Jonathan Wallace (Georgia politician) explained

Jonathan Wallace
State House:Georgia
District:119th
Term Start:November 27, 2017
Term End:January 14, 2019
Predecessor:Chuck Williams (R)
Successor:Marcus Wiedower
Party:Democratic

Jonathan Wallace is an American politician from Georgia. Wallace is a former Democratic Party member of Georgia House of Representatives from District 119 from Nov. 27, 2017, until Jan. 14, 2019. He won a November 2017 Special Election to win the seat vacated by Republican Chuck Williams, who was appointed by Governor Nathan Deal to serve as Director of the Georgia Forestry Commission.[1]

On Nov. 6, 2018, Wallace was defeated for re-election by Republican Marcus Wiedower.[2]

On January 13, 2020, Wallace announced he would be challenging Wiedower in the 2020 election to return to the State House.[3] He lost the general election on November 3, 2020 to Marcus Wiedower (Republican Party) [4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Georgia representatives Gonzalez, Wallace to be sworn in today. Erin Schilling. Redandblack.com. 8 December 2017.
  2. Web site: BREAKING: Jonathan Wallace loses seat in state House District 119 race, Clarke County finishes reporting results. Stephen Barr. Redandblack.com. 26 March 2019.
  3. Web site: GaNun . Jacqueline . Former state Rep. Jonathan Wallace announces campaign for Georgia House of Representatives . Red & Black . 29 May 2020.
  4. Web site: Georgia House of Representatives.