David Lawrence Wilkerson (born January 6, 1969) is an American politician and Certified Public Accountant from the

state State may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Literature * ''State Magazine'', a monthly magazine published by the U.S. Department of State * ''The State'' (newspaper), a daily newspaper in Columbia, South Carolina, United States * ''Our S ...

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. A member of the

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, Wilkerson has served in the

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since 2011 and as the Minority Whip since 2021. In February 2019, Wilkerson was unanimously elected chair of the

Cobb County Cobb County is a county in the U.S. state of Georgia, located in the Atlanta metropolitan area in the north central portion of the state. As of 2020 Census, the population was 766,149. Its county seat and largest city is Marietta, Georgia, Mar ...

legislative delegation, following a period of dispute after the county's shift from Republican to Democratic in the

2018 midterm elections The 2018 United States elections were held on Tuesday, November 6, 2018. These midterm elections occurred during Republican Donald Trump's term. Democrats made a net gain of 41 seats in the United States House of Representatives, gaining a majo ...

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Wilkerson, David Living people Democratic Party members of the Georgia House of Representatives People from Fort Dix People from Austell, Georgia 21st-century American legislators 1969 births African-American state legislators in Georgia (U.S. state) 21st-century African-American politicians 20th-century African-American people 21st-century Georgia (U.S. state) politicians