counties of Dodge, Bleckley,and Wilcox as well as portions of Ben Hill and Pulaski counties.

Representative Pruett is a former Administration Floor Leader to Governor Perdue. Jimmy is a

business man who lives in Dodge County. He started his first business in 1974 and has been

instrumental in establishing other businesses. Mr. Pruett is actively involved in industry

recruitment for the local community and his efforts have been signigicant in bringing companies

to this area of Georgia.

Representative Pruett has served in many capacities including the Small Business Advisory

Committee for the U.S. Senate and the Rural Economic Development Commission. Locally he

has served on the Advisory Board of the Heart of Georgia Technical School, Heart of Georgia

Airport Authority, the Hospital Authority, and the Board of Directors of Citizens Bank and Trust

Company. His community and professional involvement includes serving on the Eastman-Dodge

County Chamber of Commerce for 12 years, two years as Vice-President of Membership

Committee and six years as a Chamber Director, membership in the Conditioned Air Association

of Georgia, the Eastman Dodge Historical Society, and actively supporting the American Cancer

Society. Mr. Pruett was in the Georgia Army National Guard and graduated from Georgia

Military Institute as a Commissioned Officer. He was instrumental in implementing the State

Approved Educational Apprenticeship Program and traveled throughout Georgia promoting the

program.

As a family man who grew up in Eastman, Mr. Pruett is a firm believer in family values and that

these values should overflow into our community, business, and political endeavors