Sam Zamarripa

Who is Sam Zamarripa?

Sam Zamarripa is the first Hispanic to serve in the Georgia State Senate, representing the 36th District located in eastern Fulton County, Georgia. Mr. Zamarripa served two terms in the State Senate of Georgia representing the City of Atlanta where he served as the Secretary of the State Economic Development Committee and member of the committees on Insurance, Science & Technology and Transportation. He retired from the State Senate, undefeated in 2006. He is a past member of the board of directors of the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund.

He announced in April, 2006, that he would not seek re-election. He will be succeeded by Nan Grogan Orrock, who won the July 18, 2006 Democratic primary election and had no Republican opponent for the general election.

In 2011 Mr. Zamarripa Co-founded a research group, The Essential Economy Council.The Essential Economy Council is a bipartisan, nonprofit 501 organization that originates research and communications that will be used to educate elected officials and business leaders on the value of Georgia’s Essential Economy.