Mark Pettitt serves as the 30th Hall County Clerk of Superior and State Court. He was elected in 2024 with more than 87,000 votes and assumed office on January 1, 2025.

Mark Pettitt is a native of Gainesville and holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of North Georgia. A product of Hall County Schools, he graduated from Johnson High School where he served as Class President and participated in Youth Leadership Hall.

As a lifelong resident of Hall County, Mark has dedicated much of his adult life to serving his community.  In 2018 he was elected to the Board of Education and became the youngest county-wide elected official in Hall County. He was re-elected in 2022 receiving 80% of votes cast. As a school board member, Pettitt worked tirelessly to protect family choice and keep schools open for students during the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2020 he was selected by his colleagues to serve on the Georgia School Boards Association Board of Directors.

In 2013 Mark was appointed to the Hall County Library System Board of Trustees and was elected Chairman of the Board in 2015. While serving on the library board, Pettitt spearheaded the implementation of the passport acceptance program at the Blackshear Place library, helped eliminate employee furloughs, worked to increase operating hours at each branch and built up the system’s fund balance by nearly 250%. Pettitt was also instrumental in working with the County Commission and Georgia General Assembly to secure funding for the renovation of the downtown Gainesville Library.

Additionally, he served on the County’s first ever Citizen's SPLOST Oversight Committee from 2013-2018 and has been elected twice to the Georgia Republican Party State Committee. In 2022, Mark was recognized as an inaugural recipient of the University of North Georgia Alumni Association's 20 Under 40 distinction.

Prior to serving as Clerk of Court, Pettitt was the Director of Government Relations for the University of North Georgia. Mark lives in Chestnut Mountain with his wife Molly, and they attend Chestnut Mountain Church. He is actively involved with the Gainesville Jaycees, a nonprofit group focused on service to humanity.  He is currently pursuing a Master of Public Administration degree at the University of West Georgia.

Mark Has Served Our Community As:

• Hall County Board of Education Member (2019-2024)
• District Director, Georgia School Boards Association (2021-2024)
• Member of the Investment Assistance Committee of the Greater Hall Chamber of Commerce (2019-2024)
• President, Gainesville Jaycees (2025)
• Executive Board Member, Boy Scouts of America Northeast Georgia Council (2022-Present)
• Ex-Officio Member of the Hall County Parks and Leisure Board (2021-2024)
• Chairman of the Hall County Library Board (2015-2019)
• Member of the Hall County Library Board (2013-2015)
• Member of the Hall County SPLOST VII Citizen Review Panel (2015-2018)
• Georgia Republican Party Executive Committee Member (2010-2011)
• Georgia Republican Party State Committee Member (2013, 2017)