Greg Kirk
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Greg Kirk | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Georgia Senate from the 13th district | |
| In office January 2014 – December 22, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | John Crosby |
| Succeeded by | Carden Summers |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 24, 1963 |
| Died | December 22, 2019 (aged 56) Americus, Georgia, U.S. |
| Party | Republican |
Greg M. Kirk (September 24, 1963 – December 22, 2019) was an American politician from Americus, Georgia. He was a member of the Georgia State Senate from the 13th District, representing the Georgian counties of Crisp, Dodge, Dooly, Lee, Tift, Turner, Worth and parts of Sumter and Wilcox from 2014 until his death in 2019.[1] He was a member of the Republican Party.
Personal life
[edit | edit source]Kirk graduated with a master's degree in Psychology from Troy State University. He and his wife, Rosalyn, had seven children and five grandchildren. They lived in Americus, Georgia.[1]
Georgia State Senate committee memberships
[edit | edit source]As of the 2017 Georgia Legislative Session, Sen. Kirk served on the following committees:[2]
- Agriculture and Consumer Affairs
- Health and Human Services
- Insurance and Labor and
- Judiciary
Election history
[edit | edit source]2014 Republican Primary Election
[edit | edit source]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Greg Kirk | 6,826 | 50.9 | |
| Republican | Bryce A. Johnson | 6,597 | 49.1 | |
Kirk did not face opposition in the 2014 General Election.
2016 General Election
[edit | edit source]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Greg Kirk (incumbent) | 43,534 | 72.09 | |
| Democratic | Ruenett Melton | 16,853 | 27.91 | |
2018
[edit | edit source]Kirk ran unopposed in both the primary and general elections in 2018.[2]
Health and death
[edit | edit source]Kirk announced in June 2019 that he had been diagnosed with bile duct cancer earlier that year, but said in an update in November that many of his tumors were "gone or shrunk". He entered outpatient hospice care for pain management the next month and said in a statement on December 18 that he planned to run for re-election in 2020.[3] Four days later, on December 22, Kirk died at the age of 56.[4]
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