Stacey Abrams
Stacey Yvonne Abrams (born December 9, 1973) is an American politician, lawyer, author, and businesswoman who was the house minority leader for the
Georgia General Assembly and state representative for the 89th House District.
[1] She is a
Democrat.
[2] Abrams is the Democratic nominee in the
2018 Georgia gubernatorial election, the first black woman to be a major party gubernatorial nominee in any state.
[3]
Stacey Abrams
Minority Leader of the Georgia House of Representatives
In office
January 10, 2011 – July 1, 2017
Preceded by DuBose Porter
Succeeded by Bob Trammell
Member of the Georgia House of Representatives
from the 89th district
In office
January 14, 2013 – August 25, 2017
Preceded by Earnest Williams
Succeeded by Bee Nguyen
Member of the Georgia House of Representatives
from the 84th district
In office
January 2007 – January 14, 2013
Preceded by JoAnn McClinton
Succeeded by Rahn Mayo
Personal details
Born December 9, 1973 (age 44)
Madison,
Wisconsin,
U.S.
Political party Democratic
Relatives Leslie Abrams (Sister)
Education Spelman College (
BA)
University of Texas, Austin(
MPA)
Yale University (
JD)
Website Official website
Early life and educationEdit
Abrams, one of six siblings, was born to Robert and Carolyn Abrams in Madison, Wisconsin and raised in
Gulfport, Mississippi.
[4] The family moved to Atlanta where her parents pursued graduate school and later became
Methodist ministers.
[5][6] She attended
Avondale High School and was the school's first African-American valedictorian.
[7] While in high school, she was hired as a typist for a congressional campaign and was later hired as a speechwriter at age 17 based on the edits she made while typing.
[7]
In 1995, Abrams earned her B.A. degree in Interdisciplinary Studies (Political Science, Economics and Sociology) from
Spelman College,
magna cum laude.
[1] While in college, Abrams worked in the youth services department in the office of Atlanta mayor
Maynard Jackson.
[7] She later interned at the
Environmental Protection Agency.
[7] As a
Harry S. Truman Scholar, she studied public policy at the
University of Texas at Austin's
LBJ School of Public Affairs and went on to earn her J.D. degree from
Yale Law School.
[1]
Georgia General Assembly, 2007–2017
Legal and business careerEdit
Abrams worked as a tax attorney at the Sutherland Asbill & Brennan law firm in Atlanta, with a focus on tax-exempt organizations, health care and public finance.
[1] She was appointed the Deputy City Attorney for Atlanta at age 29.
[1][11]
Abrams co-founded and served as the senior vice president of NOW Corp. (formerly NOWaccount Network Corporation), a financial services firm.
[12][13]She co-founded Nourish, Inc., a beverage company with a focus on infants and toddlers,
[14] and is CEO of Sage Works, a legal consulting firm, that has represented clients including the
Atlanta Dream of the
WNBA.
[15]
Writing careerEdit
Abrams has published articles on issues of public policy, taxation, and nonprofit organizations.
[16] Under the pen name Selena Montgomery, Abrams is the award-winning author of several romantic suspense novels. According to Abrams, she has sold more than 100,000 copies of her novels.
[2] Selena Montgomery was the winner of both the Reviewer’s Choice Award and the Reader’s Favorite Award from Romance In Color for Best New Author, and was featured as a Rising Star.
[17] Abrams is also the author of
Minority Leader, a book of leadership advice to be published by
Henry **** & Co. in April 2018.
[18]
Honors and awards
Georgia gubernatorial campaign, 2018
Other work
Personal lifeEdit
Abrams is one of six children born to Reverend Carolyn and the Reverend Robert Abrams originally of
Mississippi.
[5] Her sister,
Leslie Abrams, is a federal judge in the Middle District of Georgia .
[45][46]
References
External links
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