ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) – A Georgia state lawmaker lost his fulltime job after voting against the contentious lawsuit reform bill aimed at curbing business liability lawsuits and large insurance payouts.
“It affects my family,” state Rep. Vance Smith (R-Pine Mountain) said. “It was a very negative effect on my wife and my whole family.”
Smith. who has served in the legislature for 24 years, said he was fired as the CEO of the Harris County Chamber of Commerce in a Zoom call the day after he voted against Senate Bill 68…