Representative Michael Harden currently serves Banks, Franklin and Stephens Counties in the Georgia House of Representatives. First elected in 2008 at the age of 28, Michael currently serves on the Higher Education, Transportation, Motor Vehicles, and Agriculture and Consumer Affairs committees.

 

Representative Harden has quickly become a rising star in legislative circles. He received national attention for his proposals to require drug testing of welfare recipients and has conducted interviews with CNN and FoxNews. He has also been appointed by the Speaker of the House to represent Georgia on the Southern Legislative Conference Agriculture Committee and to serve on the Georgia Workforce Investment Board, a state advisory panel for economic development and job creation.

 

Born and raised in Toccoa, Michael learned the value of hard work early from his mom, Carolyn Holland, a single mom who raised him while running her own business. Michael graduated from Stephens County High School and Emmanuel College and began his political career serving as Chairman of the Stephens County Republican Party and working for the late U.S. Congressman Charlie Norwood.

 

Today, Representative Harden is the owner of ‘Native Son Log Homes’, a company that builds “Handcrafted” log homes for customers throughout the U.S. When not at the Capitol or serving constituents here at home, Michael can usually be found with his college sweetheart and wife, Janelle on their farm in Stephens County.