William Ligon
William T. Ligon Jr. | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Georgia Senate from the 3rd district | |
| In office January 10, 2011 – January 10, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Jeff Chapman |
| Succeeded by | Sheila McNeill |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 3, 1961 Brunswick, Georgia |
| Political 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]
References
- ^ "Georgia State Senator William T. Ligon, Jr. (Republican - 3)". Senate.ga.gov. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
- ^ "Ligon, Dagen face off for Georgia's third state senate district". Wsav.com. October 17, 2018. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
- ^ 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 December 8, 2020.
- ^ Bluestein, Greg; Journal-Constitution, The Atlanta. "Georgia GOP 'election confidence' report splits state Republicans". ajc. Retrieved February 21, 2021.