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Jan Tankersley

Republican Party

Prior offices:

Georgia House of Representatives District 160

Years in office: 2011 - 2023

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Last election

November 3, 2020

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Jan Tankersley (Republican Party) was a member of theGeorgia House of Representatives, representingDistrict 160. She assumed office on January 10, 2011. She left office on January 9, 2023.

Tankersley (Republican Party) ran for re-election to theGeorgia House of Representatives to representDistrict 160. She won in the general election onNovember 3, 2020.

Tankersley serves on the Bulloch County Commission and as President of the Association of County Commissioners of Georgia.

Biography

Jan Tankersley was born in Bulloch County. As of January 2020, she lived in Brooklet, Georgia. Her career experience includes working on the Bulloch County Board of Commissioners and as the president of the Association County Commissioners of Georgia. She has served as the chairman of the Intragovernmental Coordination Committee.^[1]

Committee assignments

2021-2022

Tankersley was assigned to the following committees:

• House Agriculture and Consumer Affairs Committee
• House Appropriations Committee
• House Health Committee
• Intragovernmental Coordination Committee,Chair
• Natural Resources and Environment Committee
• House Rules Committee

2019-2020

Tankersley was assigned to the following committees:

• House Agriculture and Consumer Affairs Committee
• House Health Committee
• Intragovernmental Coordination Committee,Chairman
• Natural Resources and Environment Committee
• House Rules Committee

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Tankersley served on the following committees:

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Tankersley served on the following committees:

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Tankersley served on the following committees:

Issues

Presidential preference

2012

See also:Endorsements by state officials of presidential candidates in the 2012 election

Jan Tankersley endorsedMitt Romney in the 2012 presidential election.^[2]

Sponsored legislation

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Elections

2022

See also:Georgia House of Representatives elections, 2022

Jan Tankersley did not file to run for re-election.

2020

See also: Georgia House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Georgia House of Representatives District 160

IncumbentJan Tankersley won election in the general election for Georgia House of Representatives District 160 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jan Tankersley (R)	100.0	19,105

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 160

IncumbentJan Tankersley advanced from the Republican primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 160 on June 9, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jan Tankersley	100.0	7,010

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2018

See also:Georgia House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Georgia House of Representatives District 160

IncumbentJan Tankersley won election in the general election for Georgia House of Representatives District 160 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jan Tankersley (R)	100.0	14,372

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 160

IncumbentJan Tankersley defeatedRobert Busbee in the Republican primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 160 on May 22, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jan Tankersley	77.0	2,561
	Submit photo	Robert Busbee	23.0	767

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 3,328
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2016

See also:Georgia House of Representatives elections, 2016

Elections for theGeorgia House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on May 24, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was March 11, 2016.

IncumbentJan Tankersley defeatedJames Woodall in the Georgia House of Representatives District 160 general election.^[3][4]

Georgia House of Representatives, District 160 General Election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Jan TankersleyIncumbent	70.76%	12,807
	Democratic	James Woodall	29.24%	5,292
Total Votes				18,099
Source:Georgia Secretary of State

James Woodall ran unopposed in the Georgia House of Representatives District 160 Democratic primary.^[5][6]

Georgia House of Representatives, District 160 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Democratic	James Woodall (unopposed)

IncumbentJan Tankersley ran unopposed in the Georgia House of Representatives District 160 Republican primary.^[5][6]

Georgia House of Representatives, District 160 Republican Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Republican	Jan TankersleyIncumbent (unopposed)

2014

See also:Georgia House of Representatives elections, 2014

Elections for theGeorgia House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on May 20, 2014, with runoff elections taking place where necessary on July 22, 2014. The general election was held onNovember 4, 2014. Thesignature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 7, 2014. IncumbentJan B. Tankersley was unopposed in the Republican primary and was unchallenged in the general election.^[7][8][9]

2012

See also:Georgia House of Representatives elections, 2012

Tankersley ran in the2012 election forGeorgia House of Representatives District 160. Tankersley ran unopposed in the Republican primary on July 31, 2012.Marc Silver ran unopposed in theDemocratic primary. The general election took place on November 6, 2012.^[10] Tankersley defeatedMarc Silver in the general election.^[11]

Georgia House of Representatives, District 160, General Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Jan TankersleyIncumbent	67.7%	11,213
	Democratic	Marc Silver	32.3%	5,358
Total Votes				16,571

2010

See also:Georgia House of Representatives elections, 2010

Tankersley defeated Tom McElwee in the July 20 primary by a margin of 2,271-1,166. No one ran against her in the November 2 general election.^[12]

Georgia House of Representatives, District 158 (2010)
Candidates		Votes	Percent
Jan Tankersley (R)		9,030	100.0%

Campaign themes

2020

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Personal

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Tankersley and her husband, Hughie, have two children.

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2022

In 2022, theGeorgia State Legislature was in session from January 10 to April 4.

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