Dar'shun Kendrick

Dar'shun N. Kendrick

Member of the Georgia House of Representatives from the 93rd district
Incumbent
Assumed office 2013
Preceded by	Dee Dawkins-Haigler
Member of the Georgia House of Representatives from the 94th district
In office 2011–2012
Preceded by	Randal Mangham
Succeeded by	Karen Bennett
Personal details
Born	(1982-08-28) August 28, 1982 Atlanta, Georgia
Political party	Democratic
Residence	Lithonia, Georgia
Alma mater	Oglethorpe University University of Georgia Kennesaw State University
Profession	Attorney
Website	Kendrick for Georgia

Dar'shun N. Kendrick (born August 28, 1982 in Atlanta, Georgia) is an American politician and a member of the Georgia House of Representatives, representing the 93rd district; she previously represented the 94th district. She is a member of the Democratic Party.

Personal life and education

Kendrick was born in Atlanta, Georgia to lifelong Dekalb County, Georgia residents. She graduated from Towers High School in Decatur, Georgia in 2000, and graduated cum laude from Oglethorpe University in 2004. She double-majored in political science and communications, and served as student body president her senior year. In 2007, Kendrick graduated from the University of Georgia School of Law.^[1] Kendrick received an MBA from Kennesaw State University in 2011.^[2] In April of 2015, Her personal Facebook profile confirmed she is engaged to John Jackson, an Atlanta Risk Manager/Risk Analyst and USMC Veteran.

Kendrick has interned for Congresswomen Cynthia McKinney and Denise Majette, as well as State Representative George Maddox.^[1]

Career

Kendrick is a member of the Interstate Cooperation, Judiciary Non-Civil, Juvenile Justice, and Small Business Development committees.^[3]

Kendrick also runs the Kendrick Law Practice in Lithonia, Georgia and SocialProf, an online marketing consulting firm for attorneys and elected officials. ^[1]

She became a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority on November 15, 2015 through the Upsilon Alpha Omega chapter.

Controversy

In February 2015, Kendrick posted a Facebook message jokingly "...I'm going to slap Stacey Dash if I see her...that wasn't nice. Forgive me God. I'm going to pray she stops talking..ok. that's better." After Dash replied to Kendrick, mockingly telling her she was "Such a role model for young black women," there were allegations Kendrick deleted the message which turned out to be false.^[4]

References

1 2 3 "Rep. Dar'shun Kendrick" (PDF). Georgia House of Representatives. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
↑ "About Attorney Kendrick". Kendrick Law. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
↑ "Dar'shun Kendrick". Georgia House of Representatives. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
↑ Jessica Chasmar (February 26, 2015). "Dar’shun Kendrick, Georgia Democrat, wants to ‘slap Stacey Dash’". Washington Times.

External links

Official page at the Georgia House of Representatives
Campaign website

Profile at Project Vote Smart

Members of the Georgia House of Representatives

152nd General Assembly (2015–2017) Speaker of the House: David Ralston (R) Speaker pro Tempore: Jan Jones (R) Majority Leader: Larry O'Neal (R) Minority Leader: Stacey Abrams (D)

John Deffenbaugh (R) Steve Tarvin (R) Tom Weldon (R) Bruce Broadrick (R) John Meadows III (R) Tom Dickson (R) David Ralston (R) Stephen Allison (R) Kevin Tanner (R) Terry Rogers (R) Rick Jasperse (R) Eddie Lumsden (R) Katie M. Dempsey (R) Christian Coomer (R) Paul Battles (R) Trey Kelley (R) Howard Maxwell (R) Kevin Cooke (R) Paulette Rakestraw (R) Michael Caldwell (R) Scot Turner (R) Wes Cantrell (R) Mandi L. Ballinger (R) Sheri Gilligan (R) Mike Dudgeon (R) Geoff Duncan (R) Lee Hawkins (R) Dan Gasaway (R) Carl Rogers (R) Emory Dunahoo (R) Tommy Benton (R) Alan Powell (R) Tom McCall (R) Bert Reeves (R) Ed Setzler (R) Earl Ehrhart (R) Sam Teasley (R) David Wilkerson (D) Erica Thomas (D) Rich Golick (R) Michael Smith (D) Stacey Evans (D) Sharon Cooper (R) Don Parsons (R) Matt Dollar (R) John Carson (R) Jan Jones (R) Betty Price (R) Chuck Martin (R) Brad Raffensperger (R) Wendell Willard (R) Joe Wilkinson (R) Sheila Jones (D) Beth Beskin (R) Marie Metze (D) Mable Thomas (D) Pat Gardner (D) Simone Bell (D) Margaret Kaiser (D) Keisha Waites (D) Roger Bruce (D) LaDawn Jones (D) Ronnie Mabra (D) Virgil Fludd (D) Sharon Beasley-Teague (D) Kimberly Alexander (D) Micah Gravley (R) Dustin Hightower (R) Randy Nix (R) Lynn Smith (R) David Stover (R) Matt Ramsey (R) John P. Yates (R) Valencia Stovall (D) Mike Glanton (D) Sandra Scott (D) Darryl Jordan (D) Demetrius Douglas (D) Tom Taylor (R) Mike Jacobs (R) Scott Holcomb (D) Mary Margaret Oliver (D) Howard Mosby (D) Rahn Mayo (D) Karla Drenner (D) Michele Henson (D) Earnest Williams (D) Billy Mitchell (D) Stacey Abrams (D) Pam Stephenson (D) Dee Dawkins-Haigler (D) Tonya Anderson (D) Dar'shun Kendrick (D) Karen Bennett (D) Tom Rice (R) Pedro Rafael Marin (D) Brooks Coleman (R) David Clark (R) Hugh Floyd (D) Dewey McClain (D) Valerie Clark (R) Buzz Brockway (R) Timothy Barr (R) Chuck Efstration (R) Joyce Chandler (R) Brett Harrell (R) David Casas (R) B.J. Pak (R) Dale Rutledge (R) Andrew Welch (R) Brian Strickland (R) Dave Belton (R) Pam Dickerson (D) Tom Kirby (R) Bruce Williamson (R) Terry England (R) Regina Quick (R) Spencer Frye (D) Chuck Williams (R) Trey Rhodes (R) Barry Fleming (R) Ben Harbin (R) Barbara Sims (R) Henry Howard (D) Earnest Smith (D) Gloria Frazier (D) Brian Prince (D) Mack Jackson (D) Susan Holmes (R) David Knight (R) Johnnie Caldwell, Jr. (R) Robert Trammell (D) John David Pezold (R) Richard H. Smith (R) Calvin Smyre (D) Carolyn Hugley (D) Debbie Buckner (D) Mike Cheokas (R) Patty Bentley (D) Robert Dickey (R) Allen Peake (R) Nikki Randall (D) James Beverly (D) Bubber Epps (R) E. Culver Kidd (I) Larry O'Neal (R) Heath Clark (R) Buddy Harden (R) Jimmy Pruett (R) Matt Hatchett (R) Gerald Greene (R) Ed Rynders (R) Darrel Ealum (D) Winfred Dukes (D) Jay Roberts (R) Greg Morris (R) Bill Werkheiser (R) Butch Parrish (R) Jon G. Burns (R) Jan Tankersley (R) Bill Hitchens (R) Vacant J. Craig Gordon (D) Ron Stephens (R) Mickey Stephens (D) Jesse Petrea (R) Jeff Jones (R) Al Williams (D) Dominc LaRiccia (R) Penny Houston (R) Jay Powell (R) Sam Watson (R) Darlene Taylor (R) John Corbett (R) Amy Carter (R) Jason Shaw (R) Dexter Sharper (D) Chad Nimmer (R) Alex Atwood (R) Jason Spencer (R)

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