| Representative Clay Pirkle was raised on the family farm in Sycamore, GA, where he learned the
value of hard work, respect and integrity. While pursuing his Bachelor of Science degree in
Economics from Georgia Tech, Clay worked on campus during the day and at the UPS
Distribution Center at night. Later, while working on his MBA in Accounting and Finance at the
University of Georgia in Athens, he worked as a Teaching Assistant in the Economics
Department and in the soybean lab.
Presently, Rep. Pirkle works as a farmer at Pirkle Farms where the motto is "Christianity is our
business; we farm to pay the expenses." He has also held positions as an Economist with the US
Government, a Commercial Banker at a local bank, and an Economics Instructor at Darton
College.
Representative Clay Pirkle proudly represents the citizens of House District 155. He was elected
into the Georgia State House of Representative in July of 2015 and was sworn in on August 21,
2015. Representative Pirkle is a member of the following standing House Committees-
Agriculture & Consumer Affairs, Science & Technology and State Properties.
Clay has been married to his childhood sweetheart, Sharon for almost 27 years. They have three wonderful children, Andrew, DeAnna and Nathan. Clay is a Deacon and the Treasure at his
home church, has taught Sunday School for over 20 years and is President of the missions
organization, "Less of Me More of You". He also serves as the Director of the Scott Dawson Evangelistic Association based in Birmingham, AL. |