Today, the Georgia Chamber of Commerce announced its 2021 Legislators of the Year awards. These awards are given to those elected officials who focus their legislative efforts on enacting policies that promote economic development and job creation throughout the state. These legislators are voted on by the Executive Committee of the Georgia Chamber’s Government Affairs Council (GAC), the body that determines the organization’s legislative agenda, and directs the positions the organization takes on specific legislation.

Each year, the Georgia Chamber awards one state Senate member, one state House member and one freshman legislator as the Legislators of the Year. This year’s recipients are Senator Ben Watson (Savannah), Representative Shaw Blackmon (Bonaire), and Representative Stan Gunter (Blairsville), respectively.

The Georgia Chamber congratulates this year’s award recipients and commends them for their dedication to their constituents and to our great state. For more information on the Chamber’s public affairs activity, please visit www.gachamber.com.