{{Short description|American politician}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = William Theophilus Ligon Jr. | image = | caption = | state_senate = Georgia | district = 3rd | term_start = January 10, 2011 | term_end = January 10, 2021 | predecessor = Jeff Chapman | successor = Sheila McNeill | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1961|4|3}} | birth_place = Brunswick, Georgia | party = Republican }}
'''William Theophilus Ligon Jr.''' (born April 3, 1961) is an American former politician. He served in the Georgia State Senate as the senator from the 3rd district between 2011 and 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.senate.ga.gov/senators/en-US/member.aspx?Member=746 |title=Georgia State Senator William T. Ligon, Jr. (Republican - 3) |publisher=Senate.ga.gov |date= |accessdate=2019-03-04}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wsav.com/news/local-news/georgia-news/ligon-dagen-face-off-for-georgias-third-state-senate-district/1531284982 |title=Ligon, Dagen face off for Georgia's third state senate district |publisher=Wsav.com |date=2018-10-17 |accessdate=2019-03-04}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/28100478-william-bill-t-ligon/ |title=Grand Jury Testimony of William T. Ligon |date=2022-08-16 |accessdate=2026-05-07}}</ref>
After Joe Biden won Georgia in the 2020 presidential election, Ligon pushed for a special session of the Georgia General Assembly to overturn Georgia's presidential election results.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Journal-Constitution|first=Greg Bluestein-The Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionJames Salzer- The Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionMark Niesse- The Atlanta|title=In Georgia, 'concerted' GOP pushback blocks Trump attempts to overturn election|url=https://www.ajc.com/politics/in-georgia-concerted-gop-pushback-blocks-trump-attempts-to-overturn-election/WCRIAROVEZADVLEL5Q6QHY6UFU/|access-date=2020-12-08|website=ajc|language=English}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last1=Bluestein|first1=Greg|last2=Journal-Constitution|first2=The Atlanta|title=Georgia GOP 'election confidence' report splits state Republicans|url=https://www.ajc.com/politics/politics-blog/georgia-gop-election-confidence-report-splits-state-republicans/BVQL63ICOJHMHA4JJOZIWRIDWE/|access-date=2021-02-21|website=ajc|language=English}}</ref>
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