Representative Steven Meeks Contact information

State Representative Steven Meeks represents House District 178, which includes portions of Appling, Brantley, Pierce, and Wayne counties. He has worked with Georgia’s leading industry for over two decades, impacting the direction of agriculture policy at both the state and federal levels.

For more than twelve years, he worked for Senator Saxby Chambliss in various roles, including Legislative Director for the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Meeks played an instrumental role in numerous pieces of federal legislation affecting Georgia’s agricultural industry, including two farm bills. He also served as Chambliss’ State Director, acting as a liaison between Georgia and DC and managing the Senator’s state offices and staff.

In 2010, Steven moved to Wayne County to join the family business, Burch Farms. Today, he serves as Operations Manager for Burch Farms and operates his own business, Nine Run Farms.

He has been recognized numerous times for his work in agriculture, including receiving the Young Alumni Achievement Award from the University of Georgia’s College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences and being named one of Georgia Trend’s Agribusiness Movers and Shakers. He also served as a member of Governor Nathan Deal’s Transition Team.

Today, Meeks is a board member of the Georgia Cotton Commission, Southern Cotton Growers, and a delegate to the National Cotton Council. He serves on the UGA College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences Deans Advisory Council and as a member of the Board of Trustees for Leadership Georgia. Locally, he serves on the Board of Directors for the Georgia Easter Seals and is a member of the Wayne County Chamber of Commerce.

Steven graduated from the University of Georgia College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences. He resides in Screven with his wife Joy, and their son, John William. They are members of Emmanuel Baptist Church in Blackshear.