Rep. Chas Cannon Named Chairman of House Blue-Ribbon Study Committee on Local Government Taxation, Funding, and Budgeting

ATLANTA - State Representative Chas Cannon (R-Moultrie) was appointed by House Speaker Jon Burns (R-Newington) to serve as the chairman of the House Blue-Ribbon Study Committee on Local Government Taxation, Funding, and Budgeting.

"I've had the opportunity to work in local government for many years," said Rep. Cannon. "At the local government level, you really get a chance to interact with the citizens and understand the issues they are facing on a day-to-day basis. On most occasions, those issues can be resolved or addressed with good, solid leadership and keeping things simple, flexible and transparent. My goal is to try and bring some of these characteristics to the table as we address these issues across the state. I want to thank Speaker Burns for the opportunity to chair the committee, and I look forward to working with my other colleagues in the House to come up with some commonsense solutions to these challenges."

The House Blue-Ribbon Study Committee on Local Government Taxation, Funding, and Budgeting will evaluate Georgia's local funding mechanisms to strengthen transparency, ensure fairness for hardworking taxpayers and increase fiscal accountability for local governments.

Speaker Burns also appointed the following study committee members: State Representatives Robert Flournoy (D-Hampton), Mitchell Scoggins (R-Cartersville), Josh Bonner (R-Fayetteville), Victor Anderson (R-Cornelia), Matt Dubnik (R-Gainesville), Mike Cheokas (R-Americus), Shaw Blackmon (R-Bonaire), Trey Kelley (R-Cedartown), Lauren McDonald, III (R-Cumming), Chuck Martin (R-Alpharetta) and Yasmin Neal (D-Jonesboro).

More information about 2026 study committees may be found here.

Meeting notices, agendas and additional details for 2026 study committee meetings will be posted here.

Representative Chas Cannon represents the citizens of District 172, which includes Colquitt County, as well as portions of Cook and Thomas counties. He was first elected to the House of Representatives in 2023 and currently serves as Vice Chairman of the Special Committee on Resource Management. He also serves on the Appropriations, Agriculture & Consumer Affairs, Defense & Veterans Affairs, Information and Audits, Natural Resources & Environment and Ways & Means committees.

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