- Collection:
- Reflections on Georgia Politics oral history collection, 2006-2010
- Title:
- Doug Teper, 09 May 2012.
- Creator:
- Teper, Douglas Clark, 1958
Short, Bob, 1932 - Contributor to Resource:
- Short, Bob, 1932-
- Date of Original:
- 2012-05-09
- Subject:
- Georgia--General Assembly--Senate
University of Georgia
Democratic Party (Ga.)
Legislators--Georgia--Interviews
Lobbyists--Georgia--Interviews
Political campaigns--Georgia
Apportionment (Election law)--Georgia
Transportation--Georgia
Capital punishment
Iraq War, 2003-2011
Apportionment (Election law)
Legislators
Lobbyists
Political campaigns
Politics and government
Transportation
Universities and colleges--Alumni and alumnae
Georgia--Politics and government
Georgia
Iraq - People:
- Teper, Douglas Clark, 1958-
Holland, Ray
Poston, McCracken King, 1959-
Jenkins, Curtis.
Murphy, Thomas Bailey, 1924-2007
Fennel, Ron - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- oral histories (literary works)
interviews - Type:
- Moving Image
- Format:
- video/mp4
- Description:
- Doug Teper recalls his early life in Atlanta and discusses his first political race for the University of Georgia student government. He discusses his role in abolishing student government. Teper recalls leaving UGA his senior year to lobby for energy and environmental issues in 1980. He discusses meeting politicians at Manuel's Tavern and declaring his willingness to lobby in the general assembly. Teper recalls meeting Billy Lovett and Judy Barrow. He later worked on both of their campaigns. Teper discusses running for State Senate in 1988. He recalls hiring Bernard Cox and Jim Koonan to run his campaign and reflects on his campaign strategies. Teper comments on representing an ethnically diverse district and reflects on his own poiltical philosophy. Teper reflets on being part of the "Four Horseman" which included McCracken Poston, Ron Fennel, and Ray Holland. The group also occasionally included Curtis Jenkins. He reflects on Tom Murphy's mentorship of the Horsemen. Teper recalls this committee assignments and how he used his assignments to advance his political goals. He discusses a particular bill regarding "retail divorcement" relating to gas retail prices. Teper reflects on the exorbitant lobbying efforts regarding that bill and how the situation led to the Holland Manifesto and to the creation of the Ethics Committee. He discusses several bills that he sponsored including legislation regarding the death penalty, transit, and water reservoirs. Teper discusses redistricting, his run for Congress, and his life after politics. He explains his work with emerging democracies and describes how he ended up working with politicians in Iraq.
Finding aid available in repository.
Interviewed by Bob Short.
Douglas Clark Teper attended Georgia State University both for his bachelor's degree and law school. He was elected to the Georgia State House of Representatives in 1988 and served through 2005. He served on the Industry, Judiciary, and Rules Committees. Teper has been involved in numerous community and civic groups, including the Atlanta Jewish Federation Community Relations Commissions. He has served as a founding board member of the Campaign for a Prosperous Georgia and on the board of directors of the Young Democrats of Georgia. - Metadata URL:
- http://purl.libs.uga.edu/russell/RBRL220ROGP-138/ohms
- Language:
- eng
- Additional Rights Information:
- Resources may be used under the guidelines described by the U.S. Copyright Office in Section 107, Title 17, United States Code (Fair use). Parties interested in production or commercial use of the resources should contact the Russell Library for a fee schedule.
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Reflections on Georgia Politics Oral History Collection, ROGP 138, Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies, University of Georgia Libraries, Athens, Georgia, 30602-1641.
- Extent:
- 1 interview (108 min.) : sd., col.
- Original Collection:
- Reflections on Georgia Politics Oral History Collection
http://sclfind.libs.uga.edu/sclfind/view?docId=ead/RBRL220ROGP.xml - Holding Institution:
- Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies
- Rights:
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