Joshua McKoon

{{Short description|American politician}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2018}}

{{Infobox officeholder

|name = Josh McKoon

|image = Josh McKoon at Secretary of State Candidates Forum (cropped).jpg

|office1 = Chair of the Georgia Republican Party

|term_start1 = June 10, 2023

|term_end1 =

|predecessor1 = David Shafer

|successor1 =

|state_senate2 = Georgia

|district2 = 29th

|term_start2 = January 2011

|term_end2 = January 14, 2019

|predecessor2 = Seth Harp

|successor2 = Randy Robertson

|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1979|2|25}}

|birth_place = Columbus, Georgia, U.S.

|death_date =

|death_place =

|party = Republican

|education = Furman University (BA)
University of Alabama (JD)

|website = {{URL|joshmckoon.org|Official website}}

}}

Joshua McKoon (born February 25, 1979) is an American politician who is Chairman of the Georgia Republican Party. A member of the Republican Party, he formerly represented the 29th district in the Georgia State Senate.

In 2017, McKoon announced that he would not be seeking re-election for State Senate.{{Cite web|last=Galloway|first=Jim|date=|title=Josh McKoon: 'I have decided not to stand as a candidate for re-election'|url=https://www.ajc.com/blog/politics/josh-mckoon-have-decided-not-stand-candidate-for-election/ev67c2OyKtFQwX31QK3aZJ/|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-07-19|website=ajc|language=English}} During his time in the State Senate, McKoon championed "religious liberty" legislation and stricter ethics legislation.{{Cite web |last=Bluestein |first=Greg |title=Meet Josh McKoon, the new Georgia GOP chair |url=https://www.ajc.com/politics/politics-blog/meet-josh-mckoon-the-new-georgia-gop-chair/OHD4U62ITZE3JB367R3HESMRVE/ |website=Political Insider (The Atlanta Journal-Constitution) |language=English}}

He ran for Georgia Secretary of State, but came in third in the primary receiving nearly 112,000 votes.{{Cite news |date=2022-05-24 |title=Georgia Primary Election Results |url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/05/24/us/elections/results-georgia.html |access-date=2024-03-07 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}

As chairman of the Georgia Republican Party, McKoon has pushed for changes to voting laws in Georgia and advocated for 2020 election deniers to serve on the Georgia State Election Board to "stop [Democrats] from cheating in 2024."{{Cite news |last=Bluestein |first=Greg |last2=Niesse |first2=Mark |date=2024 |title=Georgia GOP elects election deniers to key posts |url=https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-gop-elects-election-deniers-to-key-posts/7QJTDJUCLZDLTNOTAF7GH6JFQA/ |work=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution |language=English |issn=1539-7459}} McKoon is a close ally of his predecessor David Shafer who was indicted in 2023 for his role in the Trump fake electors plot.