Chris West is a Christian, father, husband, and lifelong South Georgian born and raised in the 2nd Congressional District. Chris currently serves as general counsel for a Teramore Development, LLC, a local real estate development company. Over his career, Chris has helped complete over 150 projects across South Georgia, creating more than 1500 jobs in the process. Chris is also an officer with the Georgia Air National Guard, where he serves as an executive officer in the 116th Mission Support Group, Robins Air Force Base. He serves on the Board of Governors of the State Bar of Georgia and has been a grassroots leader and volunteer in the Georgia Republican Party since 2004.

He is very involved in his community, previously serving on the board of the Rotary Club of Moultrie, the board of the United Way of Colquitt County and as a Thomasville YMCA youth soccer coach. Chris’ family also owns and operates a third-generation agricultural business in South Georgia. He received his undergraduate and master’s degrees from Valdosta State University and his law degree from Faulkner University. Chris and his wife Jenny—a former Grady County School teacher—along with their children Preston, Presley, and Paisley reside in Thomasville, where they are members of First Baptist Church of Thomasville.