State Senator Jeff Mullis, R- Chickamauga has been named by Georgia Trend Magazine as one Georgia’s Most Influential.  The magazine cited Mullis’ appointment to an immigration committee and that Mullis had secured a grant for the high-speed rail system between Atlanta and Chattanooga as reasons for his inclusion on the list. 

Mullis was writing legislation similar to Arizona’s tough new immigration laws when Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle recruited him to be part of a committee that will make immigration a main focus of the coming session. As chairman of the Senate Transportation Committee, Mullis also secured a $14.2-million federal study grant for a proposed high-speed rail system connecting Atlanta and Chattanooga.