# Butch Parrish

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{{short description|American politician from Georgia}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name         = Butch Parrish
| image        = File:Official headshot of Butch Parrish.png
| alt          =
| office       = Member of the [Georgia House of Representatives](/source/Georgia_House_of_Representatives)
| term_start   = January 14, 1985
| term_end     = 
| predecessor  = Randolph C. Karrh
| successor    = 
| constituency = [109th district](/source/Georgia's_109th_House_of_Representatives_district) (1985–1993)<br>[144th district](/source/Georgia's_144th_House_of_Representatives_district) (1993–2003)<br>[102nd district](/source/Georgia's_102nd_House_of_Representatives_district) (2003–2005)<br>[156th district](/source/Georgia's_156th_House_of_Representatives_district) (2005–2013)<br>[158th district](/source/Georgia's_158th_House_of_Representatives_district) (2013–present)
| birth_date   = {{birth date and age|1941|11|14}}
| birth_place  = [Swainsboro, Georgia](/source/Swainsboro%2C_Georgia), U.S.
| death_date   = 
| death_place  = 
| party        = [Republican](/source/Republican_Party_(United_States)) (2006–present)
| other_party  = [Democratic](/source/Democratic_Party_(United_States)) (before 2006)
| spouse       = 
| children     = 3
| education    = [University of Georgia](/source/University_of_Georgia) ([BS](/source/Bachelor_of_Science))
| caption      = Official headshot 
}}

'''Larry J. Parrish''' (born November 14, 1941) is an [American](/source/American_people) politician from Georgia. Parrish is a Republican member of the [Georgia House of Representatives](/source/Georgia_House_of_Representatives) from the [158th District](/source/Georgia's_158th_House_of_Representatives_district), serving since 1985.<ref name="votesmart_parrish">{{cite web|title=Butch Parrish|url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/7942/butch-parrish|publisher=Project Vote Smart|access-date=April 27, 2015}}</ref>

== Career ==
Parrish is a businessman and a pharmacist. Parrish is the owner of Parrish Properties, a real estate holding company.<ref name="votesmart_parrish"/><ref name="legis_biography">{{cite web|title=Rep. Larry J. "Butch" Parrish District 158|url=https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/document/docs/default-source/bios/parrish-butch-183.pdf|publisher=legis.ga.gov|access-date=April 12, 2025}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
Parrish's first wife was Linda, they had 2 children together. His second wife was Charlotte, she has since died. He has since remarried to Carol Parrish.<ref name="legis_biography"/> Parrish and his family live in [Swainsboro, Georgia](/source/Swainsboro%2C_Georgia).<ref name="votesmart_parrish"/>

== Awards ==
{{Awards table|caption=Award nominations for ''Butch Parrish''<ref>{{cite web|title=Butch Parrish|url=https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/biography/7942/butch-parrish|publisher=Vote Smart|access-date=April 12, 2025}}</ref>}}
|-
! scope="row" | 
| ''Butch Parrish''
| Pharmacist of the Year Award, Phi Delta Chi Pharmaceutical Fraternity, University of Georgia
| {{won}}
|-
! scope="row" | 
| ''Butch Parrish''
| Distinguished Alumni Award, University Of Georgia, College Of Pharmacy
| {{won}}
|-
! scope="row" | 
| ''Butch Parrish''
| Community Service Award, Wyeth Ayerst Pharmacy
| {{won}}
{{end}}

==References==
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== External links ==
* [https://ballotpedia.org/Butch_Parrish Butch Parrish at ballotpedia.org]

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Category:1941 births
Category:Living people
Category:Republican Party members of the Georgia House of Representatives
Category:People from Swainsboro, Georgia
Category:Democratic Party members of the Georgia House of Representatives
Category:21st-century members of the Georgia General Assembly

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