Charles B. Tanksley
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Charles B. Tanksley (April 7, 1952 - ) was a five-term member of the Georgia Senate, serving from 1995-2004 as a member of the United States Republican Party from the 32nd District in Cobb County, Georgia. He was elected to the Senate in a special election held in January, 1995.
During his time in the Senate, Tanksley was the Senate floor leader for Governor Roy E. Barnes from 1998 to 2002, who was a member of the United States Democratic Party and was Tankley’s former law partner. Tanksley also served as Chairman of the Senate Special Judiciary Committee from 1998 to 2002.
Tanksley was born in Atlanta, Georgia on April 7, 1952. He graduated from the University of Virginia in 1974 and obtained his J.D. from the University of Georgia in 1978. After leaving the Senate in 2004, he joined the Atlanta office of Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC where he practices with the firm's Government Relations Practice Group.
