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