Sheila McNeill
Sheila McNeill | |
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Member of the Georgia Senate from the 3rd district | |
In office January 11, 2021 – January 9, 2023 | |
Succeeded by | Mike Hodges |
Personal details | |
Born | February 15, 1943 |
Died | August 5, 2024 (aged 81) |
Political party | Republican |
Sheila M. McNeill (February 15, 1943 – August 5, 2024) was an American politician from Georgia. McNeill was a Republican member of the Georgia State Senate for the 3rd district.
Political Career
[edit]McNeill was elected to the Georgia State Senate for the 3rd district. She was vice chair of the natural resources and the environment committee, secretary of the veterans, military and homeland security committee and a member of the education and youth committee and the state institutions and property committee.[1]
Personal Life
[edit]McNeill and her husband, Arlie, resided in Kings Bay, Georgia. They had one daughter and four grandchildren.[2]
In 1995, McNeill acted as the founding president of the St. Marys Submarine Museum in Kings Bay, Georgia[2]
She was the National President of the U.S. Navy League from 2003 to 2005. In 2019, McNeill published the book "What are You Doing Here?", in which she chronicled her experience as the first woman to hold this position.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Georgia General Assembly". www.legis.ga.gov.
- ^ a b c "About Us". stmaryssubmuseum.com. Retrieved 2024-08-06.