Marable, a Democrat, serves as the Senate Majority Whip and is chairman of the Education Committee -- the first classroom teacher to hold the post. He is vice-chairman of the Rules Committee and a member of the influential Appropriations Committee. He also serves on the Transportation and Reapportionment Committees. In addition, Senator Marable serves as an ex-officio member of the Higher Education Committee.

Marable is the former chairman of the Youth, Aging and Human Ecology Committee.

In addition to his standing committee assignments, Marable has served on a number of special interim study committees including the Senate Study Committee on Clean Air Solutions, the Joint Senate-House Study Committee on Local Government Services, the Senate Study Committee on Non-Certified School Personnel, the Senate Study Committee on Children at Risk, the Senate Study Committee on Year-Round Education, and the Joint Senate-House Study Committee on the Creation of a State Agency for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing. He was co-chairman of the Joint Senate-House Study Committee on School Construction. He currently serves on the Senate Young Drivers Study Committee.

Senator Marable chaired the Elder Abuse Task Force and also served on the Senate Study Committee on Core Knowledge for Education and the Georgia State Museum and State Library Study Committee.

Marable represents Georgia on the Children, Families and Social Services Committee of the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL). He is chairman of the Education Committee of the Southern Legislative Conference (SLC) and also serves on the SLC's Management Committee. He is also a member of the Georgia Rail Passenger Authority Overview Committee.

Active in community affairs, Marable is a former board member of the Georgia Arrive Alive Program, a member of Civil Defense and the Red Cross and a volunteer for the Georgia Heart Association.

Senator Marable was recently selected to participate as a Roundtable Member to the Oxford International Round Table on Educational Policy at the University of Oxford, Oxford, England.

He is serving as executive secretary emeritus for the Georgia National Honor Society and has been honored as the Teacher of the Year. He was recently inducted into the Floyd County Hall of Fame.

Born March 23, 1949 in Floyd County, Marable earned a BS degree from Berry College and a master's degree in education from West Georgia College. He is a businessman and an educator.

Marable and his wife, Kathie, are the parents of three children -- Jennifer Joan (J.J.), Benji, and Mackenzie. They are members of the Oak Hill Church of Christ.

The 52nd Senate District includes Floyd County and portions of Bartow County.

November 1998