| Representative David Knight was elected to the Georgia House of Representatives in 2004 and sworn into office in 2005. Knight proudly serves House District 130, which includes parts of Spalding, Henry and Lamar counties. He currently serves as chairman of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Higher Education and the House Sportsman Caucus. His legislative duties also include service as a member of the Banks & Banking, Game, Fish & Parks, Higher Education, Rules, Small Business Development and Ways & Means committees.
Born in Warner Robbins, Rep. Knight moved to Griffin at an early age, where he was raised, and he has made Griffin his home. He attended both the University of Georgia and Augusta College, earning a degree in accounting. Rep. Knight has been a practicing certified public accountant for over 20 years and holds memberships in the Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Georgia Society of Certified Public Accounts. He is also a member of the Griffin Rotary Club.
Rep. Knight is happily married to the former Marie Harvey from Lamar County. They are the proud parents of John David, born in 2013, and active members of the First Baptist Church of Griffin. He is an avid hunter and fisherman and enjoys sporting clays. |