental in the successful battle to ban [video poker](/source/video_poker) in Georgia.[[http://www.legis.state.ga.us/legis/2001_02/senate/gass47.htm Senate - Hon. Mike Beatty (GA SS 47)] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060624061900/http://www.legis.state.ga.us/legis/2001_02/senate/gass47.htm |date=2006-06-24 }}]
In 2002, he opted not to seek re-election to the Senate and declared his candidacy for [Lieutenant Governor of Georgia](/source/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Georgia). He finished first [[http://www.sos.state.ga.us/elections/election_results/2002_0820/0000320.htm Lieutenant Governor]] in a three-way Republican primary but failed to gain a majority of the votes, forcing a primary run-off in which he was narrowly defeated.
===Commissioner of the Georgia Department of Community Affairs===
He was then appointed Commissioner of the Georgia Department of Community Affairs (DCA) [[http://www.dca.state.ga.us/main/teamga/index.asp DCA | Team Georgia]] in 2003 by Governor [Sonny Perdue](/source/Sonny_Perdue), a post which he held until being replaced by Gretchen Corbin on August 1, 2013.
As DCA Commissioner, Beatty led the launch of several new community-building programs, including:[[http://www/main/teamga/index.asp Team Georgia],{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}] "Team Georgia" which is designed to encourage collaboration between DCA’s divisions;[[http://www/communities/regionalism/programs/signatureComm.asp The Signature Community Program]{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}] The "Signature Community" which works with communities and helps them implement key portions of their plans;[{{Cite web |url=http://www.dca.state.ga.us/economic/DevelopmentTools/programs/opportunityZones.asp |title=Opportunity Zones |access-date=2008-04-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120422163153/http://www.dca.state.ga.us/economic/DevelopmentTools/programs/opportunityzones.asp |archive-date=2012-04-22 |url-status=dead }}] "Opportunity Zones" to encourage the creation of jobs and businesses in communities transitioning from blight to economic growth;[[http://www.dca.state.ga.us/DCANews/PressReleaseDetailnet.asp?view=849 Winning Water Festivals]] Establishing "Winning Water Festivals" to teach Georgia’s young people about the importance of water to the community’s growth and prosperity; and Dream City partnerships in six Georgia cities to encourage homeownership opportunities in the state.
==Personal life==
Beatty has been a [high school](/source/high_school) [teacher](/source/teacher) and [football](/source/American_football) coach. His wife is Judy Garrett and they have one daughter, and three grandchildren.
==Notes==
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==External links==
*[http://www.uga.edu/ University of Georgia]
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