Greg Kirk Explained

Greg Kirk
State Senate:Georgia
District:13th
Term Start:January 2014
Term End:December 22, 2019
Predecessor:John Crosby
Successor:Carden Summers
Birth Date:24 September 1963
Birth Place:Americus, Georgia, U.S.
Death Place:Americus, Georgia, U.S.
Party:Republican

Greg M. Kirk (September 24, 1963 – December 22, 2019) was an American politician from Americus, Georgia. He was a member of the Georgia State Senate from the 13th District, representing the Georgian counties of Crisp, Dodge, Dooly, Lee, Tift, Turner, Worth and parts of Sumter and Wilcox from 2014 until his death in 2019.[1] He was a member of the Republican Party.

Personal life

Kirk graduated with a master's degree in Psychology from Troy State University. He and his wife, Rosalyn, had seven children and five grandchildren. They lived in Americus, Georgia.[1]

Georgia State Senate committee memberships

As of the 2017 Georgia Legislative Session, Sen. Kirk served on the following committees:[2]

Election history

2014 Republican Primary Election

Kirk did not face opposition in the 2014 General Election.

2018

Kirk ran unopposed in both the primary and general elections in 2018.

Health and death

Kirk announced in June 2019 that he had been diagnosed with bile duct cancer earlier that year, but said in an update in November that many of his tumors were "gone or shrunk". He entered outpatient hospice care for pain management the next month and said in a statement on December 18 that he planned to run for re-election in 2020.[3] Four days later, on December 22, Kirk died at the age of 56.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Greg Kirk . .
  2. Web site: Ballotpedia . Greg Kirk .
  3. Web site: State Senator Greg Kirk in outpatient hospice care. Taylor. Stuart. 2019-12-18. The Tifton Gazette. en. 2019-12-29.
  4. Web site: State Sen. Greg Kirk remembered for public service to Georgians. Prabhu. Maya T.. 2019-12-22. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. English. 2019-12-29.