AdvertisementLow Pay In State Legislatures Means Some Can't Afford The JobJanuary 09, 2017Johhny KauffmanfacebookEmailFormer Georgia Rep. Mike Dudgeon casts the ceremonial first vote of the new session of the Georgia House of Representatives on Jan. 10, 2011, in Atlanta. Dudgeon retired from the Legislature in 2016 because of work-life balance issues. (AP)