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Johnnie Caldwell Jr.
American politician
Johnnie Caldwell Jr. is an American politician from Georgia. He served in the Georgia House of Representatives from 2013 to 2019.
Caldwell previously served on the Fayette County Superior Court, and resigned in 2010 due to the fallout of sexually inappropriate comments and physical contact made to female lawyers.[1][2][3] He ran for the Georgia House in 2012, and won, representing the 131st District centered on Thomaston, Georgia.[4] He has won reelection twice.[5] Although he had a challenger in the 2012 Republican primary for his seat, he has never run in a contested general election. Johnnie ran in a contested primary in 2018 against fellow republican, Ken Pullin. Ken went on to win the nomination on May 22, 2018 and took 63 percent of the vote. Ken easily defeated his democratic opponent Chris Benton in his heavily republican district. He succeeded Johnnie Caldwell Jr. on January 14, 2019. Johnnie is currently a private citizen.[6]