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Shelly Hutchinson

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Shelly Hutchinson
Member of the Georgia House of Representatives
Assumed office
January 14, 2019
Preceded byDavid Casas
Constituency107th District (2019–2023)
106th District (2023–Present)
Personal details
Born (1971-12-09) December 9, 1971 (age 52)
New Orleans
Political partyDemocratic
Residence(s)Snellville, Georgia, U.S.
Alma materLouisiana State University, BA University of Georgia, MSW

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]

Early life

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Shelly 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

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Hutchinson 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

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Campaigns

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In 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

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ curt.yeomans@gwinnettdailypost.com, Curt Yeomans (August 2018). "Barack Obama endorses Gwinnett state house district candidate Shelly Hutchinson". Gwinnett Daily Post. Retrieved 2020-09-03.
  3. ^ "Georgia House of Representatives District 107". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2020-09-03.
  4. ^ "11/5/2002 - State House". sos.ga.gov. Retrieved 2020-09-03.
  5. ^ "11/2/04 - State House". sos.ga.gov. Retrieved 2020-09-03.
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Georgia House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the Georgia House of Representatives
from the 107th district

2021–2023
Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of the Georgia House of Representatives
from the 106th district

2023–Present
Incumbent