American politician
Sheri Smallwood Gilligan [ 4] [ 5] née Sheri Smallwood Georgia House of Representatives for the 24th district from 2015 to 2023.[ 6] [ 7] Mark Hamilton resigned;[ 3] [ 8]
Gilligan was born and raised in Forsyth County. While in high school, she competed at rifle shooting and set a new state record.[ 2] University of Georgia ,[ 2] Washington, D.C. area, where she worked as an intelligence analyst for two decades, including at the CIA .[ 3] [ 2] Naval Reserve .[ 8]
She is also a substitute teacher for Forsyth County Schools ; she previously taught as an adjunct instructor at Lanier Technical College .[ 8]
A self-described conservative ,[ 9] gun rights , wants to lower taxes, and restricting abortion .[ 3]
Gilligan plays the oboe .[ 2]
Elections
A special election was held on June 16, 2015 to fill Mark Hamilton 's seat in district 24. Gilligan won the election with nearly half the vote.[ 10]
Gilligan ran unopposed during the 2016 primaries, going on to earn 25,996 votes in the general election .[ 11] [ 12]
In 2018, Gilligan was challenged during the May 22 primary elections by Joanna Cloud , but defeated Cloud with 60% of the vote.[ 13] [ 3]
In the general election, Gillian ran unopposed once again, garnering 23,646 votes.[ 14]
Gilligan was defeated by Carter Barrett in a runoff in 2022.
References
^ a b "Forsyth County conservative Sheri Smallwood Gilligan to run for State House" . votegilligan.com . 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-08-26. Retrieved 26 February 2019 .^ a b c d e "Rep. Sheri Gilligan (R-24) Biography" (PDF) . Georgia House of Representatives . Retrieved 26 February 2019 .^ a b c d e Whitmire, Kelly (May 2, 2018). "Gilligan wants 'to continue the good work' . Forsyth County News Archived from the original on 2019-02-26. Retrieved 26 February 2019 . ^ Galloway, Jim. "Mereda Johnson, wife of congressman, wins top berth in DeKalb commission runoff" . The Atlanta Journal-Constitution . Retrieved 26 February 2019 . ^ Chandler, Thom (March 5, 2018). "Who is running in the May 22 Georgia Primary?" . The Georgia Sun. Retrieved 26 February 2019 . ^ Kathleen Sturgeon (2015-07-17). "Gilligan wins House District 24 runoff" . Northfulton.com. Retrieved 2018-12-17 . ^ "Representative Sheri Gilligan" . House.ga.gov. Retrieved 2018-12-17 .^ a b c Whitmire, Kelly (May 20, 2015). "Field set at four in race for Forsyth state House seat" . Forsyth County News . Archived from the original on 2015-05-22. Retrieved 26 February 2019 . ^ Sturgeon, Kathleen (June 2, 2015). "Four vie for Georgia House District 24 seat" . northfulton.com . Retrieved 26 February 2019 . ^ "Georgia Election Results, Special Election, June 16, 2015" . Georgia Secretary of State. Retrieved 15 July 2019 .^ "Georgia Election Results, General Primary and Nonpartisan General Election, May 24, 2016" . Georgia Secretary of State. Retrieved 15 July 2019 .^ "Georgia Election Results, General Election, November 8, 2016" . Georgia Secretary of State. Retrieved 15 July 2019 .^ "Georgia Election Results, General Primary and Nonpartisan General Election, May 22, 2018" . Georgia Secretary of State. Retrieved 15 July 2019 .^ "Georgia Election Results, General Election, November 6, 2018" . Georgia Secretary of State. Retrieved 15 July 2019 .^ "May 24, 2022 General Primary/Special Election Results" . Georgia Secretary of State. June 6, 2022.^ "June 21, 2022 General Primary/Special Election Results" . Georgia Secretary of State. July 1, 2022.
