John Deffenbaugh

John Deffenbaugh is an American politician from Georgia. Deffenbaugh is a former Republican member of Georgia House of Representatives for district 1.

John Deffenbaugh
Member of the Georgia House of Representatives
from the 1st district
In office
January 14, 2013 – January 13, 2019
Preceded byJay Neal
Succeeded byColton Moore
Personal details
NationalityAmerican
Political partyRepublican
Spouse(s)Linda
Children2

Education

In 1970, Deffenbaugh earned a bachelor of art degree in Physics from Covenant College.[1]

Career

In military, Deffenbaugh had served in the U.S. Air force and U.S. Navy Reserve.[1]

Deffenbaugh was a salesman for Horizon Electronics in Chattanooga, Tennessee.[1]

In 1996, Deffenbaugh's political career began as a member of the Dade County Board of Commissioner.[1]

In 2013, Deffenbaugh won the election for Georgia House of Representatives for district 1. He is a Republican. [1]

In the 2018 election, Deffenbaugh lost the election for district 1 to Colton Moore. Deffenbaugh's term as a member of the Georgia House of Representatives for the 1st district will not continue after January 2019.[2] [3] In 2020, Deffenbaugh sought election to his former House of Representatives seat and was in a run-off against Mr. Mike Cameron.

Personal life

Deffenbaugh's wife is Linda. They have two sons, Matthew and Ethan.[1] Deffenbaugh resides in Lookout Mountain, Georgia.[1]

See also

References
  1. "John Deffenbaugh". votesmart.org. Retrieved January 21, 2019.
  2. "Georgia House of Representatives - John Deffenbaugh". Georgia General Assembly. Retrieved July 1, 2016.
  3. "Rep. John Deffenbaugh: It's Been a Good Run". chattanoogan.com. June 24, 2018. Retrieved January 21, 2019.
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