Marcus Andrew Wiedower (born October 8, 1975) is an

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businessman, real estate agent, and politician from Georgia. Wiedower is a Republican member of

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for District 119.

Early life

In 1976, Wiedower was born in

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, Georgia.

Education

In 1999, Wiedower earned a bachelor's degree in Landscape Architecture from

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, where he was a member of

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Fraternity.

Career

Wiedower is a former President of companies in the construction industry. Wiedower is a former owner of Blueprint Builders, a building contractor in Georgia. Wiedower is a real estate agent with Coldwell Banker Upchurch Realty in Georgia. In 2016, Wiedower campaigned for a seat as County Commissioner of Oconee County, Georgia. Wiedower was defeated by Chuck Horton. On November 6, 2018, Wiedower won the election and became a Republican member of

for District 119. Wiedower defeated

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with 52.78% of the votes. On November 3, 2020, as an incumbent, Wiedower won the election and continued serving District 119. Wiedower defeated

with 54.85% of the votes.

Personal life

Wiedower's wife is Kelly Wiedower. They have three children. Wiedower and his family live in

Watkinsville, Georgia Watkinsville is the largest town and county seat of Oconee County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2020 census, the town had a total population of 2,896. It served as the seat of Clarke County until 1872 when the county seat of that county was m ...

. In July 2020, Wiedower was diagnosed with COVID-19 and pneumonia and he has recovered.

References

External links

Marcus Wiedower at ballotpedia.org

votemarcuswiedower.com

U.S. TERM LIMITS PRAISES MARCUS WIEDOWER FOR SIGNING ITS PLEDGE (July 24, 2018)
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