Representative Doug Holt is entering his fourth term as a Georgia State Representative, and has been involved in the political arena for over 20 years. Representative Holt’s fascination with history, stemming from his early teens, made him aware of what he considered to be disturbing trends in America. This awareness caused him to pursue a career in politics in order to try and combat those trends. Convinced that a good public servant should understand politics, economics, the military and business, he gained experience and knowledge in those fields, and then sought legislative office in 2004. Presently, he is an active member of the Education, Insurance, Transportation and Special Rules House Committees.

Prior to his legislative service, he was a Republican volunteer assisting with campaigns from 1986-2004. In 1997, he organized and was the first president of the Plantation Homeowners Association, leading the association to victory in several rezoning and property use battles. He was a member of the Newton County Board of Elections for 6 years prior to running for elected office. As Chairman of the Newton County Republican Party in 2000, he led the Newton GOP to its biggest winning campaign season ever, taking control of the County Commission and School Board for the first time ever.

A member of the First United Methodist Church in Covington, Representative Holt has served as Chairman of the church’s Council on Ministries, as a member of the Administrative Board and is also a member of the Builders Sunday School class. Married to his wife, Julie, since 1993; the couple has a son, Ray. Julie is the media specialist at Mansfield Elementary in Newton County.

Holt is an Ohio native, and graduated from Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. He earned a B.S. in Economics, did course work in Public Finance and earned a minor in International Relations, graduating 9th in his class, Magna Cum Laude. He was actively committed to the U.S. Army ROTC, from which he graduated 1st in his Cadet Battalion and was named a Distinguished Military Graduate.

During his military career, he was awarded the 1st Battalion Center/School Order of Excellence Award and the Army Commendation Medal. He was honorably discharged due to medical reasons. He later worked as a systems analyst and system administrator for MAG Mutual Insurance, Larson-Juhl and CIBA Vision. In 1996, he founded and has served as President of Newton Computing Corporation, a software and consulting firm.