Johnnie Caldwell Jr. | |
---|---|
Member of the GeorgiaHouseofRepresentatives from the 131st district | |
In office January 14, 2013 –January 14, 2019 | |
Preceded by | Richard H. Smith |
Succeeded by | Ken Pullin |
Judge for the Griffin Judicial Circuit | |
In office 1995–2010 | |
Personal details | |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Rita Caldwell |
Profession | Attorney |
Johnnie Caldwell Jr. is an American politician from Georgia. He served in the Georgia House of Representatives from 2013 to 2019.
Caldwell previously served on the Fayette County Superior Court,and resigned in 2010 due to the fallout of sexually inappropriate comments and physical contact made to female lawyers. [1] [2] [3] He ran for the Georgia House in 2012,and won,representing the 131st District centered on Thomaston,Georgia. [4] He has won reelection twice. [5] Although he had a challenger in the 2012 Republican primary for his seat,he has never run in a contested general election. Johnnie ran in a contested primary in 2018 against fellow republican,Ken Pullin. Ken went on to win the nomination on May 22,2018 and took 63 percent of the vote. Ken easily defeated his democratic opponent Chris Benton in his heavily republican district. He succeeded Johnnie Caldwell Jr. on January 14,2019. Johnnie is currently a private citizen. [6]
Caldwell served on a number of committees:
His father Johnnie Caldwell Sr. also served in the Georgia House of Representatives,where he also was a key player in the redistricting of the state and the regulation of insurance. [8]
In 2017 House session,Caldwell proposed a change to the State Constitution reducing the independence of the Judicial Qualifications Commission that polices the judges. This is the group involved with his resignation from the bench. [9]
Various political groups have assigned scores to Caldwell based on his votes.
Sanford Dixon Bishop Jr. is an American lawyer and politician serving as the U.S. representative for Georgia's 2nd congressional district since 1993. He became the dean of Georgia's congressional delegation after the death of John Lewis. A member of the Blue Dog Coalition,he belongs to the conservative faction of the Democratic Party. His district is in southwestern Georgia and includes Albany,Thomasville,and most of Columbus and Macon.
John Nathan Deal is an American politician and former lawyer who served as the 82nd governor of Georgia from 2011 to 2019. A Republican,he previously served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives.
Todd Russell Platts is an American attorney and Republican Party politician who serves as a Judge on the York County Court of Common Pleas and is a former U.S. Representative for Pennsylvania's 19th congressional district,serving from 2001 to 2013.
John James Duncan Jr. is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for Tennessee's 2nd congressional district from 1988 to 2019. An attorney,former Criminal Court judge,and former long serving member of the Army National Guard,published author and newspaper columnist. He is a member of the Republican Party.
Paul Collins Broun Jr. is an American physician and politician who served as the U.S. representative for Georgia's 10th congressional district from 2007 to 2015. He is a member of the Republican Party and was a member of the Tea Party Caucus.
Nathan Goff Jr. was a United States representative from West Virginia,a Union Army officer,the 28th United States Secretary of the Navy during the administration of President Rutherford B. Hayes,a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit and of the United States Circuit Courts for the Fourth Circuit and a United States senator from West Virginia.
John Thomas Graves Jr. is an American businessman and politician who served as the U.S. representative for Georgia's 14th congressional district from 2013 to 2020. Graves previously served one term as the U.S. representative for Georgia's 9th congressional district from 2010 to 2013,following his victory in a special election held to fill the seat left vacant by the resignation of Nathan Deal. Before his election to Congress,Graves served as a Republican member of the Georgia House of Representatives from 2003 to 2010.
William Robert Woodall III is an American attorney and politician who was the U.S. representative for Georgia's 7th congressional district from 2011 to 2021. The district included most of Gwinnett County,a suburban county northeast of Atlanta. A Republican,Woodall prior to being elected to Congress,worked for his predecessor,John Linder from 1994 to 2010,eventually becoming Linder's chief of staff. Woodall announced in February 2019 that he would not seek reelection to a sixth term in Congress.
Douglas Allen Collins is an American lawyer and retired politician who served as the U.S. representative for Georgia's 9th congressional district from 2013 to 2021.
Michael P. Boggs is an American lawyer who has served as the chief justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia since 2022. He concurrently serves as an associate justice of the court since 2017. He is a former judge of the Georgia Court of Appeals and a former nominee to be a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. He was appointed to the state Supreme Court by Governor Nathan Deal.
Thomas Stephen Tarvin is an American politician from Georgia. Tarvin is a Republican member of the Georgia House of Representatives,representing the 2nd District since 2014.
The 2018 Georgia gubernatorial election took place on November 6,2018,concurrently with other statewide and local elections to elect the next governor of the U.S. state of Georgia. Republican Secretary of State Brian Kemp won the election,defeating Democratic former State Representative Stacey Abrams.
A general election was held in the U.S. state of Georgia on November 6,2018. All of Georgia's executive officers were up for election as well as all of Georgia's fourteen seats in the United States House of Representatives. Neither U.S. Senate seat was up for election in 2018. The Republican Party won every statewide office in 2018.
The 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia were held on November 6,2018,to elect the fourteen U.S. representatives from the state of Georgia,one from each of the state's fourteen congressional districts. The elections coincided with a gubernatorial election,as well as other elections to the House of Representatives,elections to the United States Senate,and various state and local elections. The primary elections took place on May 22,2018.
The 2018 Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 6,2018,to elect the lieutenant governor of Georgia,concurrently with the 2018 gubernatorial election,as well as elections to the United States Senate and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.
The 2018 Georgia Secretary of State election was held on November 6,2018,to elect the Secretary of State of Georgia. It was held concurrently with the 2018 gubernatorial election,as well as elections for the United States Senate and elections for the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Republican Incumbent Secretary of State Brian Kemp chose not to run for re-election and instead ran successfully for governor. Since no candidate received the requisite 50 percent of the vote,the top two candidates,Democrat John Barrow and Republican Brad Raffensperger proceeded to a runoff on December 4,2018.
Leonard Steven Grasz is an American attorney and jurist serving as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit.
Barry Fleming is an American politician who served in the Georgia House of Representatives from 2013 to 2024. He previously served in the Georgia House of Representatives from 2003 to 2009.
The 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia were held on November 8,2022,to elect the 14 U.S. representatives from the state of Georgia,one from each of the state's congressional districts. The elections coincided with the Georgia gubernatorial election,as well as other elections to the U.S. House of Representatives,elections to the U.S. Senate,and various state and local elections.
Greg Morris is an American politician from Georgia. Morris is a former Democratic member and a former Republican member of Georgia House of Representatives.