Sam Zamarripa
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Sam Zamarripa is the first Hispanic
to serve in the Georgia State Senate, representing the 36th District located in eastern Fulton County, Georgia
. Mr. Zamarripa served two terms in the State Senate of Georgia representing the City of Atlanta where he served as the Secretary of the State Economic Development Committee and member of the committees on Insurance, Science & Technology and Transportation. He retired from the State Senate, undefeated in 2006. He is a past member of the board of directors of the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF).
He announced in April, 2006, that he would not seek re-election. He will be succeeded by Nan Grogan Orrock
, who won the July 18, 2006 Democratic primary election and has no Republican opponent for the general election.
He is a director of Assurance America Corporation (ASAM.OB) and Chairman of the Compensation Committee. In 2010 Mr. Zamarripa was elected to the Board of Managers for IP2Biz, LLC of Atlanta, Georgia (www. In 1998 Mr. Zamarripa co-founded United Americas Bank, NA of Atlanta where served as Board Member until 2009.
Mr. Zamarripa is a Trustee of the Annie E. Casey Foundation of Baltimore, Maryland and a Trustee of Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York. He is the founder of the G eorgia Association of Latino Elected Officials and Chairman. Mr. Zamarripa is on the US Board of Advisers for Centro Fox, which is the Presidential Library of Former Mexican President Vicente Fox. He is also a member of the Board of Counselors for The Carter Center of Atlanta. He is a member of the Rotary Club of Atlanta. He holds a BA from New College of Sarasota, Florida and a Masters of Public Administration from the Maxwell School of Citizenship at Syracuse University, Syracuse New York.
Hispanic
Hispanic is a term that originally denoted a relationship to Hispania, which is to say the Iberian Peninsula: Andorra, Gibraltar, Portugal and Spain. During the Modern Era, Hispanic sometimes takes on a more limited meaning, particularly in the United States, where the term means a person of ...
to serve in the Georgia State Senate, representing the 36th District located in eastern Fulton County, Georgia
Fulton County, Georgia
Fulton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. Its county seat is Atlanta, the state capital since 1868 and the principal county of the Atlanta metropolitan area...
. Mr. Zamarripa served two terms in the State Senate of Georgia representing the City of Atlanta where he served as the Secretary of the State Economic Development Committee and member of the committees on Insurance, Science & Technology and Transportation. He retired from the State Senate, undefeated in 2006. He is a past member of the board of directors of the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF).
He announced in April, 2006, that he would not seek re-election. He will be succeeded by Nan Grogan Orrock
Nan Grogan Orrock
Nan Grogan Orrock is a Democratic member of the Georgia House of Representatives, representing the 58th district. She is the Vice-Chair of the House Democratic Caucus and the former Majority Whip...
, who won the July 18, 2006 Democratic primary election and has no Republican opponent for the general election.
He is a director of Assurance America Corporation (ASAM.OB) and Chairman of the Compensation Committee. In 2010 Mr. Zamarripa was elected to the Board of Managers for IP2Biz, LLC of Atlanta, Georgia (www. In 1998 Mr. Zamarripa co-founded United Americas Bank, NA of Atlanta where served as Board Member until 2009.
Mr. Zamarripa is a Trustee of the Annie E. Casey Foundation of Baltimore, Maryland and a Trustee of Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York. He is the founder of the G eorgia Association of Latino Elected Officials and Chairman. Mr. Zamarripa is on the US Board of Advisers for Centro Fox, which is the Presidential Library of Former Mexican President Vicente Fox. He is also a member of the Board of Counselors for The Carter Center of Atlanta. He is a member of the Rotary Club of Atlanta. He holds a BA from New College of Sarasota, Florida and a Masters of Public Administration from the Maxwell School of Citizenship at Syracuse University, Syracuse New York.