Jackson County state Representative Tommy Benton, a Republican from Jefferson, says he will not be a candidate for reelection in 2022. The 71 year-old Benton, who was born in Athens, has served in the Georgia House since 2005.
In 2004, Benton ran for election to represent District 31 in the Georgia House of Representatives. He defeated Chris Elrod in the Republican primary with 50.6% of the vote, and was unopposed in the general election. He has been reelected seven times since then, usually without opposition.
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