Charles Hatcher (politician)

Charles Floyd Hatcher (born July 1, 1939) is an American politician and lawyer from the U.S. state of Georgia. He served in Congress as a Democrat.

Charles F. Hatcher
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia's 2nd district
In office January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1993
Preceded by	Dawson Mathis
Succeeded by	Sanford Bishop
Member of the Georgia House of Representatives
In office January 8, 1973 – 1980
Preceded by	Haskew H. Brantley, Jr.[1]
Succeeded by	Thomas S. Chambless[2][3]
Constituency	114th district (1973-1975)[4] 131st district (1975-1980)[5][6]
Personal details
Born	Charles Floyd Hatcher (1939-07-01) July 1, 1939 (age 86) Doerun, Georgia, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Krysta Harden
Residence(s)	Alexandria, Virginia, U.S.[7]
Education	Georgia Southern College (BS)[7] University of Georgia (JD)[7]
Military service
Branch/service	United States Air Force
Years of service	1958-1962
Rank	Airman Second Class

He was born in Doerun, Georgia and served in the United States Air Force from 1958 to 1962 reaching the rank of Airman Second Class.^[8] After his military service, he attended Georgia Southern College in Statesboro in 1965 and then entered the University of Georgia School of Law in Athens. Hatcher graduated with a Juris Doctor degree in 1969, became a member of the state bar, and started practicing law in Albany, Georgia.

Hatcher served in the Georgia House of Representatives from 1973 to 1980. He was elected to six consecutive terms in the U.S. House of Representatives beginning with the election of 1980. Hatcher ran an unsuccessful bid for re-election in 1992, losing the Democratic primary to Sanford Bishop, in part because of the House banking scandal.

Personal life

He is married to former Deputy Agriculture secretary Krysta Harden.^[9]