Judson Hill

Judson Hill
Member of the Georgia Senate
from the 32nd district
In office
January 10, 2005 – February 13, 2017
Preceded byCharles B. Tanksley
Succeeded byKay Kirkpatrick
Personal details
Born (1959-12-17) December 17, 1959
United States
Political partyRepublican
SpouseShelly Hill
Alma materEmory University
ProfessionPolitician
Websitewww.judsonhill.com

Judson Hill (born December 17, 1959) is an American politician. He is a former member of the Georgia State Senate from the 32nd district, elected in 2004 and re-elected six times, serving from 2005 until 2017. He is a member of the Republican Party.[1]

On November 30, 2016, Hill announced that he would run for the United States House of Representatives in Georgia's 6th congressional district special election, 2017, to succeed Tom Price.[2] Hill resigned from the Georgia Senate upon qualifying on February 13, for the special election held on April 18, 2017.[3] In the Georgia Senate Senator Hill served as Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, Vice Chairman of the Senate Republican Caucus and Deputy Senate Majority Whip. He gained a reputation as a hard working conservative leader committed to understanding the issues and voting true to his district. In 2014, Senator Hill was named “Legislator of the Year” by James magazine as well as national “Legislator of the Year” for the American Legislative Exchange Council in 2015. He was a recognized national leader of conservative tax reform and free market healthcare solutions. Senator Hill served in the Reagan Administration as an Assistant United States Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia, and also in Washington, D.C. as an appointee at the United States Department of State. Prior to that, Senator Hill worked for President Reagan on the White House Advance Team and on the Reagan-Bush ’84 campaign.

References

  1. ^ "Judson Hill". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved April 27, 2015.
  2. ^ "Judson Hill becomes first Republican to enter race to replace Tom Price". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. November 30, 2016. Archived from the original on September 6, 2017. Retrieved December 1, 2016.
  3. ^ Bluestein, Greg (February 15, 2017). "18 running to fill Price's U.S. House seat, but Trump could drive vote". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved February 20, 2017.