Dr. Horacena E. Tate currently serves on the Georgia State Senate, representing the 38th District in Fulton County

Fulton County, Georgia

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Biography

Tate was born in Griffin, Georgia

Griffin, Georgia

Griffin is a city in and the county seat of Spalding County in the U.S. state of Georgia. It is part of the Atlanta metropolitan area. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 23,643.-Geography:Griffin is located at ....

, but raised in Atlanta

Atlanta, Georgia

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. In 1977, she obtained a Bachelor of Science

Bachelor of Science

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 degree from the University of Georgia

University of Georgia

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. 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.

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
  Alpha Kappa Alpha
  Alpha Kappa Alpha is the first Greek-lettered sorority established and incorporated by African American college women. The sorority was founded on January 15, 1908, at Howard University in Washington, D.C., by a group of nine students, led by Ethel Hedgeman Lyle...
  
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• 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, Inc.
• 1999 Leader of Distinction Award, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.

External links

• Senator Tate's Biography at the Official Website of the General Assembly of Georgia