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Jeff Mullis

State Sen. Jeff Mullis


, R-Chickamauga, has been named one of Georgia Trend magazine's 100 Most Influential Georgians for 2012.

Mullis made his name in the last legislative session as an advocate of tough illegal immigration legislation, the magazine reports, and as chair of the Senate Transportation Committee, Mullis was named co-chair of the Transit Governance Task Force, which will draft Metro Atlanta transit legislation for the 2012 legislative session.

In addition, Mullis, a Republican, is leading the legislative TSPLOST (transportation special local option sales tax) effort.

Among the other recognized leaders are Dr. Ricardo Azziz, president of Georgia Health Sciences University and Jerry Gonzalez, executive director of Georgia Association of Latino Elected Officials (GALEO).

Read more: RN-T.com - Georgia Trend Mullis Azziz and Gonzalez among 100 Most Influential Georgians