The senator

began his fifth term in the Senate in 2001-2002. He had been unopposed

since being elected in 1992.

Crotts was

elected by his colleagues to serve the 2001-2002 legislative term as vice-chairman

of the Senate Republican Caucus. He serves on six standing committees:

Appropriations, Ethics, Transportation, Insurance and Labor, Banking and

Financial Institutions, and Reapportionment.

He is a charter

member of the Conyers Kiwanis Club and was awarded the prestigious George

F. Hixson Fellowship Award in August 2000. He is past president of Choices

for Children, a nonprofit advocacy group that works in conjunction with

Georgia's court system on behalf of abused and neglected children.

In business

and professional associations, Crotts is the former chairman of the Standards

and Ethics Committee of the Board of Realtors, a past president of the

Rockdale Board of Realtors and an active member of the American Cancer

Society's Rockdale chapter. Prior to his election to the state Senate,

he served as chairman of the Rockdale County Board of Zoning and Appeals

for seven years, and played a major role in rewriting the county's zoning

codes.

For information

phone 770-461-9794 or log onto www.fayettecountygop.org .