David Wilkerson (politician)

David Wilkerson
Minority Whip of the Georgia House of Representatives
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 11, 2021
Preceded byWilliam Boddie
Member of the Georgia House of Representatives
from the 38th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 14, 2013
Preceded bySam Teasley
Member of the Georgia House of Representatives
from the 33rd district
In office
January 10, 2011 – January 14, 2013
Preceded byDon Wix
Succeeded byTom McCall
Personal details
Born
David Lawrence Wilkerson

(1969-01-06) January 6, 1969 (age 55)
Cookstown, New Jersey, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpousePenny
Residence(s)Powder Springs, Georgia, U.S.
Alma materNorth Carolina A&T State University (BS)
ProfessionAccountant
Website[1]

David Lawrence Wilkerson (born January 6, 1969) is an American politician and Certified Public Accountant from the state of Georgia. A member of the Democratic Party, Wilkerson has served in the Georgia House of Representatives since 2011 and as the Minority Whip since 2021.[1][2]

In February 2019, Wilkerson was unanimously elected chair of the Cobb County legislative delegation,[3] following a period of dispute after the county's shift from Republican to Democratic in the 2018 midterm elections.[4]

  1. ^ "David Wilkerson" (PDF). Georgia House of Representatives. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 July 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
  2. ^ "Democrats choose Beverly as Georgia House minority leader". AP News. 10 November 2020. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
  3. ^ Lutz, Maris (8 Feb 2019). "Democrats take over Cobb legislative delegation leadership". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
  4. ^ Lutz, Maris (30 Jan 2019). "Cobb Democrats walk out in protest over legislative leadership". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved 9 February 2019.