Short, Bob, 1932-United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018Short, Bob, 1932Geisinger, Harry2010-07-14Part 2: Geisinger comments on several important issues in Georgia including education, budget deficits, and the HOPE scholarship. He discusses the advantages of having computers in legislative offices and recalls a situation where computers were used to keep track of Georgia's horses. Geisinger discusses the importance of reapportionment in Georgia politics and comments on the influence of illegal immigrants on the local economy. He comments on his personal experiences with the Tea Party Movement. Geisinger discusses some ad velorum tax legislation he worked on and recalls some of his political disappointments.Part 1: Harry Geisinger discusses growing up in the North and enlisting in the Navy. He recalls coming to Atlanta to expand his father's business. Geisinger discusses his early work in radio and advertising before becoming interested in politics. He recalls running Jimmy Mackey's congressional campaign and comments on the Goldwater years. Geisinger discusses the water wars, MARTA, and property taxes. He discusses minority representation in the General Assembly. Geisinger recalls his working relationships with Tom Murphy, George Busbee, and George L. Smith. He discusses his appointment to the Administration of Southeastern Power by Ronald Regan. Geisinger weighs in on electronic voting and the security of voting in Georgia.Finding aid available in repository.Former Republican Gubernatorial candidate, Harry Geisinger has served in the legislature since 1999. He is a Navy Veteran whose start in the working world began at age 7 with door to door magazine sales. He continued to work his way through high school and college before entering a career in advertising sales and coal brokerage. This work later led to Geisinger being appointed by Ronald Reagan as the Administrator of the Southeastern Power Administration. His political involvement has included membership on the National Legislative Conference on Campaigning Financing and Ethics. He was the first advisor to the National Legislative Leaders Conference and was honored as an outstanding leader with his attendance at the Eagleton Institute of Politics. He has served as a member on the Marta oversight committee (MARTOC), Natural Resources and Environment, and Transportation House Committees. He has also served as the Vice Chair of the Energy, Utilities, and Telecommunications Committee.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 AssemblyMetropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit AuthorityGeorgia's HOPE Scholarship ProgramTea Party PatriotsRepublican Party (Ga.)Taxation--GeorgiaWater rights--GeorgiaEducation--GeorgiaApportionment (Election law)--GeorgiaNoncitizens--GeorgiaIllegal immigration--GeorgiaPolitical parties--GeorgiaPolitical campaigns--GeorgiaApportionment (Election law)EducationPolitical campaignsPolitical partiesPolitics and governmentTaxationWater rightsGeorgia--Politics and governmentHarry Geisinger, 14 July 2010.MovingImage