Meet Mary Margaret Oliver, attorney and longtime Georgia lawmaker

State Rep. Mary Margaret Oliver speaks to the p...

Key Points
  • Playmaker: Mary Margaret Oliver
  • Role: Georgia House of Representatives member
  • Tenure: January 2003 to present
Mary Margaret Oliver (D-Decatur), a native Georgian from DeKalb County was first elected to the Georgia House of Representatives in 1987. In 1992 she was elected to the State Senate where she served until running for Lieutenant Governor in 1998. She lost the race in a runoff but returned to the House of Representatives in 2003 where she has served since. Throughout her tenure, she has served on powerful committees including as the chair of the House and Senate Judiciary ...