William Ligon

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]

William T. Ligon Jr.
Member of the Georgia Senate
from the 3rd district
In office
January 10, 2011  January 10, 2021
Preceded byJeff Chapman
Succeeded bySheila McNeill
Personal details
Born (1961-04-03) April 3, 1961
Brunswick, Georgia
Political partyRepublican

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]

References

  1. "Georgia State Senator William T. Ligon, Jr. (Republican - 3)". Senate.ga.gov. Retrieved 2019-03-04.
  2. "Ligon, Dagen face off for Georgia's third state senate district". Wsav.com. 2018-10-17. Retrieved 2019-03-04.
  3. 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". ajc. Retrieved 2020-12-08.
  4. Bluestein, Greg; Journal-Constitution, The Atlanta. "Georgia GOP 'election confidence' report splits state Republicans". ajc. Retrieved 2021-02-21.


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