Lee Hawkins

Representative Lee Hawkins was born in Gainesville, Georgia. He graduated from Gainesville High School and went on to attend Oxford College for his associate degree; Emory University for his bachelor’s degree; University of Georgia for his post-graduate degree; and returned to Emory University School of Dentistry earning his D.D.S. degree. Today, he is a practicing dentist with his son, Ben, in Gainesville, Georgia. Dr. Hawkins was elected president of the Georgia Dental Association (GDA) in 2003. Later, he served as chairman of the delegation to the American Dental Association. He has been recognized by his colleagues as an Honorable Fellow of the GDA, Northern District Dentist of the Year, selected as a Fellow of the American College of Dentist, a Fellow of the International College of Dentistry, a Fellow of the Pierre Fauchard Academy and has received the Meritorious Service Award from the Emory Dental Alumni Association. In 2007, Hawkins was elected to the Georgia State Senate, where he served until 2010. During this time, he served as the chairman of State and Local Governmental Operations Committee, vice chairman of the Reapportionment and MARTOC committees and secretary of…