Gerrick Wilkins

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Gerrick D. Wilkins (born 1977 in Durango, Colorado) is a broker of automobile dealerships, a former car salesman, and a candidate for the Republican nomination to represent the 6th Congressional District of Alabama in the 2024 primary.

Wilkins grew up in New Mexico. He attended Pensacola Christian College, where he met his wife, Carol, and then followed her to Lynchburg, Virginia where he completed his bachelor of science in religion at Liberty University.

Wilkins began his career as a sales representative for Honda of Fort Myers, Florida in 1999. He was promoted to internet manager in 2000, to finance manager in 2001, and to manager of new car sales in 2002. In 2004 he moved to Texas as sales manager for John Eagle Honda of Dallas.

In 2006 Wilkins came to Alabama as general manager of Precision Honda & Nissan in Jasper. He joined Serra Honda in Ensley as general manager in December 2008 and facilitated its sale to Victory Automotive Group in November 2015. Meanwhile, in 2010 he began working as executive manager of Serra Kia in Gardendale, and as chief operating officer of Heritage Auto Finance, which provides subprime loans to Serra Automotive.

Wilkins completed a master's in business administration at Samford University in 2016. From May to November 2018 he was general manager of Greenway Kia of Hickory Hollow in Antioch, Tennessee. He joined the Winnsboro, Texas-based Dealer Support Network as a vice president and buyer's broker representative in January 2019.

Wilkins serves on the board of advisors for Samford's Brock School of Business, and on the local board of directors for Mission Increase Central Alabama.

Wilkins was motivated to challenge incumbent District 6 Representative Gary Palmer because of Palmer's reversal on a pledge to serve no more than 5 terms. He also criticized Palmer's choice not to vote on H.R. 5 (118), the "Parents Bill of Rights," which passed the U.S. House of Representatives in March 2023 but was not taken up in the Senate.

As a candidate, Wilkins supports border security and reducing the national debt, in part by eliminating aid to foreign governments like Ukraine and dismantling the Department of Education. He supports investing in highway construction. He contributed more than $10,000 to the Alabama Republican Party in 2023. He also published a book Unshackling Democracy: Empowering Term Limits, Empowering Citizens, laying out his political perspective. In line with that perspective, he has committed to serving no more than 3 terms in office.

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