Pierre Howard

Pierre Howard (born February 3 1943) was the ninth Lieutenant Governor of the U.S. state of Georgia.

Background

He came from a political family (great-grandson of Thomas Coke Howard, member of the Georgia House of Representatives, and grandson of William Schley Howard who served in the Georgia House, as well as the U.S. House of Representatives). Howard attended the University of Georgia, where he was captain of the tennis team and president of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity. He graduated Phi Beta Kappa and went on to receive a law degree from the University of Georgia as well. In 1974, he married Nancy Barnes and they have two children, Christopher and Caroline.

tate Senate

Howard and entered politics in 1972. He was elected to the Georgia State Senate, representing DeKalb County's 42^nd district. He was re-elected in 1974, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1986 and 1988. [Charles S. Bullock, III, The Georgia Political Almanac, The General Assembly 1993-94] He served eight years as assistant floor leader for Governor George Busbee and 16 years as chairman of the Senate Human Resources Committee.

Lieutenant Governor

In 1990, Howard ran for the office of Lieutenant Governor. He was elected to a four-year term and was re-elected in 1994. Howard focused on critical issues concerning Georgia families throughout his political career (i.e. graduated licenses and zero tolerance for drinking and driving for teens). He retired from politics at the end of his second term.

Honor

The Interstate 285 and Interstate 20 interchange in DeKalb County, Georgia is named in his honor.

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