# Bobby Lawson

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{{short description|American politician}}
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|name                = Bobby Lawson
|birth_name          = Robert W. Lawson Jr.<ref name="b">{{Cite web|url=http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/statreg-images/pdfs/1981.pdf|title=Georgia Official and Statistical Register: 1981–82|work=[Georgia General Assembly](/source/Georgia_General_Assembly)|access-date=October 28, 2022}}</ref>
|birth_date          = {{birth date and age|1942|10|12}}
|birth_place         = [Hall County, Georgia](/source/Hall_County%2C_Georgia), U.S.
|office              = Member of the [Georgia House of Representatives](/source/Georgia_House_of_Representatives)
|term_start          = January 8, 1979
|term_end            = January 9, 1995
|constituency        = 9th district{{efn|From Post 2}} (1979–1993)<br>20th district (1993–1995)
|preceded            = James Whitmire
|succeeded           = [Carl Rogers](/source/Carl_Rogers_(politician))
|party               = [Democratic](/source/Democratic_Party_(United_States))
|spouse              = Emily L. Dunlap<ref name="b" />
|children            = 2<ref name="b" />
|alma_mater          = [University of Georgia](/source/University_of_Georgia)
}}

'''Robert W. Lawson Jr.''' (born October 12, 1942)<ref name="b" /> is an American [politician](/source/politician). He served as a [Democratic member](/source/Democratic_Party_(United_States)) for the 9-2 district of the [Georgia House of Representatives](/source/Georgia_House_of_Representatives).<ref name="a">{{Citation|title=Georgia House of Representatives Members|work=[Georgia General Assembly](/source/Georgia_General_Assembly)}}</ref>

Born in [Hall County, Georgia](/source/Hall_County%2C_Georgia).<ref name="b" /> Lawson attended the [University of Georgia](/source/University_of_Georgia), where he earned his [Bachelor of Arts](/source/Bachelor_of_Arts) degree in 1964 and [Juris Doctor](/source/Juris_Doctor) degree in 1967.<ref name="b" /> After graduating, he served in the [United States Air Force](/source/United_States_Air_Force) until 1969.<ref name="b" /> Lawson had served as the [assistant district attorney](/source/District_attorney) for the Northeast Circuit.<ref name="b" /> In 1979, he won election in the 9-2 district of the [Georgia House of Representatives](/source/Georgia_House_of_Representatives),<ref name="b" /><ref name="a" /> succeeding Doug Whitmore.<ref name="a" /> He served until the 1990s.<ref name="a" />

In 2020, Lawson donated $100 to the campaign of Republican [Matt Gurtler](/source/Matt_Gurtler), who was running to represent [Georgia's 9th congressional district](/source/Georgia's_9th_congressional_district).<ref>{{cite news |title=Bobby Lawson donates $100 to Matt Gurtler’s campaign committee in August |url=https://georgiamountainnews.com/bobby-lawson-donates-100-to-matt-gurtlers-campaign-committee-in-august/ |access-date=November 21, 2025 |work=Georgia Mountain News |date=December 3, 2020}}</ref>

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Category:Democratic Party members of the Georgia House of Representatives
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Category:20th-century members of the Georgia General Assembly

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