Winfred Jarrett Dukes was born on September 20,1958 and is an American politician from Georgia.
10 Facts About Winfred Dukes
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Winfred Dukes earned a bachelor arts degree in history with a minor in accounting from Mercer University in Macon, Georgia.
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Winfred Dukes earned a master's degree in Management from Georgia College and State University in Milledgeville, Georgia.
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Winfred Dukes has received numerous awards and honors for outstanding contributions in business and community service including the Georgia Summit of African-American Business Organizations' Wolf Award and Certificate of Appreciation from the Albany State University Entrepreneurship Project.
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Winfred Dukes received the Omega Psi Phi Citizen of the year Award in 1993,1997, and 1999.
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Winfred Dukes received the Georgia State Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Citizen Award for 2000 and the Georgia Rural Health Association Legislator of the Year Award in 2000.
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Representative Winfred Dukes was recognized by the Georgia Municipal Association as a Champion for Georgia's Cities in 2004.
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Winfred Dukes was elected to serve as second vice chairman of Georgia Democratic Party during the 1998 state Democratic Convention.
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Winfred Dukes is a member of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, the South Georgia Minority Contractors' Association, Albany Area Chamber of Commerce, Home Builders Association of Albany, and Southwest Georgia, Albany-Dougherty Chapter of the NAACP, and a Silver Life Member of the NAACP.
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On March 1,2022, Winfred Dukes announced his candidacy for Agriculture Commissioner of Georgia.