J. Craig Gordon (born May 7, 1977) is a former member of the
Georgia House of Representatives and a member of the
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representing the state's 163rd district.
Personal life and education
Gordon was born in
Savannah, Georgia and attended
Armstrong Atlantic State University, graduating in 2000.
Career
Gordon was first elected to the Georgia House in 2006.
Gordon serves on the Economic Development & Tourism, Health & Human Services, Retirement, and Special Rules committees.
In 2013, Gordon introduced a bill that would study the possibility of a
high-speed rail
High-speed rail (HSR) is a type of rail system that runs significantly faster than traditional rail, using an integrated system of specialised rolling stock and dedicated tracks. While there is no single standard that applies worldwide, lines ...
line between
Savannah, Georgia and
Atlanta, Georgia. Gordon also supports deepening the shipping channel of the
Savannah River
The Savannah River is a major river in the southeastern United States, forming most of the border between the states of South Carolina and Georgia. Two tributaries of the Savannah, the Tugaloo River and the Chattooga River, form the norther ...
.
Gordon is the CEO of Statewide Healthcare, and also worked at the Savannah International Trade Center.
In 2011, Gordon acknowledged under-reporting state payments to Statewide Healthcare, attributing to the incident to a mistake he made while being in a hurry.
Gordon announced that he would not run again in 2020 to represent the 163rd district; he stepped down in January 2021.
[Bill Nigut (Host). Political Rewind, Another Big Tuesday In Race To White House, Georgia Public Broadcasting, 3/10/2020, https://cpa.ds.npr.org/wjsp/audio/2020/03/fullshow.mp3]
References
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1977 births
Living people
Politicians from Savannah, Georgia
Armstrong State University alumni
Businesspeople from Georgia (U.S. state)
Democratic Party members of the Georgia House of Representatives
21st-century American legislators
African-American state legislators in Georgia (U.S. state)
21st-century African-American politicians
20th-century African-American politicians
21st-century Georgia (U.S. state) politicians