Representative Lynne Riley was elected on November 2, 2010 to serve as the House District 50 (Johns Creek) Representative in the Georgia General Assembly. Lynne Riley has previously served as the Fulton County Commissioner for District 3 from July 2004 to December 2010.

Following the inauguration of the members of the 2011-2012 General Assembly, Representative Riley was appointed to the Natural Resources and Environment Committee, the Retirement Committee, and MARTOC (Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Oversight Committee). She was recently appointed as Chairman of the Governance Sub-Committee of MARTOC, and will oversee a comprehensive review of the MARTA act in committee meetings to be held over the balance of 2011.

Representative Riley was recently appointed a member of the American Legislative Exchange Council’s Tax and Fiscal Policy Task Force. She recently attended the ALEC Policy Task Force Spring Summit in Cincinnati, OH and participated in policy development to be considered at the ALEC annual meeting in August, 2011.

As Commissioner, Riley served on the Fulton County Employees Retirement Board and the Fulton County Defined Contribution Retirement Plan Committee. She was a Board Member of the Atlanta/Fulton County Water Resources Commission, and the Chair of the Fulton County Building Authority. She served on U. S. Congressman Tom Price’s Advisory Council. Riley was appointed to the National Association of Counties (NACo) Finance and Intergovernmental Affairs Steering Committee. She served as Vice-Chair of the Association of County Commissioners of Georgia’s Revenue and Finance Policy Committee in 2010, and Economic Development and Transportation Policy Committee in 2009. In 2008, she was appointed by Governor Perdue to the Georgia Public Defender Supervisory Council for the Atlanta Judicial Circuit. Lynne worked with the North Fulton House Delegation in the creation of the new cities of Sandy Springs, Johns Creek and Milton.

Representative Riley has been involved with an extensive group of community and civic organizations. Her service has included posts as treasurer and board member of the Johns Creek Community Association Inc., member of various Fulton County Citizen Advisory Boards, PTA volunteer at five Fulton County Schools, and served as an officer in the Aviary and Cameron Homeowners Associations. Lynne has served on the American Cancer Society North Fulton Advisory Board, Alpharetta Police Athletic League Board, and the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra/Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre at Encore Park Board of Trustees. Riley is a member of the Class of 2005 of the Atlanta Regional Commission's Regional Leadership Institute and an alumnus of the Coverdell Leadership Institute. Lynne is a founding member of the Board of Directors of the Johns Creek Foundation, Inc. and the Conservative Policy Leadership Institute, Inc.

Lynne Riley is a professional accountant and Principal of Riley Accounting Services. She has maintained her own practice for more than 28 years. She attended Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts, Bentley College in Waltham, Massachusetts, and the American Institute of Banking in Boston, Massachusetts.

Lynne is married to Mike Riley, Equipment Innovation Manager for The Coca-Cola Company. They have three children: Katie, a media marketing professional; Eileen, a design specialist; and Greg, who is currently enrolled in the Mechanical Engineering degree program at Georgia Institute of Technology. They are members of St. Benedict Catholic Church and are proud residents of the City of Johns Creek, Georgia.