Full Name:
Joshua 'Josh' McKoon
Gender:
Male
Family:
Married: Jacqueline
Birth Date:
02/25/1979
Birth Place:
Columbus, GA
Home City:
Columbus, GA
Religion:
Catholic
JD, American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence, University of Alabama Law School, 2001-2003
BA, Political Science/Government, Furman University, 1997-2001
Senator, Georgia State Senate, District 29, 2010-2019
Candidate, Georgia Secretary of State, 2018
Former Member, Banking & Financial Institutions Committee, Georgia State Senate
Former Member, Economic Development and Tourism Committee, Georgia State Senate
Former Member, Ethics Committee, Georgia State Senate
Former Member, Higher Education Committee, Georgia State Senate
Former Member, Insurance and Labor Committee, Georgia State Senate
Former Member, Judiciary - Non-Civil Committee, Georgia State Senate
Former Chair, Judiciary Committee, Georgia State Senate
Former Secretary, Regulated Industries and Utilities Committee, Georgia State Senate
Former Member, Special Judiciary Committee, Georgia State Senate
Founding Partner, McKoon Law Group Limited liability company, 2013-present
Attorney, Crowley Law Firm, 2010-2013
Attorney, McKoon & Associates, 2006-2010
Associate, Page Scrantom Sprouse Tucker & Ford, Professional Corporation, 2004-2006
Member, Saint Anne Catholic Church, present
Member, Alabama State Bar
Board Member, Big Brothers Big Sisters Association of Greater Columbus
Member, Common Cause Georgia
Former Member, Kids & Justice Committee, State Bar of Georgia
Member, Knights of Columbus Council #1019, Saint Anne Church
Board Member, Muscogee County Junior Marshal Program
Board Member, Muscogee County Juvenile Drug Court
Founder, Muscogee County Young Republicans
Chair, Muscogee County Young Republicans
Member, Rotary Club of Columbus
Member, State Bar of Georgia
Board Member, United Way of Chattahoochee Valley
Board Member, Urban League of Greater Columbus
Chair, Muscogee County Republican Party, 2007-2009
Awards:
Consumer Champion Award, Georgia Watch
Clean Water Champion Award, Georgia Water Coalition
On the Rise Attorney, Daily Report, 2013
"40 Under 40" Award, Maverick PAC
Leadership Georgia's Class of 2014
Favorite Athlete:
Cody the Cougar, Columbus Lions
Favorite Book:
Round Trip To Rome: The Travelogue of a Returning Catholic
Favorite TV Shows:
WXTX-FOX 54
Favorite Type of Music:
102.5 Kissin' Country