Short, Bob, 1932-United States, 39.76, -98.5United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018Barnes, Roy E.(Roy Eugene), 1948Short, Bob, 19322006-11-16Barnes talks about growing up in Cobb County, Georgia, his political career, and his terms as governor from 1999 to 2003. He covers topics such as the decision to change the Georgia state flag, appointing Zell Miller to the U.S. Senate, reapportionment, voter ID laws, immigration reform, water resource management, race relations, and the state of the Democratic Party in Georgia. Roy Barnes was elected to the Georgia State Senate in 1974, where he served for eight years. In 1990 he made his first run for governor, but lost to Zell Miller. From 1992 to 1998 he served in the Georgia House of Representatives, followed by a successful run for governor against Guy Millner. In this interview, Barnes talks about growing up in Cobb County, Georgia, his political career, and his term as governor from 1999 to 2003.Finding aid available in repository.Interviewed by Bob Short.Roy Eugene Barnes was born in Mableton, Georgia on March 11, 1948. His first exposure to politics was through listening to political conversations and stories in his father's general store. He received a history degree from the University of Georgia, and graduated from the University of Georgia Law School in 1972. After passing the bar, Barnes returned to Cobb County to work in the office of the district attorney. In 1974, he was elected to the Georgia State Senate as a Democrat, and served for eight years. In 1990, he ran his first campaign for Georgia governor, but lost to Zell Miller. In 1992, he was elected to the Georgia House of Representatives. He served there until 1998, when he ran a successful campaign for governor against Guy Millner. His time as governor contained both extensive reform and heated controversy, and with the rising Republican tide in Georgia, Barnes lost the 2002 reelection to Republican Sonny Perdue. Upon leaving office, Barnes joined a legal aid group for consulting and legal defense and founded Barnes Law Group. Barnes ran in the 2010 Georgia gubernatorial election but lost to Nathan Deal.video/mp4enghttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/Reflections on Georgia Politics Oral History Collectionhttp://sclfind.libs.uga.edu/sclfind/view?docId=ead/RBRL220ROGP.xmlDemocratic Party (Ga.)Governors--Georgia--InterviewsGovernors--ElectionsLawyers--Georgia--InterviewsFlags--United States--StatesGerrymandering--GeorgiaEmigration and immigration law--GeorgiaEmigration and immigration law--United StatesWater resource management--GeorgiaRace relationsEmigration and immigration lawFlags--U.S. statesGerrymanderingGovernorsLawyersCobb County (Ga.)--HistoryGeorgiaGeorgia--Cobb CountyUnited StatesRoy Barnes, 16 November 2006.MovingImage