Hunter Hill (politician)

Hunter Hill
Member of the Georgia Senate
from the 6th district
January 14, 2013
Assumed office
January 14, 2017
Preceded by Doug Stoner

Hunter Hill (born June 23, 1977)[1] is an American Republican Party politician and small business owner.[2] He has represented District 6 of the Georgia State Senate, located in Smyrna,[3] since he was first sworn into office on January 14, 2013, succeeding his predecessor, Democrat Doug Stoner.[4][5] He is also the Vice Chair of the Georgia Senate's Majority Caucus, the chair of the Senate Veterans, Military and Homeland Security Committee, and the vice chairman of the Senate Finance Committee.[6]

On April 24, 2017, Hill announced his candidacy for Governor in 2018.[7]

Biography

Hill received a B.S. degree from the United States Military Academy at West Point. After graduating from West Point, Hunter became a Lieutenant in the United States Army. He went on to graduate from the Airborne, the Air Assault, and the U.S. Army Ranger Schools. In June 2001, Hunter took command of a rifle platoon with the 101st Airborne Division, which he led into Afghanistan in 2002. Hill went on to serve 2 additional tours in Iraq and Afghanistan. In addition to being a state senator, he is also the president of Tommy Newberry Coaching, a coaching company for entrepreneurs business executives.[8] He is married and has two children.[9]

Political career

Hill first ran to represent the 6th District unsuccessfully in 2008, and ran again in 2012, this time successfully. In 2012, Hill received about 52% of the vote to incumbent Stoner's 48%.[10] In 2014, he was elected vice chairman of the Georgia State Senate's Majority Caucus by his colleagues.[6] In December 2016, he was re-elected to the State Senate, defeating Democrat Jaha Howard by about 3%.[11]

Legislation

In March 2015, Hill voted in support of a bill that created the Opportunity School District, a system intended to help struggling schools.[12] In October 2016, Hill said that no schools in his district are in danger of falling into the Opportunity School District, adding that it "...provides an opportunity for schools that have been failing for three consecutive years to have different leadership, to change the trajectory of those schools that have proven to continue to fail."[9] In May 2015, Georgia Governor Nathan Deal signed SB63, a bill sponsored by Hill. The bill allows craft breweries in the state to charge people for a tour and to give a limited amount of beer to their customers as a free souvenir.[13] In February 2016, Hill introduced Senate Bill 395, which would create a private school subsidy program for the non-disabled children of military personnel in Georgia. Soon afterward, the bill became locked in a committee.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Hunter Hill". CongressWeb. Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development.
  2. ↑ "Senator Hunter Hill". Georgia State Senate. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  3. 1 2 Tagami, Ty (22 February 2016). "Attempt to expand school "voucher" program fails". Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  4. ↑ Archbold, Hunt (24 October 2011). "Meet State Senate Candidate Hunter Hill". Patch.com.
  5. ↑ "State Senator Hunter Hill Sworn into Office" (Press release). 14 January 2013. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
  6. 1 2 "Senator Hunter Hill Biography" (PDF). Biographies. Georgia State Senate. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
  7. ↑ "State Sen. Hunter Hill Announces Gubernatorial Bid". GeorgiaPol.com. April 24, 2017. Retrieved April 25, 2017.
  8. ↑ Associated Press (25 April 2017). "GOP State Senator Hill Announces Run for Georgia Governor". U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
  9. 1 2 McGowan, Mary Kate (17 October 2016). "Jaha Howard leaning on community involvement to oust incumbent Hunter Hill". Marietta Daily Journal. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  10. ↑ Chao, Angela (8 November 2012). "Hill Wins District 6 Senate Race". Patch.com. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
  11. ↑ "Georgia 6th District State Senate Results: Hunter Hill Wins". New York Times. 13 December 2016. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
  12. ↑ "SB 133 - Establishes Opportunity School District - Key Vote". Votesmart. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  13. ↑ Torres, Kristina (5 May 2015). "Georgia beer bill signed by Gov. Deal". Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved 25 September 2016.


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