J. Craig Gordon
{{short description|American politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| image =
| name = J. Craig Gordon
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| state_house = Georgia
| district = 163rd
| term_start = January 14, 2013
| term_end = January 11, 2021
| predecessor = Ben Watson
| successor = Derek Mallow
| state_house1 = Georgia
| district1 = 162nd
| term_start1 = January 8, 2007
| term_end1 = January 14, 2013
| predecessor1 = Tom Bordeaux
| successor1 = Bob Bryant
| party = Democratic
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1977|05|07}}
| birth_place = Savannah, Georgia
| alma_mater = Armstrong Atlantic State University
| profession =
| residence = Savannah, Georgia
| spouse =
| children =
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| website = [http://www.votejcraig.com/ J. Craig Gordon]
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J. Craig Gordon (born May 7, 1977) is a former member of the Georgia House of Representatives and a member of the Democratic Party representing the state's 163rd district.
Personal life and education
Career
Gordon was first elected to the Georgia House in 2006. Gordon serves on the Economic Development & Tourism, Health & Human Services, Retirement, and Special Rules committees.{{cite web|title=J. Craig Gordon|url=http://www.house.ga.gov/Representatives/en-US/member.aspx?Member=113&Session=23|publisher=Georgia House of Representatives|accessdate=8 September 2013}}
In 2013, Gordon introduced a bill that would study the possibility of a high-speed rail line between Savannah, Georgia and Atlanta, Georgia. Gordon also supports deepening the shipping channel of the Savannah River.{{cite news|last=Yeomans|first=Curt|title=Atlanta-Savannah rail revived again?|url=http://www.news-daily.com/news/2013/feb/08/atlanta-savannah-rail-revived-again/|accessdate=8 September 2013|newspaper=Clayton News Daily|date=8 February 2013}}
Gordon is the CEO of Statewide Healthcare, and also worked at the Savannah International Trade Center.{{cite web|title=Rep J. Craig Gordon|url=http://www.house.ga.gov/Documents/Biographies/gordonJCraig.pdf|publisher=Georgia House of Representatives|accessdate=8 September 2013}} In 2011, Gordon acknowledged under-reporting state payments to Statewide Healthcare, attributing to the incident to a mistake he made while being in a hurry.{{cite news|last=Peterson|first=Larry|title=Rep. Craig Gordon under-reports state payments to his company by nearly $1.8 million|url=http://savannahnow.com/news/2011-07-08/rep-craig-gordon-under-reports-state-payments-his-company-nearly-18-million#.UiwwOMbrxP0|accessdate=8 September 2013|newspaper=Savannah Morning News|date=8 July 2011}}
Gordon announced that he would not run again in 2020 to represent the 163rd district; he stepped down in January 2021.Bill Nigut (Host). Political Rewind, Another Big Tuesday In Race To White House, Georgia Public Broadcasting, 3/10/2020, https://cpa.ds.npr.org/wjsp/audio/2020/03/fullshow.mp3
References
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Category:Politicians from Savannah, Georgia
Category:Armstrong State University alumni
Category:Businesspeople from Georgia (U.S. state)
Category:Democratic Party members of the Georgia House of Representatives
Category:African-American state legislators in Georgia (U.S. state)
Category:21st-century African-American politicians
Category:20th-century African-American politicians
Category:21st-century members of the Georgia General Assembly