Senator John J. Wiles was born on August 21, 1957 in Stuttgart, Germany, where his father was serving in the United States Army. He was raised in East Point, Georgia and moved to south Cobb County in 1976. John has a Bachelor of Arts Degree from George Washington University in Washington, D.C., and received his Juris Doctor from Stetson University College of Law in 1983. After law school, he returned to Cobb County in 1984 to work as assistant solicitor in the Cobb County Solicitor's Office. He and his family have lived here since then.

John is married to the former Janet Louise Hughes of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. The Wiles family attends NorthStar Church. They have three sons, John, Jr., Drew, and Max, and two daughters, Margi, and Quincy. He is a member of the Marietta Kiwanis and serves on the board of directors of the West Cobb Business Association. He is also a member of the Kennesaw Business Association, the Cobb Chamber of Commerce and the Acworth Business Association.

John is the managing partner of the law firm of Wiles & Wiles. Wiles & Wiles concentrates in real estate litigation. He is a member, the State Bar of Georgia, the Florida Bar and the Texas Bar. He is also admitted to practice law in Colorado and Tennessee.

John was elected to the Georgia Senate in 2004 where he is the Chairman of the Special Judiciary Committee. He serves on the Judiciary, Appropriations, State and Local Governmental Operations, Health and Human Services, Insurance and Urban Affairs Committees. John is the Chair of the appropriations sub-committee for Government Operations. John was recently appointed as the Chief Deputy Whip for the Republican Caucus. He also served as Chairman of the State and Local Governmental Operations Committee from 2004 until 2008.

During his service in the Senate, Sen. Wiles has focused on improving education, reducing the burden on taxpayers, and protecting the public from lawbreakers. As Chairman of the Higher Education Appropriations Committee, he fought for the funding needed for Kennesaw State University and Southern Polytechnic State University to grow and improve, thus providing world class education close to home for Cobb students. Sen. Wiles has worked to reform Georgia's public defender system to lower costs, increase efficiency, diminish abuses, and reduce the burden on taxpayers. Being the son of a military officer, Senator Wiles understands the unique challenge facing our service members when they are stationed abroad. Therefore, he authored and championed the HERO scholarship , helping educate members of the military Guard, and Reserve, as well as their children. Since the program was implemented in 2004, nearly $640,000 in scholarships has been awarded to deserving recipients. He also increased penalties for unlicensed drivers and continues to be a defender of individual liberty, families, and children.

John served in the Georgia House of Representatives from 1995 through 2003. He served as a Deputy Majority Whip for the Republican Caucus. He was also the chairman of the Cobb Legislative Delegation. He served on the House Judiciary, Motor Vehicles, Health and Ecology and the Higher Education committees. In the legislature, John has concentrated on children's and teenage issues having been instrumental in the introduction and ultimate passing of the bill to safeguard mothers and newborn babies through insured hospital care. He also co-sponsored legislation to protect those who have surgery as a result of breast cancer.

John is currently serving as the State Co-Chairman of the American Legislative Exchange Council.