Representative Doug McKillip
HD 115 (D - Athens)
Born and raised in Athens, Doug McKillip currently resides just blocks away from his childhood home. Doug was raised in Five Points and attended Barrow Elementary, Clarke Middle, and Clarke Central High School. As the son of two University of Georgia professors, Williams & Carol McKillip, Doug was instilled with the importance of public education at an early age. He graduated cum laude from the University of Georgi and became a "Double Dawg" with the completion of his law degree from the University of Georgia's School of Law ('94).
After working as an associate at Winburn, Lewis and Barrow, Doug founded Lancaster & McKillip P.C. with a law school classmate, Paul Lancaster. McKillip's firm concentrates in real estate closings and civil litigation, though a division of the firm is allocated to litigating the enforcement of environmental regulations.
In 2000, Doug's commitment to progress led him to run for the Georgia House of Representatives. Though Doug won his hometown of Athens, he was narrowly defeated by an Republican incumbent ina staunchly Republican portion of the district. Doug's platform centered on education, healthcare, and strengthening the middle class, the same concerns that would compel him to run for the Georgia House or Representatives in 2006.
Doug's race in '06 had no less than four separate candidates qualify for the seat. Nevertheless, Doug was able to capture over 52% of the vote, winning by 27% over his next closest opponent. Doug's strong showing can be attributed to his tireless work ethic and his commitment to progress on the same issues that inspired him to run six years earlier; traits that should serve him well in the legislature.
Doug, 36, is married to the former Mary Byers, also a graduate of the University of Georgia Law School, and together they have three sons, Jackson, William, and John. The McKillips are members of the First Presbyterian Church in downtown Athens.