State Rep. Kelley Named 2017 Legislator Of The Year

CEDARTOWN, GA -- State Representative Trey Kelley recently received the 2017 Legislator of the Year Award from the Georgia Association of Physician Assistants at its annual summer conference.

“Physician assistants are a crucial part of our health care delivery system,” the Republican of Cedartown said. “Part of the solution to Georgia’s rural healthcare issues involve having a stable climate for mid-level providers to practice in our state. I remain committed to improving Georgia’s rural healthcare system and am honored to have been selected as GAPA’s Legislator of the Year.”

Each year, the association selects one member of the Georgia House of Representatives and one member of the Georgia State Senate to each receive the Legislator of the Year Award. Rep. Kelley was selected as the 2017 Legislator of the Year for his efforts to improve Georgia’s climate for physician assistants through his work as a co-sponsor of Senate Bill 125 during the 2017 legislative session.

For more information on SB 125, please click here. For more information on GAPA, please click here.

Representative Trey Kelley represents the citizens of District 16, which includes portions of Bartow, Haralson, and Polk counties. He was elected into the House of Representatives in 2012, and currently serves as the vice chair on the Ways & Means Committee and the Secretary on the Judiciary and Higher Education committees. He also serves on the Energy, Utilities, & Telecommunications, Health & Human Services and Code Revision committees.

Photo: Rep. Trey Kelley, second from left, at the GAPA award ceremony. Credit: Georgia House of Representatives.