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Background for Jerry Tillett

Appointed state senator for District 1 on Sept. 3, 2026, after Sen. Bobby Hanig resigned; he won the March 2026 Republican primary for the seat. A retired Superior Court judge who served more than 32 years on the bench, he was earlier chief of staff and chief legal counsel to the Senate president pro tempore.