There will be a flurry of activity during the Georgia General Assembly’s special redistricting session. Here are two people to keep your eye on throughout the November special legislative session. 

Sen. Shelly Echols, R-Gainesville

• Chair, Senate Committee on Reapportionment and Redistricting
• Senate District: 49 (includes most of Hall County).
• Years in the Legislature: Two. Elected to the Senate in 2022.
• Senate Reapportionment and Redistricting committee members: 15 (10 Republicans; 5 Democrats)
• Other committees:  Ex-officio of the Agriculture and Consumer Affairs committee; member of the Education and Youth, Finance, Health and Human Services, and Administrative Affairs committees.
• Background: Echols grew up in Gainesville and lives in Alto. Her extended family owns Jaemor Farms. She earned a degree from North Georgia College & State University (now the University of North Georgia). Her career includes founding Daniel’s Educational Tours and working as its director of human resource. She was a social studies teacher at East Hall High School, and served on the Hall County Commission. 
  

Rep. Rob Leverett, R-Elberton

• Chair, House Committee on Reapportionment and Redistricting
• House District: 123, including Columbia and Richmond Counties. 
• Years in the Legislature: Three.  He represented House District 33 from 2021 to 2023, and has served in House District 123 since January. 
• House Reapportionment and Redistricting committee members: 16 (11 Republicans, 5 Democrats)
• Background: Leverett grew up in Elberton, known as the granite capital of the world.
• A civil attorney in private practice there, Leverette  previously chaired the Elbert County Chamber of Commerce. He is the majority caucus chief deputy whip in the House, serving on the Agriculture & Consumer Affairs, Governmental Affairs, Judiciary Non-Civil and Juvenile Justice committees, and is Secretary of the House Judiciary Committee.  

Interested in watching the proceedings? You can do so here or you can see it in person at the Capitol. The Senate gallery on the fourth floor of the Capitol will be open to the public.

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