BioRepublican Larry Walker, III was elected to the State
Senate for Georgia's 20th District in 2015. Sen. Walker represents the citizens of Bleckley, Houston, Laurens and Pulaski counties.
Sen. Walker has championed legislation to grow Georgia's
economy by reducing unnecessary regulatory burden on
employers, cutting taxes, funding education and workforce
development, incentivizing capital investment in areas outside of metro Atlanta, and protecting Georgia's water rights.
Additionally, he has worked to stabilize and improve access
to health care, including mental and behavioral health care.
His signature legislation includes the elimination of the corporate net worth tax on small business, tax credits for job
creating investment in rural Georgia, elimination of redundant information practices notice requirements for insurance companies and agents, continuation and enhancement
of Georgia's successful digital entertainment industry incentives, strengthening our agriculture water use metering program and supporting our military installations through the
creation of military economic opportunity zones.
Senator Walker serves as Caucus Vice-Chairman for the
Majority Party. He is also a member of the Agriculture and
Consumer Affairs, Appropriations, Health and Human Services, and Insurance and Labor Committees. He is also an
ex-officio member of the Veterans, Military, and Homeland
Security and Rules Committees.
Senator Walker is active in the middle Georgia community
serving on the board of numerous organizations, including
the Methodist Home, the Museum of Aviation and Morris
Bank. He is a past Chairman of the Perry Downtown Development Authority and the Middle Georgia Technical College
Board and past Vice-Chairman of the Houston County Development Authority. A past president of the Perry Rotary
Club, Sen. Walker is a Paul Harris Fellow and was named
Perry Rotarian of the Year in both 2004 and 2008. Sen.
Walker currently serves on the Legislative Overview Committee for the Agricultural Exposition Authority and the
Georgia Joint Defense Commission, and was appointed in
2019 to serve on the Georgia World Congress Center
(GWCC) Authority Overview Committee.
Senator Walker was born and raised in Perry, Georgia. After
graduating from the University of Georgia's Terry College of
Business, he worked as a staff accountant for The CocaCola Company in Atlanta before opening several successful
small businesses including Walker Insurance Agency in Perry.
Senator Walker is a committed family man. He has been
married to his high school sweetheart, Adrienne, for 34
years. Together they have three sons- Ben, Cody and
Wade. Larry and Adrienne reside in Kathleen and are active members of the Perry United Methodist Church.
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