| James Ronald Walker | |
| Birth Date: | 28 June 1947 |
| Birth Place: | Telfair County, Georgia, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Jeff Davis Hospital Hazlehurst, Georgia |
| Office1: | Member of the Georgia State Senate from the 19th district |
| Term Start1: | 1977 |
| Term End1: | 1984 |
| Succeeded1: | Walter S. Ray |
| Party: | Democratic |
| Children: | 2[1] |
| Alma Mater: | Georgia Southwestern State University |
| Spouse: | Carliss E. Cadwell Dianne Marchant[2] |
James Ronald Walker (June 28, 1947 – June 2, 2022) was an American politician. He served as a Democratic member for the 19th district of the Georgia State Senate.
Walker was born in Telfair County, Georgia, the son of Hilda White and James Wimbric Walker. He attended Georgia Southwestern State University.
In 1977, Walker was elected to represent the 19th district of the Georgia State Senate. He served until 1984, when he was succeeded by Walter S. Ray. He was sheriff of Telfair County, Georgia,[3] where he served from 1985 until December 31, 1992.[4]
Walker was suspected of part owning a cockfighting gambling enterprise and of accepting bribes from cocaine dealers and other criminal.In 1994 Walker was found guilty of conspiring to manufacture, possess and distribute marijuana and was sentenced to serve ten years in prison.[5] [6]
Walker was married to Carliss Walker. They had two children and later divorced.Walker died in June 2022, at the age of 74 and was survived by his wife Dianne Marchant Walker, 2 children and 2 step children.