Sadie Morgan in 2004 - Biography

My Experience is in areas that REALLY MATTER to the majority of people in this District.

My family has lived in Northwest Georgia for over 100 years.

Jones-Gregory/Anderson-Shaw families of Walker County.

They were the settlers who cut farms out of the mountain wilderness;

railroad men and miners; craftsmen, sharecroppers, mill workers, and moonshiners;

women who raised a dozen children without electricity or indoor plumbing

and often worked in the fields or factories along with the men:
All of them doing what they had to do in order to survive and provide for their families.
I am deeply proud of my Southern heritage.

I and our children attended Georgia Public Schools
Born in Chattanooga, 1953, I attended elementary school there but moved to Georgia in 1966 when my mother remarried. I was an Honors Graduate of Atlanta Public Schools and on the
Dean's List at Augusta College. (I moved back to this area in 1986.)
Through the Georgia Virtual Technical College I am currently enrolled as a student of Southeastern Technical College in Vidalia Georgia, working to complete my degree in Computer Information Services with a specialty in Web Site Design. After three quarters, I am on the President's List with a 4.0 gpa.

My older children have been students at Battlefield Elementary School, Lakeview Middle Schools, LFO and Ridgeland High Schools. Abbie is preparing to enter Rossville Elementary in August.
I am very aware of the progress and problems of our public education system and desire to see real solutions implemented for all our children's sake.

We are regular working folks, trying to make ends meet in this economy.
When I wasn't a full-time mother and homemaker, my work experience has included apartment complex management, industrial office management, behavioral counseling, domestics, and freelance computer design.
Abbbie's dad, Rick, was an OTR truck driver for many years, worked in manufacturing and warehousing, and worked in the Print Shop at Olan Mills in Chattanooga for several years before being "downsized" (laid-off, permanently) last month.
Issues affecting employment security for the people in our District are a vital concern.

Men in my family have a proud record of Military Service.
My brothers all served in the US Army;
My step-dad retired from the US Navy;
My father and uncles served in World War II;
Matters affecting the active military, veterans and their families are a major concern to me.

I have been community-oriented throughout my adult life.

• Registered and active VOTER since my 18th birthday (1971).
• Certified instructor with the American Red Cross for many years (CPR and First Aid).
• Trained as a Civil Defense Coordinator before there was anything like "Homeland Security".
• Active in groups that help victims of substance abuse and their families, holding service positions at local, district and state levels.
• Active in environmental groups monitoring the USFS revisions of plans for uses of our Southeastern forest resources.
• Certified in the Backyard Habitat program of National Wildlife Federation.
• Active community volunteer many years for March of Dimes.
  

Current Memberships

• Walker County Democratic Party
• Georgia Sheriff's Association
• League of Women Voters
• Project Vote Smart
• Bnai Zion Congregation
• American Legion
• National Wildlife Association
• Southern Appalachian Forest Coalition
• United Way
• AARP

Family Information
From 1986 until 1990 I lived in the Boynton area of Catoosa County with my two older sons. in 1991, we moved into the home once owned by my grandparents, then my father, in Rossville, where I continue to live with Abbie, now age 5. I have one grandson, born in July 2005.