McDonald, who served 20 years as a state Representative, was appointed to the PSC by Governor
Zell Miller to fill a vacated post and then re-elected in a special mid-term election in 1998. He
held the seat until 2002. On December 2, 2008, Georgians elected McDonald to serve on the PSC again.
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McDonald has a deep knowledge of the energy industry. During his previous term, he served on the
Committee on Electricity of the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners, chairing
that body's subcommittee on Nuclear Issues and Waste Disposal in 2001 and 2002. Today he is a member
of NARUC's Electric Committee and Nuclear Subcommittee.
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McDonald has spent decades serving the residents of Georgia. As a state Representative, he chaired the
Industry Committee for five years and the Appropriations Committee for eight years. He also served as a
commissioner in Jackson County, served on the Board of Managers of the Association of County Commissioners
of Georgia, and volunteered as a Firefighter for the city of Commerce for 35 years.
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A native of Commerce who now resides in Clarkesville, McDonald is a graduate of the University of Georgia
with a BBA in Business. He has long been a supporter of higher education, serving on the Board of Governors
of Mercer Medical College and the Board of the Advanced Technology Center at the Georgia Institute of
Technology. He was also a director of the Small Business Development Center at the University of Georgia.
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McDonald has lived his entire life within District Four of the PSC. Currently, he is a partner in
L.W. McDonald & Son Funeral Home in Cumming, with his son, Lauren III. He was married to his late wife Sunny Nivens McDonald for 45 years. He is an elder in the
Presbyterian Church, a private pilot, and an avid golfer.
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