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Tyler Harper

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American politician

Tyler Harper
Harper in 2023
Agriculture Commissioner of Georgia
Incumbent
Assumed office January 12, 2023
Governor	Brian Kemp
Preceded by	Gary Black
Member of the Georgia Senate from the 7th district
In office January 14, 2013 – January 9, 2023
Preceded by	Greg Goggans
Succeeded by	Nabilah Islam
Personal details
Born	(1986-04-19) April 19, 1986 (age 38) Irwin County, Georgia, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Education	Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College University of Georgia (BS)
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Tyler Harper (born April 19, 1986) is an American politician who serves as the Agriculture Commissioner of Georgia since 2023. He previously served in the Georgia State Senate representing the 7th district from 2013 to 2023.^[1][2]

A native of Ocilla, Georgia, Harper is a 7th generation South Georgia farmer who runs a peanut, cotton, beef cattle, and timber operation on the same land his family has farmed for over 125 years.^[3]

While in the Senate, he served as Chairman of the Natural Resources and the Environment Committee and Vice Chairman of the Public Safety Committee. He was also a member of the Appropriations Committee and Agriculture and Consumer Affairs Committee.^[4] Agriculture Commissioner Campaign

On June 29, 2021, Harper announced his campaign for Georgia Commissioner of Agriculture.^[5] On May 24, 2022, Harper won the Republican primary for State Agriculture Commissioner in which he was running unopposed.^[6] Harper was endorsed by former Governor Roy Barnes, a Democrat.^[7]

Harper won against a Democrat, a Libertarian, and an independent in the November 8, 2022 general election.^[8]