Bonnie Marie Rich (born September 5, 1969) served in the Georgia House of Representatives from the 97th District until she was defeated by fellow Republican David Clark in a primary on June 6, 2022. After redistricting placed them in the same district together, David Clark won with 59.25% of the vote against Rich.
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clarityelections.com Rich served as a
Republican member of the
Georgia House of Representatives from 2019 to 2022.
Early life and education
Rich was born in
Tyrone, Georgia
Tyrone is a town in Fayette County, Georgia, United States. The population was 6,879 at the 2010 census, up from 3,916 in 2000. The estimated population in 2018 was 7,388. It is a part of the Atlanta metropolitan area.
History
The Georgia Genera ...
. Rich's mother is Donna Miller Young, and her father is the late Kenneth Randall Miller.
In 1991, Rich earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from
University of Georgia. Rich earned a
J.D. degree in Law from
Georgia State University College of Law.
In August 2019, Rich completed the Legislative Leadership Training conducted by the Carl Vinson Institute of Government at the University of Georgia.
Career
In 1994, Rich started her career as an Associate Attorney. In 1999, Rich became an Assistant General Counsel for Primerica Financial Services, until 2003. In 2008, Rich became the Assistant Director and Supervising Attorney of the Philip C. Cook Low Income Taxpayer Clinic at Georgia State University College of Law.
In 2014, Rich became an Attorney at Law at Bonnie Rich Law in Georgia.
Political career
On November 6, 2018, Rich won the election and became a
Republican member of
Georgia House of Representatives for District 97. Rich defeated Aisha Yaqoob with 55.86% of the votes. On November 3, 2020, as an incumbent, Rich won the election and continued serving District 97. Rich defeated Mary Blackmon Campbell with 52.17% of the votes.
In 2021, while chair of the Georgia House redistricting committee, Rich helped secure passage of a new redistricting map that was heavily gerrymandered in favor of Republicans. This same map that she oversaw development of placed her in the same district with conservative State Representative David Clark, who defeated her in the 2022 Republican Primary.
Personal life
Rich's husband is Randy Rich, a judge. They have two children. Rich and her family live in
Suwanee, Georgia.
References
External links
Bonnie Rich at ballotpedia.org*
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21st-century American women politicians
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Living people
Republican Party members of the Georgia House of Representatives
People from Suwanee, Georgia
Women state legislators in Georgia (U.S. state)
University of Georgia alumni
Georgia State University College of Law alumni
1969 births
21st-century Georgia (U.S. state) politicians