David Glenn Jenkins (born March 7, 1971) is an American politician, a helicopter pilot, and former police officer from Georgia. Jenkins is a Republican member of the Georgia House of Representatives for District 136.
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Education
In 2008, Jenkins earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Technical Management from Embry Riddle Aeronautical University.
Career
Jenkins is a former Clayton County police officer. In early 2000 Jenkins started training to become a helicopter pilot in the United States Army. He graduated from Warrant Officer School and went on to serve with the 101st Airborne Division [1] Archived 2022-03-23 at the Wayback Machine, nicknamed the "Screaming Eagles" at Fort Campbell, KY as a Chinook Pilot. Jenkins is now a life-flight helicopter pilot.
On November 3, 2020, Jenkins won the election and became a Republican member of Georgia House of Representatives for District 132. Jenkins defeated the Georgia Minority House Leader Bob Trammell.
Jenkins ran for the Republican nomination for Georgia's 3rd congressional district in 2024, but withdrew his candidacy prior to the primary election. He sought re-election to his state House seat, defeating primary challenger Mike Riesen with 64% of the vote. In the general election that year, Jenkins defeated Democratic challenger Jeff Lowe with 68% of the vote.
Jenkins has expressed opposition to gun regulation, support for premise liability reform.
Personal life
Jenkins' wife is Catherine Jenkins. They live near Luthersville, on their farm, Jenkins Farms, in Meriwether County, Georgia.