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Jeff Chapman (born July 14, 1959) is an American politician and former businessman. In 2004, he was elected to the Georgia State Senate, and subsequently reelected for two additional terms.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Senator Jeff Chapman )〕 He was a Republican candidate in the 2010 race for Governor of Georgia. In 2012, he was elected to the Georgia House of Representatives, where he represented the 167th district. He was not re-elected in 2014.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Jeff Chapman )〕 Chapman is a fiscal and social conservative and has positioned himself as a supporter of private property rights through his fight against what he considered the inappropriate use of eminent domain. He previously had served on the Glynn County Commission. He was the owner of Chapman Waste Disposal and sold the company to Waste Management in the early 1990s. Chapman is noted for his opposition to the Jekyll Island State Park land scam, which was struck between developer Linger Longer Communities and the Jekyll Island Authority board of directors — an agency appointed by Georgia’s Governor. That deal provided Linger Longer with millions of dollars in incentives as well as the right to build privately owned timeshares on oceanfront public land. It also gave Linger Longer first right of refusal for any Jekyll development project over the next 25 years. In his editorial calling for the cancellation of the JIA-Linger Longer deal, Chapman wrote that,
Chapman’s editorial put the Jekyll land deal under a public spotlight. Ten days later, the agreement with Linger Longer was cancelled. ==Early life== Jeff Chapman grew up in coastal Georgia near the city of Brunswick, GA. During his teenage years he worked summers in Georgia with his grandfather, in the well drilling business. As a young married man, Chapman worked shift-work at a paper mill, formerly known as Brunswick Pulp and Paper. While working his full-time job at the paper mill, Jeff Chapman started his own company, Chapman Waste Disposal.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Senator Jeff Chapman Bio )〕 Chapman Waste was purchased by Waste Management, Inc. in 1995. Following the buyout, Chapman went on to become a WM Division President. Chapman holds three US patents for machinery mechanisms. After selling his company, he remained active within his community. He served in the Air National Guard, led Boy Scouts activities, and volunteered his time with the Glynn County Republican Party at a time when the Democratic Party was fully in control of Georgia politics. He has also been a recipient of the George Jacobus Republican Volunteer of the Year Award. Chapman and his wife Angela are the parents of two children. They attend Lakeside United Methodist Church. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jeff Chapman (politician)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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