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John Wilkinson's Biography

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Full Name:

John K. Wilkinson

Gender:

Male

Family:

Wife: Debbie; 2 Children

Home City:

Toccoa, GA

Religion:

Christian

MED, Education, University of Georgia, 1982

BSA, Agriculture, University of Georgia, 1977

Majority Caucus Secretary, Georgia State Senate, 2017-2021

Senator, Georgia State Senate, District 50, 2011-2021

Candidate, United States House of Representatives, Georgia, District 9, 2020

Candidate, Georgia State Senate, District 50, 2018

Former Member, Administrative Affairs Committee, Georgia State Senate

Former Chair, Agriculture and Consumer Affairs Committee, Georgia State Senate

Former Member, Appropriations Committee, Georgia State Senate

Former Member, Economic Development Committee, Georgia State Senate

Former Vice Chair, Education and Youth Committee, Georgia State Senate

Former Member, Health & Human Services Committee, Georgia State Senate

Former Member, Natural Resources and the Environment, Georgia State Senate

Former Member, Rules Committee, Georgia State Senate

Former Member, State & Local Governmental Operations Committee, Georgia State Senate

Former Member, Subcommittee on Agriculture and Natural Resources, Georgia State Senate

Former Member, Subcommittee on Education, Georgia State Senate

Former Member, Subcommittee on Natural Resources, Georgia State Senate

Program Manager, Agricultural Education, Georgia Department of Education, 2005-2009

Executive Secretary, Future Farmers of America Association, Georgia Department of Education, 1983-2005

Member, Georgia Agricultural Education Hall of Fame, present

Member/Deacon, Tates Creek Baptist Church, present

Awards:

Outstanding Member, National Association of Supervisors of Agricultural Education, 2006;
Award of Excellence, University of Georgia College of Agriculture and Environmental Science, 2009;
Policy Maker of the Year, Georgia Association for Career and Technical Education, 2012
Outstanding Faculty Award in Agriculture Education, University of Georgia, 1987
Honorary American FFA Degree (1990)

Father's Name:

Warren Wilkinson

Father's Occupation:

principal at South Habersham High School
Superintendent of Stephens County Schools

Favorite Movie:

Hoosiers and Field of Dreams

Favorite Type of Music:

Gospel and Country

Hobbies or Special Talents:

* Spending time with the family, reading, and traveling
* College football, history, and agriculture

Number of Grandchildren:

5

Priority Issues:

-Protect the traditional, conservative values we hold dear
-Grow jobs by promoting business friendly policies
-Equip parents and teachers to provide children with a world class education.
-Protect jobs for Georgians
-Protect our water resources. Water = Jobs
-Protect our American freedoms and the rights of the unborn

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