Representative Clay Pirkle Contact information

Representative Clay Pirkle was raised on a family farm in Sycamore, Georgia, where he learned the value of hard work, respect, and integrity. He pursued his Bachelor of Science degree in Economics from the Georgia Institute of Technology, during which he 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.

Currently, Rep. Pirkle works as a farmer at Pirkle Farms, whose 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.

Rep. Pirkle proudly represents the citizens of House District 155. He was elected to the Georgia House of Representatives in July of 2015 and was sworn in on August 21, 2015. He serves on several standing House committees, including Agriculture & Consumer Affairs, Appropriations, Banks & Banking, Higher Educations, Motor Vehicles, Science & Technology, and State Properties.

Clay has been married to his childhood sweetheart, Sharon, for over 30 years. They have three children, Andrew, DeAnna, and Nathan. Clay is a deacon and the treasurer 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.