The Young Adult Pastor at a Southern Baptist megachurch is co-sponsor of a bill in the Georgia legislature that would provide in-state tuition to illegal immigrants. Wes Cantrell represents House District 22 and is Young Adult Pastor at First Baptist Church of Woodstock, Georgia.
Cantrell became Youth Pastor in 2006, according to his personal biography on the Georgia State House of Representative website. According to the bio, “During the nine years that Wes served as executive director of First Priority, the Cantrell Family became members of a great church, Woodstock First Baptist. Wes taught Sunday school to middle school aged students, became a deacon and volunteered to serve any way possible.