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==Early career== |
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Butterworth served in the [[United States Air Force]], [[Air Force Reserve]] and [[Air National Guard]]. He has served as an instructor pilot in the [[T-38 Talon]], pilot in the [[C-5 Galaxy]] (C-5A/B) and was a combat qualified Flight Lead and Aircraft Commander in the [[B-1 Lancer]] with the Georgia Air National Guard. He then became a pilot for [[Delta Air Lines]]. |
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==Political career== |
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Butterworth was the Chairman of the Habersham County, Georgia Commission and successfully unseated an incumbent to win a Senate seat in the 50th District of the [[Georgia State Senate]] until his appointment to adjutant general. |
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Butterworth represented the 50th District of the [[Georgia State Senate]] until his appointment to adjutant general. In September 2011, due to a state law requiring a candidate for the office of TAG to be the rank of major or higher,<ref>OCGA § 38-2-150</ref> Governor [[Nathan Deal]] promoted Butterworth to lieutenant general in the Georgia State Defense Force.<ref>http://gov.georgia.gov/sites/gov.georgia.gov/files/imported/vgn/images/portal/cit_1210/63/53/17586840109_09_11_01.pdf</ref> This was followed later in the month by appointment to the office of adjutant general.<ref>http://gov.georgia.gov/sites/gov.georgia.gov/files/imported/vgn/images/portal/cit_1210/30/62/17670340009_30_11_01.pdf</ref> Since his appointment to the office of TAG, Butterworth has gone by the lower rank of major general.<ref>http://www.gadod.net/index.php/press/executive-bios/adjutant-general-of-georgia</ref> |
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Revision as of 00:55, 16 April 2014
Jim Butterworth is the adjutant general (TAG) of the Georgia National Guard. The adjutant general of Georgia is responsible for more than 14,000 personnel in the Georgia Department of Defense, which includes the Georgia Army National Guard, the Georgia Air National Guard, and the Georgia State Defense Force.
Early life and education
Butterworth is a graduate of the University of Georgia, where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in political science, and was active in Air Force ROTC.[1] He was named "AFROTC Cadet of the Year" two of his four years at Georgia.
Early career
Butterworth served in the United States Air Force, Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard. He has served as an instructor pilot in the T-38 Talon, pilot in the C-5 Galaxy (C-5A/B) and was a combat qualified Flight Lead and Aircraft Commander in the B-1 Lancer with the Georgia Air National Guard. He then became a pilot for Delta Air Lines.
Political career
Butterworth was the Chairman of the Habersham County, Georgia Commission and successfully unseated an incumbent to win a Senate seat in the 50th District of the Georgia State Senate until his appointment to adjutant general.
Memberships
Butterworth has served as an executive board member of several organizations, including the Georgia Mountains Regional Development Center, the Georgia Department of Community Affairs All hazard Council and the Georgia DCA Regional Advisory Committee.