William Ligon Explained

William T. Ligon Jr.
State Senate:	Georgia
District:	3rd
Term Start:	January 10, 2011
Term End:	January 10, 2021
Predecessor:	Jeff Chapman
Successor:	Sheila McNeill
Birth Date:	3 April 1961
Birth Place:	Brunswick, Georgia
Party:	Republican

William T. Ligon Jr. (born April 3, 1961) is an American former politician. He served in the Georgia State Senate as the senator from the 3rd district between 2011 and 2021.^{[1] [2]}

After Joe Biden won Georgia in the 2020 presidential election, Ligon pushed for a special session of the Georgia General Assembly to overturn Georgia's presidential election results.^{[3] [4]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Georgia State Senator William T. Ligon, Jr. (Republican - 3) . Senate.ga.gov . 2019-03-04.
2. Web site: Ligon, Dagen face off for Georgia's third state senate district . Wsav.com . 2018-10-17 . 2019-03-04.
3. Web site: Journal-Constitution. Greg Bluestein-The Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionJames Salzer- The Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionMark Niesse- The Atlanta. In Georgia, 'concerted' GOP pushback blocks Trump attempts to overturn election. 2020-12-08. ajc. English.
4. Web site: Bluestein. Greg. Journal-Constitution. The Atlanta. Georgia GOP ‘election confidence’ report splits state Republicans. 2021-02-21. ajc. English.