John Lunsford (born November 14, 1957) is an American politician and businessman from Georgia. Lunsford is a former Republican member of

Georgia House of Representatives The Georgia House of Representatives is the lower house of the Georgia General Assembly (the state legislature) of the U.S. state of Georgia. There are currently 180 elected members. Republicans have had a majority in the chamber since 2005. T ...

Early life

On November 14, 1957, Lunsford was born in Pinebluff, Arkansas.

Education

Lunsford attended Carver Bible College and

Clayton State College Clayton State University is a public university in Morrow, Georgia. It serves Metro Atlanta and is a selective Senior Unit of the University System of Georgia. The main campus includes of wooded grounds, featuring five lakes and a park-like atm ...

Career

In 1975, Lunsford became the Vice President of Allied Building Services, until 1978. In 1978, Lunsford became the Executive Vice President/Equity Owner of Professional Carpet Systems, Incorporated, until 1986. In 1986, Lunsford became the President and chief executive officer of Harvard Chemical Research Corporation, until 1998. In 1997, Lunsford became the President of Henry County Janitorial Supply LLC. On November 2, 2004, Lunsford won the election and became a Republican member of

for District 110. Lunsford defeated Jerry Williams with 73.23% of the votes. On November 7, 2006, as an incumbent, Lunsford won the election unopposed and continued serving District 110. On November 4, 2008, as an incumbent, Lunsford won the election unopposed and continued serving District 110. Lunsford served in the

. He opted not to seek reelection to the Georgia House in 2010.

Awards

* 2008 Legislative Service Award. Presented by the Association of County Commissioners of Georgia.

Personal life

Lunsford's wife is Tina Lunsford. They have seven children. Lunsford and his family lives in

McDonough, Georgia McDonough is a city in Henry County, Georgia, United States. It is part of the Atlanta metropolitan area. Its population was 22,084 at the 2010 census, up from 8,493 in 2000. The city is the county seat of Henry County. The unincorporated comm ...

References

External links

John Lunsford at ballotpedia.org
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