Background
Sanders, Jerry Dwight was born on September 21, 1943 in Pensacola, Florida, United States.
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Jerry Dwight Sanders
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Bachelor, Emory University, Atlanta, 1965; Juris Doctor, Mercer U., Macon, Georgia, 1968.
Career
Law clerk, Berlin, Hodges & Nichols, Macon, Georgia, 1965-1968; associate, Berlin, Hodges & Nichols, 1968-1969; private practice law, Columbus, Georgia, since 1973.
Achievements
Politics
The state cannot control the church, nor should the church attempt to dominate the state. However, religious expression should be present in public life.
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The family is the basic human community through which persons are nurtured and sustained in mutual love, responsibility, respect, and fidelity.
Membership
Chairman State Ethics Commission, Atlanta, since 1988. Commissioner, vice chairman Georgia Campaign & Finance Disclosure Commission, Atlanta, 1983-1987. Counsel Senate Banking & Finance Committee, 1986-1989.
S.W. Georgia coordinator Zell Miller for Governor Camp, Columbus, Georgia, 1988-1990. Captain United States Army, 1969-1973, lieutenant colonel Georgia Army National Guard, since 1974. Member American Bar Association, Georgia Trial Lawyers Association, Association Trial Lawyers American, Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association, American Judicature Society, Columbus Lawyers Club, Sertoma (secretary 1981-1983, trustee).
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Connections
Son of Huey Pierce and Ethel (Cravey) S. Divorced, 1979; children: Jennifer Sanders Vann, Pamela Adrienne. Married Janet Marie Abell, September 17, 1981.
1 child, Jonathan Dwight.
Awards
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Recipient Silver Beaver award, Boy Scouts American, 1984, Explorer Advisorof Year, 1985. Named Outstanding State Director, Sertoma, 1979-1980, Sertoman of Year, 1982.Recipient Silver Beaver award, Boy Scouts American, 1984, Explorer Advisorof Year, 1985. Named Outstanding State Director, Sertoma, 1979-1980, Sertoman of Year, 1982.