JimForGeorgia.com
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Jim Martin for Lieutenant Governor of Georgia
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A lifelong Georgian, Jim Martin grew up in a family of six boys – Joe, Jim, Jack, Jere, Julian and Jeffrey. At the age of eight, Jim contracted polio. After years of intense physical therapy, he overcame the disease with the help and support of those around him. This experience inspired Jim to become a champion for quality healthcare for all Georgians later in his life.
After attending the Atlanta Public Schools, Jim enrolled in the University of Georgia. On December 4, 1963, he was elected freshman class president. That same day, Vince Dooley was named head football coach. A self-described “Triple Dawg”, Jim spent the better part of a decade in Athens, earning three degrees (a bachelor’s degree and two law degrees). Interrupted only by two years of service in the Army, including a tour of duty in Vietnam, Jim has spent his entire life in Georgia.
Jim started his professional career drafting legislation for the state legislature and advocating for working people and children. In 1983 he was elected to the Georgia House of Representatives. During 18 years of service in the House, Jim authored and passed more than 60 major pieces of reform legislation in the areas of healthcare, family law, civil and criminal justice, education, probate, business law, environmental law, labor law and tax policy.
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