Mary Margaret Oliver oral history interview, May 6, 1993

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Identifier: OliverMM_19930506_P1993-05

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Mary Margaret Oliver oral history interview

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Scope and Contents

Interviewed by Cliff Kuhn and Gretchen Maclachlan. Among topics discussed: Early legislative career; House Judiciary Committee; early work as lobbyist; House‑Senate study committee on child protection services; Workers' Compensation Committee; Transportation Committee; Chatahoochee Forest land line case; Public Service Commission; anti‑stalking legislation; Pierre Howard's child abuse package; Oliver's leadership role in legislature; Appropriations Committee; comparison of debate style in the House and Senate; victim impact statement; gun legislation; Sonny Watson; domestic violence; mandatory arrest; Marion Pope's DUI; Operation Rescue; differences between House and Senate stalking bills; Georgia Alliance for Children; Oliver's letter to Atlanta Journal; CPG; conflicts over PSC legislation; Mack Barber; impact of growth of Republican representation in legislature; Welfare Reform, Senate Bill #26; Medicaid; co‑payment issue; state flag issue; Wayne Garner; Pierre Howard; flag referendum issue; evolution of women's caucus.

Dates

Creation: May 6, 1993

Creator

Oliver, Mary Margaret, 1948- (Interviewee, Person)

Restrictions on Access

Oral history available for research.

Biographical Note

Mary Margaret Oliver (1948-) served in the Georgia House of Representatives from 1987‑1993 and has served in the Georgia Senate from 1993 to the present.