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2016 Georgia State Elections
Georgia's state elections were held on November 8, 2016. All 180 seats of the Georgia House of Representatives and all 56 seats of the Georgia Senate were up for election. Federal Elections Presidential election Results U.S. House U.S. Senate Public Service Commission District 2 Incumbent Commissioner Tim Echols defeated challengers Kellie Austin and Michelle Miller in the Republican primary. Echols defeated Libertarian Eric Hoskins in the general election, with no Democrat filing for the contest. Republican Primary * Kellie Austin * Michelle Miller * Tim Echols, incumbent. =Results= General election General Assembly Summary Senate House of Representatives Senate House of Representatives ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016 Georgia Public Service Commission Eastern By Congressional District
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Emanuel Jones
Emanuel Davie Jones (born April 1, 1959) is an American politician and businessman, who has served in the Georgia State Senate from the 10th district since 2005. He attended the University of Pennsylvania where he received a bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering and Columbia University where he received an MBA in Finance/Accounting. He was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in 1980 and rose to the rank of captain. On January 22, 2025, Jones announced his campaign for Georgia's 13th congressional district against incumbent Democrat David Scott during the 2026 midterm elections. Jones is a long-time member and Chairman Emeritus of the Sino-Phil Asia International Peace Awards, a charitable foundation in the Philippines which works to promote peace through action, enhance the quality of life for all humanity, and understand peace with a perspective from Asia. Honors and awards *: Order of the Knights of Rizal, Knight Commander of Rizal (K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ellis Black
C. Ellis Black (born July 28, 1942) is an American politician. He was a member of the Georgia State Senate The Georgia State Senate is the upper house of the Georgia General Assembly, in the U.S. state of Georgia. The Georgia State Senate and the lower house of the General Assembly, the Georgia House of Representatives, comprise the bicameral leg ... from the 8th District, serving from 2015 to 2021. He is a member of the Republican party. Black also served in the Georgia House of Representatives from 2001 to 2015. References , - , - , - 1942 births Living people Republican Party Georgia (U.S. state) state senators Republican Party members of the Georgia House of Representatives 21st-century members of the Georgia General Assembly {{GeorgiaUS-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tyler Harper
Tyler Harper (born April 19, 1986) is an American politician who serves as the Agriculture Commissioner of Georgia since 2023. He previously served in the Georgia State Senate representing the 7th district from 2013 to 2023. Background A native of Ocilla, Georgia, Harper is a 7th generation South Georgia farmer who runs a peanut, cotton, beef cattle, and timber operation on the same land his family has farmed for over 125 years. Georgia Senate While in the Senate, he served as Chairman of the Natural Resources and the Environment Committee and Vice Chairman of the Public Safety Committee. He was also a member of the Appropriations Committee and Agriculture and Consumer Affairs Committee. Georgia Agriculture Commissioner On June 29, 2021, Harper announced his campaign for Georgia Commissioner of Agriculture. On May 24, 2022, Harper won the Republican primary for State Agriculture Commissioner in which he was running unopposed. He was endorsed by former Governor Roy Barnes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hunter Hill (politician)
Hunter Hill (born June 23, 1977) is an American Republican Party politician. He represented District 6 of the Georgia State Senate, located in Smyrna, from when he was first sworn into office on January 14, 2013, until he resigned on August 30, 2017 to run for governor. On April 24, 2017, Hill announced his candidacy for governor of Georgia in 2018. He lost the Republican gubernatorial primary on May 22, 2018, coming in third behind Casey Cagle and Brian Kemp. Biography Hill received a B.S. degree from the United States Military Academy at West Point. After graduating from West Point, Hunter became a Lieutenant in the United States Army. He went on to graduate from the Airborne, the Air Assault, and the U.S. Army Ranger Schools. In June 2001, Hunter took command of a rifle platoon with the 101st Airborne Division, which he led into Afghanistan in 2002. Hill went on to serve two additional tours in Iraq and Afghanistan. Hill is the president of Tommy Newberry Coaching, a coachin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Curt Thompson
Curt Blackburn Thompson II (born December 15, 1968) is an American attorney, politician, and former State Senator in the Georgia State Senate. In February, 2023, Thompson was elected to the State Transportation Board from Georgia's Congressional District 7 for a 5-year term. He was elected to the state senate in 2004 and represented the 5th District. Despite being in the minority party, he served as Chair of the Special Judiciary Committee. Before his 14 years in the state senate, he served in the Georgia House of Representatives from 2003–2005. Biography Thompson graduated from Shiloh High School in Gwinnett County, where he was a National Merit Scholar. He received his undergraduate degree in international studies and broadcast journalism from American University in Washington, D.C., and his Juris Doctor degree from Georgia State University College of Law. Thompson is notable for his support of reproductive health, gay rights, immigration reform, and unions. He has been ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Hill (politician)
Jack S. Hill (July 15, 1944 – April 6, 2020) was an American politician. A member of the Republican Party, he represented Georgia's 4th District in the Georgia State Senate. At the time of his death, he was the longest-serving Georgia State Senator. Personal Jack Hill was born in Reidsville, Georgia. He was a retired grocer and his wife, Ruth Ann, was an elementary school principal. Together, they had three children and seven grandchildren. Hill was a graduate of Reidsville High School and Georgia Southern University. He served in the Georgia Air National Guard for 33 years, both as a unit commander and State Inspector General. Hill died on April 6, 2020. His wife, Ruth Ann Nail Hill, died less than three weeks later on April 24, 2020. Political career Re-elected in 2018 to his 15th two-year term, Senator Hill was first elected to the Georgia State Senate in 1990. Senator Hill was the Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and under his leadership Georgia m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Ligon Jr
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Lester Jackson
Lester George Jackson III (born July 26, 1959) is an American politician. He is a former state senator from Chatham County, Georgia.Senator Lester G. Jackson Senate.ga.gov. Retrieved June 28, 2013. He was the 2009 presidential appointee to the , becoming the first person from the coastal region of Georgia to serve in this capacity in over 19 years. Biography A Savannah family dentist, Jackson was first elected to the State Senate in 2008 following 10 years of service in the House of Representatives. He was named Georgia's Freshman Legislator of the Year in 1999 by Georgia Legislative Blac ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Watson (Georgia Politician)
Benjamin Luther Watson (born July 27, 1959) is an American politician who has served in the Georgia State Senate from the 1st District since he was elected in 2014. He previously served in the Georgia House of Representatives from 2010 to 2014. Watson is an active member of the Republican Party, and he has served on various legislative committees. Since 2019, he has chaired the State Senate's Health and Human Services committee. Background and education According to his State Senate biography, Watson was born in 1959 and grew up in Twin City, Georgia. He now resides in Isle of Hope, Georgia with his wife, Bernice, who is a retired Savannah-Chatham Public School teacher. They have three sons. Former U.S. Representative Jack Kingston is Watson's brother-in-law. Watson graduated high school from the Emanuel County Institute in 1977 and graduated with a BA from the University of Georgia in 1981. He earned his medical degree from the Medical College of Georgia of Augusta University. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Independent (politician)
An independent politician or non-affiliated politician is a politician not affiliated with any political party or bureaucratic association. There are numerous reasons why someone may stand for office as an independent. Some politicians have political views that do not align with the platforms of any political party and therefore they choose not to affiliate with them. Some independent politicians may be associated with a party, perhaps as former members of it or else have views that align with it, but choose not to stand in its name, or are unable to do so because the party in question has selected another candidate. Others may belong to or support a political party at the national level but believe they should not formally represent it (and thus be subject to its policies) at another level. In some cases, a politician may be a member of an unregistered party and therefore officially recognised as an independent. Officeholders may become independents after losing or repudiating a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
