Joshua McKoon explained

Josh McKoon
Office1:Chair of the Georgia Republican Party
Term Start1:June 10, 2023
Predecessor1:David Shafer
State Senate2:Georgia
District2:29th
Term Start2:January 2011
Term End2:January 14, 2019
Predecessor2:Seth Harp
Successor2:Randy Robertson
Birth Date:25 February 1979
Birth Place:Columbus, Georgia, U.S.
Party:Republican
Education:Furman University (BA)
University of Alabama (JD)

Joshua McKoon (born February 25, 1979) is an American politician woh is Chairman of the Georgia Republican Party. A member of the Republican Party, he formerly represented the 29th district in the Georgia State Senate.

In 2017, McKoon announced that he would not be seeking re-election for State Senate.[1] During his time in the State Senate, McKoon championed "religious liberty" legislation and stricter ethics legislation.[2]

He ran for Georgia Secretary of State, but came in third in the primary receiving nearly 112,000 votes.[3]

As chairman of the Georgia Republican Party, McKoon has pushed for changes to voting laws in Georgia and advocated for 2020 election deniers to serve on the Georgia State Election Board to "stop [Democrats] from cheating in 2024."[4] McKoon is a close ally of his predecessor David Shafer who was indicted in 2023 for his role in the Trump fake electors plot.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Galloway. Jim. Josh McKoon: 'I have decided not to stand as a candidate for re-election'. 2020-07-19. ajc. English.
  2. Web site: Bluestein . Greg . Meet Josh McKoon, the new Georgia GOP chair . Political Insider (The Atlanta Journal-Constitution) . English.
  3. News: 2022-05-24 . Georgia Primary Election Results . 2024-03-07 . The New York Times . en-US . 0362-4331.
  4. News: Bluestein . Greg . Niesse . Mark . 2024 . Georgia GOP elects election deniers to key posts . The Atlanta Journal-Constitution . English . 1539-7459.