John Bulloch was a

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member of the

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. He was first elected in 1998 to represent the 180th district in the

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 ...

. After serving four years in the lower chamber, Bulloch was elected in 2002 to the 11th district of the

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. He resigned on December 6, 2012.Resignation statement
/ref> Bulloch and his wife, Miriam, have three daughters: Dee, Joni, and Ashley.

Early life

Bulloch attended elementary and secondary school in Thomas County where he grew up. Upon graduation, he attended Abraham Baldwin College in Tifton, GA for two years where he majored in

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. He is a fourth generation farmer and the current owner of Bulloch Farms, where he grows and harvests pecans and row crops. Prior to being elected to the Georgia State Senate, Bulloch was a member of the

Georgia State Senate

Bulloch served as chairman of the Agriculture and Consumer Affairs Committee and as vice chairman of the Natural Resources and the Environment Committee. He also belonged to the Appropriations and Rules committees and was an ''ex officio'' member of the Banking and Financial Institutions Committee.

References

External links

Bulloch's legislative website
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