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