Augusta Press · Aug 19, 2026 · Susan McCord
Former Georgia Senate Majority Leader Charles Walker dies
Charles W. Walker Sr., the Augusta businessman who rose to power as the state’s first Black senate majority leader, died Tuesday morning, family members confirmed. Walker, 78, was born to a Burke County sharecropping family. He earned a business degree from Augusta College and i…
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