Hilton earned a bachelor's degree with honors in finance and international business with a minor in psychology from Georgetown University in 2002. Hilton earned a one-year accelerated MBA from Emory University in 2006.[2][3]
From 2006 to 2016, Hilton was a senior vice president at Bank of America Merrill Lynch. In 2016, Hilton became the senior vice president of commercial banking at SunTrust Banks, which is now Truist Financial.[4][5]
Hilton become Senior Vice President of Commercial Banking at SouthState Bank in March 2021.
Georgia House of Representatives
On November 8, 2016, Hilton won election unopposed and became a Republican member of Georgia House of Representatives for District 95. Hilton was sworn in on January 9, 2017.[6][7]
In November 2018, Hilton lost the election for District 95 with 48.60% of the vote. Hilton was defeated by Beth Moore.[8][5]
On November 8, 2022, Hilton defeated Democrat Mary Robichaux for election to District 48 with 54.3% of the vote and was sworn in on January 9, 2023.[3]