James Beverly

James Beverly
Minority Leader of the Georgia House of Representatives
In office
January 11, 2021 – January 13, 2025
Preceded byBob Trammell
Succeeded byCarolyn Hugley
Member of the Georgia House of Representatives
In office
August 3, 2011 – January 13, 2025
Preceded byDavid Lucas
Succeeded byAnissa Jones
Constituency
Personal details
BornJames Theodore Beverly
(1968-09-28) September 28, 1968 (age 58)
PartyDemocratic
EducationGuilford College (BS)
Pennsylvania College of Optometry (OD)
Wesleyan College (MBA)
Harvard University (MPA)

James Theodore Beverly (born September 28, 1968) is an American politician from the state of Georgia. A member of the Democratic Party, Beverly represented the 143rd district in the Georgia House of Representatives from 2013 to 2025. He served as the chamber's Minority Leader for the last four years of his time in the legislature.

Education

Beverly earned a B.S. in Biology from Guilford College in 1990 and a doctorate in optometry from the Pennsylvania College of Optometry in 1994. He later earned an MBA from Wesleyan College in Macon, Georgia in 2006 and an MPA from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government in 2010.

Political career

Beverly won a House seat in a 2011 special election. Beverly served on the Health and Human Services, Retirement, Small Business Development, and Special Rules committees.

The first bill Beverly proposed would have expanded the tax credit for companies that create jobs in poor neighborhoods.

Beverly was chosen as the House Minority Leader in November 2020, after former leader Bob Trammell lost re-election to the House.

After a December 2023 session approved a new map of state districts, Beverly's new district included large portions of Houston County. He chose not to run for re-election.

References

  1. ↑ "Representative James Beverly". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved 22 August 2013.
  2. ↑ Lee, Maggie (19 July 2011). "Beverly defeats Jones in state House District 139 race". The Telegraph. Retrieved 22 August 2013.
  3. ↑ "Representative James Beverly". Georgia House of Representatives. Retrieved 22 August 2013.
  4. ↑ Lee, Maggie (19 January 2012). "Rep. James Beverly seeks job tax credits in poorest neighborhoods". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 10 April 2012. Retrieved 22 August 2013.
  5. ↑ "Democrats choose Beverly as Georgia House minority leader". AP News. 10 November 2020. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
  6. ↑ "James Beverly steps down from Georgia House Minority Leader role after four years on the job". AP News. 8 March 2024. Retrieved August 1, 2024.