George Darden
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia's 7th district |
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In office November 8, 1983 – January 3, 1995 |
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| Preceded by | Larry McDonald |
| Succeeded by | Bob Barr |
| Member of the Georgia House of Representatives | |
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In office 1980 |
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November 22, 1943 Hancock County, Georgia |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Lillian Darden |
George Washington "Buddy" Darden, III (born November 22, 1943) is an American politician and lawyer.
Darden was born in Hancock County, Georgia and graduated from Sparta High School in Sparta, Georgia in 1961. He earned his Bachelor of Arts (A.B.) at the University of Georgia (UGA) in Athens in 1965 and his Juris Doctor from the UGA School of Law in 1967. He received many honors and awards while a student, including being elected president of the student body.
Upon graduation from law school, Darden was employed in the office of the District Attorney of Cobb County, Georgia. After serving as assistant district attorney in Cobb County from 1968 to 1972, he was elected District Attorney and served from 1973 to 1977. Darden was elected to the Georgia House of Representatives as a Democrat in 1980. He served in that body from 1981 until 1983. Upon the sudden death of U.S. Representative Larry McDonald in the 1983 downing of Korean Air Lines Flight 007, Darden resigned from the Georgia General Assembly after winning the special election to fill McDonald's seat for the remainder of the Ninety-eighth Congress.
During his tenure in office, Darden sponsored 61 bills, including H.R.2044, legislation that authorize and direct the National Park Service to assist the State of Georgia in relocating a highway affecting the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park in Georgia. Darden also shepherded numerous bills, including those benefiting Lockheed Aeronautical Corp., through Congress as part of the Armed Services Committee and co-sponsored others. "You don't have to introduce a tiny little bill with your name on it to make a difference," he said.
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