First elected as a member of the Georgia House of Representatives in 1975, Bob Hanner has quite a bit of legislative service under his belt. The long-time legislator is currently extending his many years of experience to the membership of the Natural Resources & Environment, Appropriations, Public Safety and Homeland Security, and Rules Committees. Hanner presently serves as the Co-Chair for the Joint Blue Ribbon Study Commission on State Government Decentralization as well as the Joint Comprehensive Water Study Committee. He is the spokesman for the 148 th District of the House covering Chattahoochee, Quitman and parts of Lee, Terrell, Webster and Stewart Counties.

Representative Hanner is a graduate of both Gordon Military and Southwestern Colleges. He served in the U.S. Coast Guard in Vietnam from 1967-1968. Professionally he has worked as an Estate Planner and dealt with employee benefits, specifically with insurance. His community and civic involvement includes membership in the Mason, P.T. Schley Lodge #229, the Terrell County Chamber of Commerce and as a past director of the United States Jaycees.

The devout Baptist is married to the former Linda Ann Mathews and they are the proud parents of three wonderful children.