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Carl Gilliard's Biography

Office:

Full Name:

Carl Wayne Gilliard

Gender:

Male

Family:

Spouse: Lashawnda; Children

Birth Date:

07/31/1963

Birth Place:

Savannah, GA

Home City:

Garden City, GA

Religion:

Christian

D.Div, New Generation School Seminary

Graduated, Morris Brown College

Representative, Georgia State House of Representatives, District 162, 2016-present

Candidate, Georgia State House of Representatives, District 162, 2020, 2022, 2024

Member, Appropriations Committee, Georgia State House of Representatives, present

Member, Insurance Committee, Georgia State House of Representatives, present

Member, Natural Resources and Environment Committee, Georgia State House of Representatives, present

Member, Reapportionment and Redistricting Committee, Georgia State House of Representatives, present

Member, Transportation Committee, Georgia State House of Representatives, present

Secretary, Creative Arts and Entertainment Committee, Georgia State House of Representatives

Chair, Georgia Legislative Black Caucus

Founder/Owner/Chief Executive Officer, Urban Media, Limited Liability Company, 2012-present

Chief Executive Officer, Feed the Hungry, Incorporated, 2009-present

Host, Cable 7’s “The Savannah Edition”

Founder, CandyLove

Former Writer, Connect Savannah

Former Pastor, The Miracle Christian Life Center

Host, UPN Radio

Youth Coordinator, Georgia State Representative "Able Mable" Thomas, 1984

Founder, Gilliard Foundation, 2012-present

Founder, Family Life Center, 2011-present

Founder, Chatham County Youth Commission

President, Georgia Coastal Southern Christian Leadership Conference

Pastor, Miracle Christian Life Center

Founder, Project L.O.V.E. Inc.

National Youth Coordinator, Reverend Jesse Jackson Presidential Campaign

Founder, Saturday Morning Academy

Founder, Savannah Drama Club

Founder, Stop the Violence Campaign

Host, “Tell It Like It Is,” WSOK

Member, Children's Task Force on Violence, 1996

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