Full Name:
William T. Ligon, Jr.
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Kim; 5 Children
Birth Place:
Brunswick, GA
Home City:
Saint Simons Island, GA
Religion:
Christian
Bachelors, Valdosta State College
JD, Mercer University School of Law
Senator, Georgia State Senate, District 3, 2010-present
Former Special Master, United States District Court, Southern District of Georgia
Candidate, Georgia State Senate, District 3, 2018
Majority Caucus Chair, Georgia State Senate, 2015-2017
Municipal Court Judge, City of Brunswick, 1997-2009
Member, Jekyll Island Legislative Oversight Committee, present
Former Vice Chair, Education & Youth Committee, Georgia State Senate
Former Member, Georgia State Senate Appropriations Committee
Former Chair, Georgia State Senate Banking and Financial Institutions Committee
Former Vice-Chair, Georgia State Senate Education Committee
Vice Chair, Georgia State Senate Ethics Committee
Former Member, Georgia State Senate Health and Human Services Committee
Former Member, Georgia State Senate Judiciary Committee
Former Member, Georgia State Senate Public Safety Committee
Former Member, Georgia State Senate Reapportionment Committee
Former Chair, Georgia State Senate State and Local Governmental Operations Committee
Former Vice Chair, Judiciary - Non-Civil Committee, Georgia State Senate
Former Member, Regulated Industries & Utilities Committee, Georgia State Senate
Former Member, Rules Committee, Georgia State Senate
Former Member, Subcommittee on Agriculture and Natural Resources, Georgia State Senate
Former Member, Subcommittee on Higher Education, Georgia State Senate
Former Member, Subcommittee on Judicial, Georgia State Senate
Former Member, Subcommittee on Natural Resources, Georgia State Senate
Former Member, Subcommittee on Pharmacology, Georgia State Senate
Former Member, Subcommittee on Sales Tax, Georgia State Senate
Senior Partner, Ligon, Lindberg and Laier, Professional Corporation, 1993-present
Member, Christian Renewal Brunswick, present
Member, Coastal Georgia Gun Club, present
Member, Gideons International, present
Board Member, Maranatha Faith Ministries, Incorporated, present
Former Chair, Glynn County Young Republicans
Member, National Rifle Association, present
Former Intern, United States Senator Mack Mattingly
Awards:
The Rising Star Award from the Georgia Republican Assembly, the Defender of Liberty Award from the American Conservative Union, Legislator of the Year Award from Green Law as part of the Environmental Heroes Celebration, the Clean Water Champion Award from the Georgia Water Coalition, and a 100% Voting Record from the National Federation of Independent Business
Father's Name:
Bill
Father's Occupation:
Senior Pastor, Christian Renewal Brunswick
Favorite Book:
Wall Street Journal; WORLD Magazine; Field & Stream; American Rifleman
Favorite Quote:
"The rights of the colonists...may be best understood by reading and carefully studying the institution of The Great Law Giver..." -Samuel Adams
Favorite Type of Music:
String Rays; Backbeat Boulevard; Gospel Music; Bluegrass Music
Hobbies or Special Talents:
Hunting; Hiking; Camping
Spouse's Occupation:
Former Public School Teacher