Rachelle Dinet Hutchinson (born December 9, 1971) is an American politician. A member of the Democratic Party, she serves in the Georgia House of Representatives from the 107th District, taking office in January 2019.[1]
Shelly Hutchinson | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Georgia House of Representatives | |
| Assumed office January 14, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | David Casas |
| Constituency | 107th District (2019–2023) 106th District (2023–Present) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 9, 1971 New Orleans |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Residence(s) | Snellville, Georgia, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Louisiana State University, BA University of Georgia, MSW |
Early life
editShelly Hutchinson was born in New Orleans, Louisiana. Hutchinson was raised as a Catholic. She received her bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice from Louisiana State University and her Master's Degree in Social Work from the University of Georgia.
Personal life
editHutchinson moved to Gwinnett County in 1995 and currently resides there.[citation needed] She worked for the Fulton County Division of Family and Child Services before she started her own small business, The Social Empowerment Center.
Political career
editCampaigns
editIn 2018, Hutchinson ran for an open Georgia House of Representative seat in House District 107. During the campaign, she was one of a handful of state legislature candidates in Georgia to be endorsed by former President Barack Obama.[2] She defeated Ken Montano in the Democratic primary and went on to defeat Republican Janet Mihoci in the 2018 midterm general election.[3] Hutchinson is the first member of the Democratic Party to win the district since Nikki Randal in 2002.[4][5]
References
edit- ^ Yeomans, Curt (November 7, 2018). "Brian Whiteside bests Rosanna Szabo in Gwinnett's solicitor general race as Democrats make big gains". Gwinnett Daily Post. Retrieved November 16, 2018.
- ^ [email protected], Curt Yeomans (August 2018). "Barack Obama endorses Gwinnett state house district candidate Shelly Hutchinson". Gwinnett Daily Post. Retrieved 2020-09-03.
- ^ "Georgia House of Representatives District 107". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2020-09-03.
- ^ "11/5/2002 - State House". sos.ga.gov. Retrieved 2020-09-03.
- ^ "11/2/04 - State House". sos.ga.gov. Retrieved 2020-09-03.
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