Sen. Larry Walker, III Elected President Pro Tempore of Georgia State Senate

Sen. Larry Walker, III (R–Perry) was unanimously elected by his colleagues to serve as President Pro Tempore of the Georgia State Senate.

“I am honored by the trust my fellow senators have placed in me to help lead the Georgia Senate,” said Sen. Walker. “We must keep Georgia on a path that rewards hard work, lives within its means and puts people ahead of politics. As President Pro Tempore, I will keep the Senate focused on cutting taxes, cutting unnecessary red tape and standing up for working families who are too often burdened by an overgrown bureaucracy. Georgians deserve a government that works for them, not one that gets in their way.”

In his role as President Pro Tempore, Sen. Walker will preside over Senate sessions in the absence of the Lieutenant Governor and work closely with Senate leadership to guide legislative operations and ensure an efficient, orderly legislative process under the Gold Dome.

Sen. Walker has represented Georgia’s 20^th Senate District since 2015, serving Bleckley, Dodge, Dooly, Laurens, Treutlen, Pulaski, Wilcox and much of Houston County. He previously served as Secretary of the Senate Majority Caucus and currently chairs the Senate Committee on Insurance and Labor, while also serving as Secretary of the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Consumer Affairs and Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture and Natural Resources.

A lifelong Middle Georgian, Sen. Walker was born and raised in Perry and is a graduate of the University of Georgia’s Terry College of Business. Before his legislative service, he worked in the private sector as an accountant and small business owner, experiences that continue to inform his focus on fiscal responsibility, economic growth and efficient government. Sen. Walker and his wife, Adrienne, have been married for over 40 years and remain actively involved in their community and church.