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GA SR954
Resolution
Status
Introduced
3/13/2020
Primary Sponsor
Sheikh Rahman
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AI Summary
- Commends Gwinnett County residents for electing a diverse group of community leaders in 2017 and 2018 elections
- Recognizes seven officials who achieved historic firsts, including Marlene Fosque as the first African American Gwinnett County Commissioner, Ben Ku as the first Chinese American and openly gay Commissioner, and Rhonda Colvin-Leary as the first African American state court judge in Gwinnett County
- Honors Brian Whiteside as the first African American solicitor-general, Everton Blair as the first African American and openly gay school board member, and Craig L. Newton as the first African American mayor of a city in Gwinnett County (Norcross, elected 2017)
- Recognizes Sheikh Rahman as one of the first Asian Americans elected to the Georgia State Senate in 2018
- Directs the Secretary of the Senate to distribute copies of the resolution to all seven named officials
Legislative Description
Residents of Gwinnett County; electing a diverse group of community leaders; commend
Last Action
Senate Read and Referred
6/15/2020
Committee Referrals
Rules6/15/2020
Full Bill Text
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