Joe Campbell

State Representative Joe Campbell represents the citizens of House District 171, Decatur and Mitchell counties as well as a portion of Grady County. He was first elected to the House of Representatives in 2020 and currently serves as Vice Chairman of the Agriculture & Consumer Affairs and Rural Development Committees, as well as Secretary of the State Planning & Community Affairs Committee. He also serves on the Appropriations, Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Natural Resources & Environment, Special Rules and Transportation committees. Joe is a native of Southwest Georgia. Born and raised in Camilla with his brother and sister, Joe has lived there nearly his entire life. His father farmed and owned and operated a tractor business, which allowed Joe to grow up surrounded by the agriculture industry on his family farm. He was pointed in the direction of agriculture from the start. Upon graduating from Mitchell County High School, Joe attended the University of Georgia, where he earned his Bachelor of Science in agriculture. While attending UGA, he met his wife, Deborah, and together they moved back to Camilla and eventually raised their two sons there. Deborah spent…