Ed Tarver Explained

Ed Tarver
Office:United States Attorney for the Southern District of Georgia
President:Barack Obama
Donald Trump
Term Start:December 2009
Term End:March 10, 2017
Predecessor:Edmund A. Booth Jr.
Successor:Bobby Christine
State Senate1:Georgia State
District1:22nd
Term Start1:September 27, 2005
Term End1:November 9, 2009
Predecessor1:James Hall[1]
Successor1:Hardie Davis[2]
Birth Date:22 July 1959
Birth Place:Killeen, Texas, U.S.
Party:Democratic
Education:Augusta College (BA)
University of Georgia (JD)
Allegiance: United States
Serviceyears:1982–1989
Rank:Captain

Edward Jerome Tarver[3] (July 22, 1959 – February 9, 2024) was an American lawyer who served as the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Georgia. A Democrat, Tarver was once a Georgia State Senator.[4] He was a candidate for the United States Senate in the 2020 special election in Georgia, receiving 0.5 percent of the vote in the jungle primary.

Early life and education

Edward Jerome Tarver was born on July 22, 1959.[5] His father served in the United States Army and was stationed at Fort Hood at the time of his birth. After his father retired, the family settled in Augusta, Georgia, while Tarver was a sophomore in high school.[6]

Tarver attended Morehouse College on a college football scholarship. He transferred to Augusta College and graduated in 1981. Tarver joined the United States Army and served as a field artillery officer. He reached the rank of captain before being medically discharged after a knee injury that required two surgeries.[6] He attended the University of Georgia School of Law, graduating in 1991.[7]

Career

Tarver served as a law clerk for United States federal judge Dudley H. Bowen Jr. after graduating from law school. He then spent 17 years working for an Augusta law firm.[6]

Tarver ran in the 2004 election to represent the 22nd district in the Georgia State Senate. He lost in the Democratic Party primary election to Charles Walker. After Walker was convicted on charges of corruption, Tarver won the 2005 special election to succeed him.[6] [8] [9] [10] He was sworn in as United States Attorney in December 2009, becoming the first African American United States Attorney from the Southern District of Georgia.[11] He resigned from the state Senate when he was confirmed at U.S. Attorney.[12] A 2017 Savannah Morning News editorial said that Tarver was "one of the best U.S. attorneys in a long line of professional prosecutors who have held this important appointed post."[13] Tarver considered running for the 2016 election to the United States Senate as a member of the Democratic Party.[14] In 2017, at the beginning of the presidency of Donald Trump, Tarver was asked to resign.[15]

In February 2020, Tarver registered to run in the 2020 special election.[16] [17] [18] Despite early polls showing him with the support of up to 5% of voters, he failed to gain traction in the primary as Democrats rallied around eventual winner Raphael Warnock. In the first round of the election, Tarver finished 14th out of 20 candidates with 26,333 or 0.54% of the vote.[19]

Personal life and death

Tarver's wife of six years is Carol Dale Thompson. [20] He had two children from a prior marriage.[13] Ed Tarver died on February 9, 2024, at the age of 64 from complications following surgery in December.[21]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Member . https://web.archive.org/web/20191026141813/http://www.senate.ga.gov/senators/en-US/member.aspx?Member=309&Session=13 . dead . October 26, 2019 . October 26, 2019 . November 21, 2019.
  2. Web site: Member . https://web.archive.org/web/20191026142057/http://www.senate.ga.gov/senators/en-US/member.aspx?Member=89&Session=20 . dead . October 26, 2019 . October 26, 2019 . November 21, 2019.
  3. Web site: National Association of Former United States Attorneys . https://web.archive.org/web/20191026175946/http://nafusa.org/user_profile.php?memid=1385 . dead . October 26, 2019 . October 26, 2019 . November 21, 2019.
  4. Augusta GA Attorneys | Ed Enoch & Edward Tarver | Enoch and Tarver . https://web.archive.org/web/20190618190422/http://www.enochtarver.com/attorneys . dead . June 18, 2019 . June 18, 2019 . November 21, 2019.
  5. Book: Hubbell, Martindale . April 1997 . Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory: Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho (Volume 6 – 1997) . . 9781561602223.
  6. Web site: Tarver has resume for U.S. Senate — but not the party support. Atlanta Journal-Constitution. David. Wickert. October 9, 2020. February 10, 2024. September 28, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230928012357/https://www.ajc.com/politics/election/tarver-has-resume-for-us-senate-but-not-the-party-support/262PSSCTZJELZPI2O6U2DGWDL4/. live.
  7. Web site: Edward J. Tarver, Southern District of Georgia | USAO | Department of Justice . https://web.archive.org/web/20160223122219/http://www.justice.gov/usao/biographies/tarver . dead . February 23, 2016 . February 23, 2016 . November 21, 2019.
  8. Web site: Member . https://web.archive.org/web/20191026141331/http://www.senate.ga.gov/senators/en-US/member.aspx?Member=46&Session=14 . dead . October 26, 2019 . October 26, 2019 . November 21, 2019.
  9. Web site: U. S. Attorney for the Southern District of Georgia honored by ASU . January 19, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160125221024/http://www.wrdw.com/news/schools/headlines/U_S_Attorney_for_the_Southern_District_of_Georgia_honored_by_ASU_117354163.html . January 25, 2016 . dead .
  10. Web site: Edward Tarver promises to do 'absolutely the best job'. Jan. Skutch. The Augusta Chronicle. December 17, 2009. January 19, 2016. May 2, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160502092707/http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/latest/lat_704020.shtml. live.
  11. Web site: Tarver sworn in as U.S. attorney. Adam. Folk. The Augusta Chronicle. December 19, 2009. January 19, 2016. January 27, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160127090909/http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2009/12/19/met_560132.shtml. live.
  12. Web site: State Senator Ed Tarver Resigns Senate Seat After Confirmation by U.S. Senate | WJBF . February 10, 2024 . May 1, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100501025906/http://www2.wjbf.com/jbf/news/state_regional/georgia/article/state_senator_ed_tarver_resigns_senate_seat_after_confirmation_by_u.s._sena/37646 . live .
  13. News: The Augusta Chronicle . Ed Tarver, trailblazing Black attorney and civic leader from Augusta, dies at age 64 . Joe . Hotchkiss . February 13, 2024.
  14. Web site: Democrat Ed Tarver eyes a potential Senate bid. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Bluestein. Greg. January 16, 2016. January 18, 2016.
  15. Web site: Justice Department calls for 46 Obama U.S. attorneys to resign. Wallace. McKelvey. March 11, 2017. pennlive. February 10, 2024. April 23, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220423214334/https://www.pennlive.com/nation-world/2017/03/jeff_sessions_us_attorneys.html. live.
  16. Web site: Ed Tarver registers campaign for U.S. Senate. McCord. Susan. The Augusta Chronicle. en. March 6, 2020. April 21, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200421201227/https://www.augustachronicle.com/news/20200206/ed-tarver-registers-campaign-for-us-senate. live.
  17. Web site: Support Ed Tarver for US Senate Georgia Needs a Senator with Honor and Integrity. Georgia 2020 – Tarver for Senate. en-US. March 6, 2020. March 5, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200305150203/https://www.tarverforsenate.com/. live.
  18. Web site: Russ Bynum. Associated Press. Former U.S. prosecutor Ed Tarver plans to oppose Georgia's new senator. November 19, 2020. The Augusta Chronicle. en. January 13, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200113165005/https://www.augustachronicle.com/news/20200110/former-us-prosecutor-ed-tarver-plans-to-oppose-georgias-new-senator. live.
  19. News: Georgia Election Results. The New York Times. November 3, 2020. February 10, 2024. November 16, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201116033308/https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/11/03/us/elections/results-georgia.html. live.
  20. Web site: Tarver: 'Our children...and teachers deserve better'. August 31, 2020. The Atlanta Voice. February 10, 2024. September 27, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230927160238/https://theatlantavoice.com/tarver-our-children-and-teachers-deserve-better/. live.
  21. Web site: Hart . John . February 9, 2024 . Former Georgia State Senator Ed Tarver dies . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240209201810/https://www.wjbf.com/news/georgia-news/former-georgia-state-senator-ed-tarver-dies/ . February 9, 2024 . February 9, 2024 . News Channel 6 (wjbf.com) .

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