A caucus of Georgia state representatives and senators from Congressional Districts 6, 7, and 8 recently held elections for State Transportation board at the Georgia State Capitol. Current Board representative Tim Golden was re-elected to represent his congressional district on the Board, and Doug Stoner and Joseph P. Stein were newly elected.

Doug Stoner, a life-long resident of Cobb County, was elected to represent Congressional District 6 which includes portions of Cobb, Douglas, Fayette and Fulton counties. Stoner was elected to the Georgia House of Representatives in 2002 and the Georgia Senate in 2004. Most recently he served as a member of the Georgia House of Representatives representing District 40 from January 2023 to January 2025. Stoner is currently the Director of Business Development for the Foresite Group, a full civil engineering firm headquartered in Peachtree Corners, Ga. 

Retired U.S. Air Force Major General Joseph P. Stein, of Gwinnett County was elected to represent Congressional District 7, which includes Forsyth, Dawson and Lumpkin counties and portions of Cherokee, Hall and Fulton counties. Stein is finishing four years of service as Secretary and Treasurer of the Forsyth County Development Authority. He is also a former Board Director and President/CEO of Baer Air, Inc., supervising all aspects of financial management. 

Tim Golden of Valdosta, Ga. represents Congressional District 8 located in central and south-central Georgia. He was elected to the board in 2015 and previously served as board secretary. The Valdosta State University graduate is a business and civic leader; a partner at Capitol Benefits Group, LLC; a former member of the Georgia House of Representatives where he served four terms and the Georgia State Senate where he served eight terms.   

Georgia DOT is governed by a 14-member State Transportation Board, which exercises general control and supervision of the department. The Board is entrusted with powers which include but are not limited to naming the commissioner; designating which public roads are encompassed within the state highway system; approving long-range transportation plans; overseeing the administration of construction contracts; and authorizing lease agreements. Board members are elected by a majority of a General Assembly caucus from each of Georgia’s fourteen congressional districts.