John Oxendine
| John Oxendine | |
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| Georgia I 8, 1995 | |
| Governor |
Sonny Perdue Roy Barnes Zell Miller |
| Preceded by | Tim Ryles |
| Succeeded by | Ralph Hudgens |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
April 30, 1962 Nashville, Tennessee, United States |
| Nationality | American (Lumbee) |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Lee W Oxendine (divorced) Ivy Adams (current) |
| Children |
J.W. Oxendine with Lee Jake with Ivy |
| Residence | Peachtree Corners, Georgia Duluth, Georgia |
| Alma mater |
Mercer University Walter F. George School of Law at Mercer |
| Occupation |
Insurance Commissioner Lawyer Businessman |
| Religion | Methodist |
| Website | Official site |
J.W. Oxendine with Lee
John W. Oxendine (born April 30, 1962) is an American politician who served four terms as Insurance Commissioner of the U.S. state of Georgia. A member of the Republican party, he was first elected commissioner in 1994 and was reelected in 1998, 2002, and 2006. Prior to entering politics, Oxendine owned and operated a small business and was a lawyer practicing in Gwinnett County, Georgia.
Oxendine began his career working on several gubernatorial campaigns and was later appointed by Governor Joe Frank Harris to the State Personnel Board.
John Oxendine is one of two sons of Judge James W. Oxendine. His mother is Louise Oxendine. He has one brother, Tim from his father's first marriage. He has two sisters; Cindy Oxendine Sluder from his father's first marriage, and Shirley from his father's second marriage. John has no siblings from his father's third marriage. He grew up in Tucker, Georgia, where he was a Tucker Tiger and graduated from Tucker High School in 1980. Oxendine attributes his keen interest in politics to his father who was a former Senior Superior Court Judge in Gwinnett County (prior to his termination) since Oxendine was in school.
He triple majored in Christianity, Greek, and political science at Mercer University, earning his Bachelor of Arts with honors in 1984. During college he worked at the Georgia State Capitol to pay for his tuition as a student assistant to Governor George Busbee. Oxendine attended Walter F. George School of Law at Mercer, where he continued being active in student organizations including the Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity, and graduated with his Juris Doctorate in 1987.
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