Senator Bart Ladd, a Republican from Doraville, was elected to the state senate in 1998
after serving eight years in the Georgia House of Representatives. He represents the 41st
senatorial district.
He serves on the Senate Corrections, Correctional Institutions and Property; Finance and
Public Utilities; Retirement; and Special Judiciary committees.
While serving in the House, Ladd created the Homestead Option Sales Tax (HOST),
which has been put into effect in DeKalb County. HOST lowers DeKalb's property taxes
to the lowest in the state, while guaranteeing a constant source of funding for county
infrastructure improvements.
Born in Boston, Massachusetts on July 18, 1957, Ladd grew up in a small town in Ohio,
called Milford. He graduated from Purdue University in 1979 with a degree mechanical
engineering. After completing training as a U.S. Air Force pilot, he served eight years as a
C-130 aircraft commander from the Pacific to the eastern edges of the NATO countries in
Europe. Upon returning to Georgia in 1988, Ladd has been a Delta Airlines pilot.
Ladd coaches youth basketball teams in the Dunwoody area and has been involved in local
civic groups. He is a member of the Kingswood United Methodist Church in Dunwoody.
The 41st senatorial district includes the northern portion of DeKalb county and the western
part of Gwinnett county.
November 1998
