Full Name:
Gloria S. Butler
Gender:
Female
Family:
2 Children: Felicia, Leslie
Birth Date:
12/25/1941
Birth Place:
Daytona Beach, FL
Home City:
Stone Mountain, GA
Religion:
Baptist
Associate of Arts, Business Administration, Georgia Perimeter College, 1984
Vice Chair of Finance, Democratic Caucus, Georgia State Senate, 2011-2025
Minority Leader, Georgia State Senate, 2021-2025
Senator, Georgia State Senate, District 55, 1999-2025
Candidate, Georgia State Senate, District 55, 2022
Minority Caucus Chair, Georgia State Senate, 2019-2021
Deputy Minority Whip, Georgia State Senate, 2005-2011
Former Member, Administrative Affairs Committee, Georgia State Senate
Former Member, Ethics Committee, Georgia State Senate
Former Secretary, Ethics Committee, Georgia State Senate
Former Member, Health and Human Services Committee, Georgia State Senate
Former Member, Medicaid Reform Study Committee
Former Member, Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Overview Committee
Former Vice Chair, Minority Caucus Finance Committee
Former Member, Reapportionment and Redistricting Committee, Georgia State Senate
Former Member, Regulated Industries & Utilities Committee, Georgia State Senate
Former Member, Regulated Industries and Utilities Committee, Georgia State Senate
Former Member, Rules Committee, Georgia State Senate
Former member, Senate Public Safety committee
Former Member, State Boards and Commissions Study
Former Secretary, State Institutions & Property Committee, Georgia State Senate
Former Secretary, State and Local Governmental Operations Committee, Georgia State Senate
Former Member, Transportation Committee, Georgia State Senate
Former Chair, Urban Affairs Committee, Georgia State Senate
Former Secretary, Urban Affairs Committee, Georgia State Senate
Executive Assistant, Dekalb County Sheriff's Office, 1997-1999
Assistant to the Director, AmeriCorps Team For National Service, 1996
United States Speaker Program, United States Information Agency, 1995-1996
Legislative Assistant, United States Congress, Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney, 1993-1995
Fiscal Accounting Assistant, Health Sciences Center Library, Emory University, 1981-1993
Member, Child Fatality Review Pane, 2005-present
Member, National Council of Negro Women, 1995-present
Member, Advisory Board, DeKalb Junior League, present
Member, Berean Christian Church, present
Member, Lakeside Methodist Church, present
Member, National Organization for Women, present
Volunteer, Positive Growth, present
Member, South Dekalb Business Association Board, present
Volunteer, VIBE, present
State Director, Women in Government (WIG), present
State Director, Women in Legislative Lobby (WILL), present
Member, Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Overview Commission, 1999-2000
Executive Board, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), DeKalb County, 1992-2000
Member, Workforce Investment State Board, 1999-2000
Director, Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney's Get Out the Vote Campaign, 1992
Names of Grandchildren:
Grandchildren: Corey, Courtney; Great-Grandchildren: Zion Cornell, Corey, Cayden, Jase, Michael
Number of Grandchildren:
2 Grandchildren; 5 Great-Grandchildren