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| Affiliation | Republican |
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| Name | Jim Whitehead |
| Address |
Evans, Georgia , United States |
| Email | None |
| Website | [Link] |
| Born |
March 29, 1942 |
| Died |
Still Living
(82 years) |
| Contributor | Patrick |
| Last Modifed | Barack O-blame-a
Nov 28, 2012 02:00pm |
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| Info | Senator Jim Whitehead, a Republican, represents Senate District 24. He is Vice Chair of the Transportation Committee and a member of the State and Local Government Operations, Economic Development, and Natural Resources and the Environment Committees.
Sen. Whitehead was born in 1942 in Augusta, Georgia. He attended schools in Richmond County and graduated from Richmond Academy in 1960. He then spent 4 years in Athens where he attended the University of Georgia and lettered in Football and Track.
Whitehead has lived in the Augusta area all his life and in Columbia County since 1964. He has been married to Peggy for 41 years and they have three children - Jim Jr., Beth and Bo. They have two daughters-in-law, Bridget and Kelli. Sen. Whitehead is the owner of a successful business - Jim Whitehead Tire & Auto which opened in Augusta in 1985 and a new Evans location opened in 2003.
Sen. Whitehead served as a Columbia County Commissioner from 1995 to 2002 and was Chairman of the Commission for two and a half years. He is a past Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Augusta Chapter of the American Red Cross. He is a member of the Sister City (Nowy Sacz - Poland) Advisory Board of Columbia County. He is on the Advisory Board of Directors of First Bank and is a member of the Board of Trustees of Doctors Hospital. Whitehead is a past member of Metro Augusta Convention and Visitors Bureau and the CSRA Regional Development Council. He was a Trustee for the State of Georgia ACCG Irma Board for six years. He is member of Champions Retreat Country Club and the Wesley United Methodist Church and active in numerous other community and civic affairs.
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