Ginn announces candidacy for senate seat

Ginn is married to Robin Tardy Ginn, formerly of Athens, and they have two children, Catherine and Stephen. They live on their family farm where they raise cattle and horses. Ginn has lived in the district for the last quarter of a century.

Ginn is a graduate of Lakeside High school in DeKalb County and earned a degree in agricultural engineering at the University of Georgia. While at UGA, he was a member of the ROTC rifle team. Ginn served as president of the Ag Hill Council and was the first student to serve on the Ag Alumni Board of Directors. He served on President Davison’s University Council and was inducted into the AgHon Honor Society, where he served as president his senior year.

Working for Jackson EMC from 1985 to 1991, Ginn served as the director of member services. Ginn’s first involvement in local government operations was as the first city manager of Royston from 1992 through 1997. Ginn worked for Significant Digits as a marketing agent for 1997 and 1998 and served as city manager of Sugar Hill from 1999 until 2001. Since 2001, Ginn has been serving as the county manager for the Franklin County Board of Commissioners..

Presently, Ginn serves on the Advisory Board for Georgia Public Safety Training Center in Athens, formerly known as the North Georgia Police Academy. He also served on the Athens Regional Library Board, the Madison County Library Board, and several chamber of commerce boards and is a member of the Georgia Society of Professional Engineers. Ginn has also held a Real Estate license for the past 20 years.

Ginn is a member of ROTARY International, Lions Club International and the Madison County Chapter of the Georgia Cattlemen’s Association. He is also a graduate of Leadership Athens and Madison County Leadership through The Fanning Institute at the University of Georgia. Ginn and his family are members of the Royston First United Methodist Church.

“Over the past many years I have enjoyed meeting citizens throughout the 47th District and I’m honored when they share their concerns about the district and the state with me,” Ginn said. “I plan to continue listening and I hope to serve as their senator and improve our state.”