Horacena Tate
{{short description|American politician}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2016}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Horacena Tate
| state_senate = Georgia State
| district = 38th
| term_start = January 11, 1999
| predecessor = Ralph David Abernathy III
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1956|05|08}}
| birth_place = Griffin, Georgia, U.S.
| party = Democratic
| father = Horace Tate
| education = University of Georgia (BSEd)
Clark Atlanta University (MA, EdD)
| term_end = January 13, 2025
| successor = RaShaun Kemp
}}
Horacena E. Tate (born May 8, 1956){{cite web
| url = http://www.legis.state.ga.us/legis/2005_06/senate/tatebio.htm
| title = The Georgia State Senate
| publisher = Georgia General Assembly - Senate
| location = Atlanta, Georgia
| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20060704210830/http://www.legis.state.ga.us/legis/2005_06/senate/tatebio.htm
| archive-date =2006-07-04
| access-date = 2009-12-05
| url-status = dead
| url = http://www.ancestry.com
| title = U.S. Public Records Index [database online]
| year = 2009
| publisher = Ancestry.com Operations Inc.
| location = Ogden, Utah
| access-date = 2009-12-05
}} is an American politician who served in the Georgia State Senate, representing the 38th District in Fulton County.
Biography
Tate was born in Griffin, Georgia, but raised in Atlanta. In 1977, she obtained a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Georgia. A Master's degree in Educational Administration followed from Atlanta University in 1988. She received a Ph.D. in 1992 from Clark-Atlanta University, also in Educational Administration.{{cite web
|url=http://www.legis.state.ga.us/legis/2005_06/senate/tateprintbio.pdf
|title=Senator Horacena Tate, Senate District 38
|date=February 2005
|publisher=Georgia General Assembly - Senate
|location=Atlanta, Georgia
|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110610161314/http://www.legis.state.ga.us/legis/2005_06/senate/tateprintbio.pdf
|archive-date= 2011-06-10
|access-date=2009-12-05
|url-status=dead
}}
Tate was first elected to the Georgia State Senate in 1998. She currently serves on the following committees:
- Appropriations
- Health and Human Services
- Retirement
- State and Local Governmental Operations
Awards and recognition
- 2003 Leader of Distinction Award, Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority
- 2001 Public Servant Award, Coalition on Hunger
- 2000 Distinguished Public Servant Award, Martin Luther King Jr. Drive Merchant Association
- 2000 Legislator of the Year Award, National Association of Social Workers - Georgia Chapter
- 2000 Leader of Distinction Award, Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority
- 1999 Leader of Distinction Award, Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority
References
External links
- [https://www.legis.ga.gov/members/senate/47 Profile] at the Georgia State Senate
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20071219235910/http://www.legis.state.ga.us/legis/2005_06/senate/tatebio.htm Archive of Senator Tate's Biography] at the Official Website of the General Assembly of Georgia
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Category:Democratic Party Georgia (U.S. state) state senators
Category:People from Griffin, Georgia
Category:People from Fulton County, Georgia
Category:University of Georgia alumni
Category:Clark Atlanta University alumni
Category:Women state legislators in Georgia (U.S. state)
Category:21st-century American women politicians
Category:20th-century members of the Georgia General Assembly
Category:20th-century American women politicians
Category:21st-century members of the Georgia General Assembly
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