Full Name:
David A. Perdue
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Bonnie; 2 Children; David III, Blake
Birth Date:
12/10/1949
Birth Place:
Macon, GA
Home City:
Glynn County, GA
Religion:
Methodist
MS, Operations Research, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1975
BS, Industrial Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1972
Candidate, Governor of Georgia, 2022
Senator, United States Senate, 2015-2021
Candidate, United States Senate, Georgia, 2014, 2020
Former Member, Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee, United States Senate
Former Member, Armed Services Committee, United States Senate
Former Member, Banking Committee, United States Senate
Former Member, Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, United States Senate
Former Member, Emerging Threats and Capabilities Subcommittee, United States Senate
Former Member, Financial Institutions and Consumer Protection Subcommittee, United States Senate
Former Member, Foreign Relations Committee, United States Senate
Former Member, Judiciary Committee, United States Senate
Former Member, National Security and International Trade and Finance Subcommittee, United States Senate
Former Chair, Nutrition, Agricultural Research, and Specialty Crops Subcommittee, United States Senate
Former Member, Special Committee on Aging, United States Senate
Former Member, Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights, United States Senate
Former Member, Subcommittee on Border Security and Immigration, United States Senate
Former Member, Subcommittee on Commodities, Risk Management and Trade, United States Senate
Former Chair, Subcommittee on Conservation, Forestry, and Natural Resources, United States Senate
Former Member, Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, United States Senate
Former Member, Subcommittee on Economic Policy, United States Senate
Former Chair, Subcommittee on Housing, Transportation, and Community Development, United States Senate
Former Chair, Subcommittee on Livestock, Marketing and Agriculture Security, United States Senate
Former Member, Subcommittee on Multilateral International Development, Multilateral Institutions, and International Economic, Energy and Environmental Policy, United States Senate
Former Member, Subcommittee on Near East, South Asia, Central Asia, and Counterterrorism, United States Senate
Former Member, Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology and the Law, United States Senate
Former Member, Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support, United States Senate
Former Member, Subcommittee on Rural Development and Energy, United States Senate
Former Chair, Subcommittee on Seapower, United States Senate
Former Member, Subcommittee on Securities, Insurance, and Investment, United States Senate
Former Chair, Subcommittee on State Department and USAID Management, International Operations, and Bilateral International Development, United States Senate
Former Member, Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, Transnational Crime, Civilian Security, Democracy, Human Rights, and Global Womens Issues, United States Senate
Former Director, Alliant Energy Corporation
Co-Founder, Perdue Partners, Limited Liability Company
Senior Consultant, Gujarat Heavy Chemicals Limited, 2007-2009
Former Chairman/Chief Executive Officer, Dollar General, 2003-2007
Chief Executive Officer, Pillowtex Corporation, 2002-2003
President/Chief Executive Officer, Reebok, 1998-2002
Senior Vice President of Operations, Haggar, Incorporated, 1994-1998
Senior Vice President, Asia Operations, Sara Lee Corporation, 1992-1994
Principal, Kurt Salmon Associates, 1980-1992
Trustee/Treasurer, Georgia Tech Foundation, present
Member, Wesley United Methodist Church, present
Former Appointee, Georgia Ports Authority
Member, Georgia Tech Advisory Board
Chair, National Commission on Adult Literacy and Workforce Development
Member, Board of Visitors, Owen Business School, Vanderbilt University
Father's Occupation:
Teacher
Mother's Occupation:
Teacher
Number of Grandchildren:
2