Jon G. Burns

Jon Burns
75th Speaker of the Georgia House of Representatives
Assumed office
January 9, 2023
Preceded byJan Jones (Acting)
Majority Leader of the Georgia House of Representatives
In office
May 12, 2015 – January 9, 2023
Preceded byLarry O'Neal
Succeeded byChuck Efstration
Member of the Georgia House of Representatives
Assumed office
January 3, 2005
Preceded byRay Holland
Constituency157th District (2005–2013) 159th District (2013–Present)
Personal details
Born (1952-09-04) September 4, 1952 (age 71)
Effingham County, Georgia, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseDayle Burns
Children2
EducationGeorgia Southern University, Statesboro (BA)
John Marshall Law School, Atlanta (JD)

Jon G. Burns (born September 4, 1952) is an American politician from Georgia and the speaker of the Georgia House of Representatives since January 2023. Burns is a Republican member of the Georgia House of Representatives from District 159. Burns previously served District 157. Burns was the former Republican majority leader of Georgia House of Representatives, being succeeded by Chuck Efstration upon his election as speaker of the House of Representatives. He was selected as the speaker in November 2022, succeeding David Ralston due to his death.[1]

  1. ^ "Effingham legislator Jon Burns named Georgia Speaker of the House, replacing David Ralston".

© MMXXIII Rich X Search. We shall prevail. All rights reserved. Rich X Search