19 Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive, Southwest
Atlanta, 30334
Full Name:
Tyler Harper
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
1986
Birth Place:
Irwin County, GA
Home City:
Irwin County, GA
Religion:
Baptist
Associate of Science, Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College
Bachelor of Science, Agricultural Engineering, University of Georgia
Commissioner of Agriculture, State of Georgia, 2023-present
Senator, Georgia State Senate, District 7, 2012-2023
Candidate, Georgia State Commissioner of Agriculture, 2022
Candidate, Georgia State Senate, District 7, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020
Vice-Chair, Agriculture and Consumer Affairs Committee, Georgia State Senate, present
Secretary, Natural Resources and Environment Committee, Georgia State Senate, present
Former Member, Agriculture and Consumer Affairs Committee, Georgia State Senate
Former Vice Chair, Agriculture and Consumer Affairs Committee, Georgia State Senate
Former Member, Ben Hill-Irwin Joint Development Authority
Appointed by Lieutenant Governor Casey Cagle, Member, Compensation of Police and Sheriffs (COPS) Task Force
Appointed by Governor Nathan Deal, Former Member, Georgia Governors Education Reform Commission
Former Member, Government Oversight Committee, Georgia State Senate
Chair, Public Safety Committee, Georgia State Senate
Member, Retirement Committee, Georgia State Senate
Former Member, Subcommittee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Georgia State Senate
Former Member, Subcommittee on Higher Education, Georgia State Senate
Former Member, Veterans, Military and Homeland Security Committee, Georgia State Senate
Former Employee, United States Senator Saxby Chambliss
Volunteer, Alumni Association, University of Georgia College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, present
Member, Alumni Board, University of Georgia Alpha Gamma Rho Fraternity Alpha Eta Chapter, present
Member/Former State President, Georgia Young Farmer's Association, present
Member/Former President, Ocilla Rotary Club, present
Member/Musician, Satilla Baptist Church, present
Former County Campaign Chair, Agriculture Commissioner Gary Black
Host, Annual Law Enforcement Appreciation Day at the Georgia Capitol
Graduated Member, Georgia Academy of Economic Development
Appointed by Governor Nathan Deal, Member, Georgia Law Enforcement Task Force
Associate Life Membership, Peace Officer Association of Georgia
Former Member, Public Affairs Committee, University of Georgia College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences Alumni Association
Former Member, Strategic Planning Committee, University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
Graduated Member, Georgia Legislative Leadership Institute, 2013
Graduated Member, Leadership Georgia, 2013
Awards:
Defender of Liberty, American Conservatives Union;
Selected by GOPAC as one of twenty Emerging Leaders
Hobbies or Special Talents:
Piano, guitar, outdoorsman, rated helicopter and fixed wing pilot