Tommy Benton

Tommy Benton (born May 20, 1950) is an American politician who has served in the Georgia House of Representatives from the 31st district since 2005.[3][4]

Tommy Benton
Member of the Georgia House of Representatives from the 31st district
Assumed office
January 10, 2005[1]
Personal details
Born (1950-05-20) May 20, 1950[2]
Athens, Georgia[2]
Political partyRepublican
Spouse(s)Karen[2]
Children4[2]
ResidenceJefferson, Georgia[2]
OccupationRetired Teacher[3]

Political career

In 2004, Benton ran for election to represent District 31 in the Georgia House of Representatives. He defeated Chris Elrod in the Republican primary with 50.6% of the vote,[5] and was unopposed in the general election.[6] He has been reelected seven times since then, usually without opposition.[1]

As of July 2020, Benton sits on the following committees:[3]

  • Retirement (Chairman)
  • Education (Secretary)
  • Appropriations
  • Human Relations & Aging
  • Rules
  • Transportation

On August 14th, 2020,Georgia's House speaker took away Benton’s position as chairman of the House Retirement Committee. Benton said in a radio interview that the late U.S. Rep John Lewis' "only claim to fame was that he got conked on the head."

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References
  1. "Thomas Benton". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  2. "Tommy Benton's Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  3. "Tommy Benton". Georgia House of Representatives. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  4. "Ga. lawmaker: KKK made 'people straighten up'". Ajc.com. 2016-01-28. Retrieved 2019-04-15.
  5. "Official Results of the July 20, 2004 Primary Election". Georgia Secretary of State. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  6. "Official Results of the November 2, 2004 General Election". Georgia Secretary of State. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
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