Short, Bob, 1932-United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018McDonald, Lauren, 1938Short, Bob, 19322008-05-01Lauren "Bubba" McDonald was born in Commerce, Georgia, on November 24, 1938. He attended the University of Georgia and made a living playing the trombone. In 1959, he joined the Georgia Air National Guard. Upon graduating from UGA with a degree in business, McDonald returned home to work in his father's hardware business. In 1968, he ran for county commissioner, at that time known as the commissioner of Roads and Revenue. In 1971, he was elected into the U.S. House of Representatives as a Republican. In the house, he sponsored controversial legislation, including a local amendment to grant the Georgia Bureau of Investigation total arrest authority over car thefts in Jackson County. He was eventually appointed chairman of the Industry Committee, where he served for five years. He also served eight years as chairman of the Appropriations Committee. In 1997, McDonald and his son, Lauren, became partners in the L.W. McDonald & Son Funeral Home in Cumming, Georgia. Governor Zell Miller appointed McDonald to the Public Service Commission in 1998, a position he held until 2002. During his term, he served on the Committee on Electricity of the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners, chairing the Subcommittee on Nuclear Issues and Waste Disposal. McDonald was elected to the Public Service Commission again in 2008.McDonald discusses his early years and political career, including his election as commissioner in Jackson County, his twenty-year service as a state Representative, and his appointment to the Public Service Commission by Governor Zell Miller. As a Representative, McDonald held appointments with the Industry Committee and the Appropriations Committee. He describes the process of shaping a state budget and discusses the balance between state government and energy companies in creating a fair market for consumers. McDonald also expresses his thoughts on Governors Carter, Busbee, Harris, and Miller, among other figures.Finding aid available in repository.Related materials available in the following collections of this repository: Lauren "Bubba" McDonald on Tom Murphy.Interviewed by Bob Short.video/mp4enghttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/Reflections on Georgia Politics Oral History Collectionhttp://sclfind.libs.uga.edu/sclfind/view?docId=ead/RBRL220ROGP.xmlGeorgia--General Assembly--House of RepresentativesPublic utilities--GeorgiaPolitics and governmentPublic utilitiesGeorgia--Politics and governmentJackson County (Ga.)--Politics and governmentGeorgiaGeorgia--Jackson CountyBubba McDonald, 01 May 2008.MovingImage