Bobby Saxon

Bobby Saxon
Bobby Saxon
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Bobby Saxon (born February 5, 1962)^[1] is an Iraq War combat veteran and small business owner from Nicholson, Georgia. He is a Major in the Georgia Army National Guard and has served in Iraq, Afghanistan, and the Pentagon. Bobby attends Bethany United Methodist Church, is a member of the American Legion Post 56 in Jefferson, GA and the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2872 in Athens, GA. He is the Democratic candidate ^[2] for Georgia's 10th congressional district.

Early life

Bobby Saxon was born in 1962 at Athens General Hospital in Athens, Georgia. He was the eldest of three children, and after his father passed away tragically in 1970, his young mother called on him to set an example for his younger siblings. While growing up in Oconee County he served as President of his class as a sophomore, junior, and senior at Oconee County High School, and also received several honors for his involvement in 4-H and Future Farmers of America.

Education

After high school Saxon enrolled at North Georgia College in Dahlonega, Georgia. To help with the cost of tuition, Saxon enlisted in the Georgia Army National Guard in 1983. The next year he transferred to Georgia Southern University in Statesboro, Georgia, where he began pursuing a degree in Business Administration while still continuing his military training. In 1985, Saxon graduated from the Army's Airborne School, qualifying as a paratrooper.