Bill Hembree

{{Short description|American educator and politician from Georgia}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}}

{{infobox officeholder

|name = Bill Hembree

|state_house = Georgia

|district = 97th

|term_start = January 11, 1993

|term_end = January 13, 1997

|predecessor = None

|successor = Tom Worthan

|state_house2 = Georgia

|district2 = 67th

|term_start2 = 1999

|term_end2 = 2013

|predecessor2 = Stephanie Stuckey

|successor2 = Micah Gravley

|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1966|3|8}}

|birth_place = Villa Rica, Georgia, U.S.

|death_date =

|death_place =

|party = Republican

|spouse = Beth Hembree

|children = 3

|occupation = Educator, politician

|alma_mater=Johnson & Wales University, University of Glasgow

}}

Bill Hembree (born March 8, 1966) is a former American politician from Georgia. He was a Republican member of Georgia House of Representatives for District 67 from 1999 to 2013. Hembree represented parts of Douglas County including the large town of Douglasville and his hometown of Villa Rica.{{cite web |url=http://ww.legis.state.ga.us/legis/2009_10/house/bios/hembreeBill/hembreeBillBio.htm |title=Representative Bill Hembree |accessdate=2009-11-29 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100724025357/http://ww.legis.state.ga.us/legis/2009_10/house/bios/hembreeBill/hembreeBillBio.htm |archivedate=2010-07-24 }}{{cite web |url=https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/biography/7898/bill-hembree |title=Bill Hembree's Biography |publisher=Vote Smart |accessdate=March 24, 2021}}

Career

As an educator, Hembree was a professor at West Georgia Technical College.

On November 3, 1992, Hembree won the election and became a Republican member of Georgia House of Representatives for District 98. Hembree defeated Thomas "Mac" Kilgore with 56.77% of the votes.{{cite web |url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=891279 |title=GA State House 098 |website=ourcampaigns.com |date=November 3, 1992 |accessdate=March 24, 2021}} On November 8, 1994, as an incumbent, Hembree won the election and continued serving District 98. Hembree defeated Bryce Williams with 59.60% of the votes.{{cite web |url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=860772 |title=GA State House 098 |website=ourcampaigns.com |date=November 8, 1994 |accessdate=March 24, 2021}}

Personal life

Hembree's wife is Beth Hembree. They have three children. Hembree and his family live in Douglasville, Georgia.

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