David's blog

Little League Baseball has a strong tradition in Georgia and teams from our state have enjoyed remarkable success. Georgia's representatives to the Little League World Series in Williamsport, Pennsylvania won in both 2006 and 2007. Little League Baseball teaches sportsmanship and the importance of hard work. More importantly, it provides an excellent way for parents to be actively involved in the lives of their children.

I am very pleased the 2008 Georgia Little League State Championship tournament is being held this year at Flat Shoals Park in the heart of Georgia Senate District 42. Congratulations to the teams who advanced to the state tournament. I was honored to be a part of the opening ceremony last Saturday morning and I look forward to attending the championship game this week. Many thanks to the dozens of volunteers who have worked to ensure the success of this exciting event. In particular, community volunteer and Senate District 42 resident Carolyn Taggart has worked tirelessly for more than six months as the leader of the host committee. Thank you Carolyn.

I am honored to have received the Georgia Emergency Services Star of Life Award in 2008. This is the second consecutive year I have been recognized by Georgia's first responders for my work on trauma care issues. Georgia's rate of avoidable deaths from trauma is too high. If we were at the national average for states, 700 fewer Georgians would die each year. That is why I remain committed to the establishment of a reliable source of revenue to support a state wide trauma care network.

I am pleased to be among the first group of 2008 candidates to be endorsed by the Georgia AFL-CIO and the Georgia Chapter of the Sierra Club.

During the first week of June, I was honored to speak to members of the Georgia Chamber of Commerce at their annual meeting on St. Simons Island and to appear before the UFCW Local 1996 at their meeting on Jekyll Island.

Through much of 2007, I served as a member of the Senate Study Committee
on the Shortage of Doctors and Nurses in Georgia. The Final Report of
our committee can be reviewed by clicking on the attached PDF below.