Joshua McKoon

Joshua McKoon
Georgia State Senate District 29
Incumbent
In office
January 11, 2011 - Present
Term ends
January 12, 2015
Years in position	2
Party	Republican
Compensation
Base salary	$17,342/year
Per diem	$173/day
Elections and appointments
Last election	November 6, 2012
First elected	November 2, 2010
Next election	November 4, 2014
Term limits	N/A
Education
Bachelor's	Furman University (2001)
J.D.	University of Alabama School of Law
Personal
Birthday	February 25, 1979
Place of birth	Columbus, Georgia
Profession	Attorney
Religion	Catholic
Websites
Office website
Campaign website

Joshua McKoon (b. February 25, 1979) is a Republican member of the Georgia State Senate. He has represented District 29 since 2011.

McKoon is an attorney for the firm of McKoon & Associates, having previously worked for Page, Scrantom, Sprouse, Tucker & Ford, P.C. He has also served as Chairman of the Muscogee County Republican Party. McKoon received his bachelor's degree from Furman University and his law degree from the University of Alabama.

Committee assignments

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, McKoon served on the following committees:

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, McKoon served on the following committees:

Issues

Presidential preference

2012

See also: Endorsements by state officials of presidential candidates in the 2012 election

Joshua McKoon endorsed Herman Cain in the 2012 presidential election.

Elections

2012

See also: Georgia State Senate elections, 2012

McKoon ran in the 2012 election for Georgia State Senate District 29. McKoon ran unopposed in the Republican primary on July 31, 2012. No Democratic candidates filed to run for this seat. The general election took place on November 6, 2012. McKoon ran unopposed for re-election in the general election.

Georgia State Senate, District 29, General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Josh McKoon Incumbent	100%	56,560
Total Votes				56,560

2010

See also: Georgia State Senate elections, 2010

McKoon was unopposed in the July 20 primary.

Georgia State Senate, District 29 - Republican Primary (2010)
Candidates		Votes	Percent
Joshua McKoon		8,993	100.0%

McKoon defeated Evelyn Anderson (D) in the November 2 general election.

Georgia State Senate, District 29 2010 General election results
Candidates		Votes	Percent
Joshua McKoon (R)		30,991	65.7%
Evelyn Anderson (D)		16,197	34.3%

Campaign themes

On his campaign website, McKoon lists five issues he is concerned about. They are:

• Economy

Excerpt: "As a conservative I believe in improving our economy through reducing the tax burden on our citizens and stabilizing the budget through elimination of pork projects."

• Education

Excerpt: "I will work to restore control of our schools to teachers and parents and take it out of the hands of bureaucrats in Atlanta and Washington D.C. Our community needs school superintendents, school boards, principals, teachers and parents running our schools again."

• Transportation

Excerpt: "The last major improvements to Georgia’s transportation infrastructure was in the late 60’s and early 70’s. I will be a leading voice in making transportation a priority for Georgia and ensure the Lower Chattahoochee’s role in the decision making process."

• Water

Excerpt: "We need being to prepare for the future with a statewide water plan that includes reservoirs to serve all areas of Georgia and protect the interests of the Chattahoochee Valley Region. Water security will be one of my top priorities."

• Faith

Excerpt: "After giving my life to Christ, I recognized how important it is that people of faith participate in the public square. I have tried to follow the principles of my faith in all aspects of my life, including my involvement in politics."

Campaign donors

2012

Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.

2010

In 2010, when McKoon was first elected, he received $227,202 in campaign contributions.

His largest contributors were:

Donor	Amount
Josh McKoon	$20,000
Scott Martin	$5,100
R. Duke Miller	$4,800
Valley Property Holding, Inc.	$3,800
Mark W. Hennessy	$3,400

Recent news

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Joshua McKoon News Feed

• School board member Athavia Senior says Sen. McKoon has "a lot of nerve" - Columbus Ledger-Enquirer
• Senate Committee dismisses ethic complaints against Josh McKoon - WLTZ 38 NBC
• IMPACT: Georgia governor signs bills limiting gifts from lobbyists - The Center for Public Integrity
• Report from the golden dome - Lexology (registration)
• Carter: Legislature makes start on ethics reform - Online Athens
• critics again question school board's priorities - Columbus Ledger-Enquirer
• Xpress bus, missed opportunities - Atlanta Journal Constitution (blog)
• RICHARD HYATT: School board, city disputes rock the boat - Columbus Ledger-Enquirer
• Josh Mckoon and ethics complaints - Peach Pundit
• School Board Chairman calls tension "natural" - WLTZ 38 NBC

External links

Suggest a link

• Josh McKoon campaign website
• Georgia State Senate - Joshua McKoon
• Project Vote Smart biography
• Project Vote Smart legislative profile
• Campaign contributions: 2010
• John McKoon on Facebook

References

Political offices
Preceded by Seth Harp	Georgia Senate District 29 2011–present	Succeeded by NA