William Ligon
William T. Ligon Jr. | |
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Member of the Georgia Senate from the 3rd district | |
Assumed office January 10, 2011 | |
Preceded by | Jeff Chapman |
Succeeded by | Sheila McNeill (elect) |
Personal details | |
Born | Brunswick, Georgia | April 3, 1961
Political party | Republican |
William T. Ligon Jr. (born April 3, 1961) is an American politician who has served in the Georgia State Senate from the 3rd district since 2011.[1][2]
After Joe Biden won Georgia in the 2020 presidential election, Ligon pushed for a special session of the Georgia General Assembly to overturn Georgia's presidential election results.[3][4]
References[]
- ^ "Georgia State Senator William T. Ligon, Jr. (Republican - 3)". Senate.ga.gov. Retrieved 2019-03-04.
- ^ "Ligon, Dagen face off for Georgia's third state senate district". Wsav.com. 2018-10-17. Retrieved 2019-03-04.
- ^ Journal-Constitution, Greg Bluestein-The Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionJames Salzer- The Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionMark Niesse- The Atlanta. "In Georgia, 'concerted' GOP pushback blocks Trump attempts to overturn election". ajc. Retrieved 2020-12-08.
- ^ Bluestein, Greg; Journal-Constitution, The Atlanta. "Georgia GOP 'election confidence' report splits state Republicans". ajc. Retrieved 2021-02-21.
Categories:
- 1961 births
- Living people
- People from Brunswick, Georgia
- 21st-century American politicians
- Georgia (U.S. state) state senators
- Georgia (U.S. state) Republicans
- Georgia (U.S. state) politician stubs