Representative Joe Wilkinson Biography

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Joe Wilkinson

Representative Joe Wilkinson's Biography

Full Name:	Joe Wilkinson
Office:	State House (GA) - District 52, Republican
First Elected:	11/07/2000
Last Elected:	11/06/2012
Next Election:	2014

Gender:	Male
Family:	Wife: Patricia Kerr; 2 Children: David, Stuart
Birth Date:	09/03/1946
Birth Place:	Atlanta, GA
Home City:	Sandy Springs, GA
Religion:	Episcopalian

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BA, Journalism, University of Georgia

Representative, Georgia State House, 2000-present

Economic Development and Tourism, Member
Ethics, Chair
Health and Human Services, Member
Insurance, Member
Judiciary, Member
Natural Resources and Environment, Member
Subcommittee on Assignments, Member
Subcommittee on Science and Innovation, Chair

Member, Economic Development and Tourism Committee, present
Chair, Ethics Committee, present
Member, Health and Human Services Committee, present
Member, Insurance Committee, present
Ex-Officio, Judiciary Non-Civil Committee, present
Member, Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Oversight Committee, present
Senior Member, Bush-Quayle Inaugural Committee
Deputy Whip, House Republican Caucus

Businessman
Spokesman/Director of Public Relations/Executive Assistant/International Media Director for External Technical Affairs, Coca-Cola International, retired
Intern, Republican Minority Leaders, Georgia General Assembly
Captain, United States Naval Reserve, Desert Storm, retired
Former Member, White House Press Office

Director, 8th Air Force Museum, present
Member, Arts Festival of Atlanta, present
Board Member, Atlanta Community Food Bank, present
Member, Atlanta Council for International Cooperation, present
Member, Atlanta International Family Services, present
Member, Christ Episcopal Church Frederica on Saint Simons Island, present
Board Member, Jekyll Island Foundation, present
Member, Georgia Council for International Visitors, present
Member, Naval Reserve Association, present
Member, Sandy Springs Conservancy, present
Member, Sister Cities International, present
Member, Tommy Nobis Center, present
Member, USO of Georgia, present
National Board Member, Lamda Chi Alpha
Member, Metro Atlanta Crime Commission