Meagan Hanson
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Meagan Hanson | |
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Member of the Georgia House of Representatives from the 80th district | |
In office January 9, 2017 – January 13, 2019 | |
Preceded by | Taylor Bennett |
Succeeded by | Matthew Wilson |
Personal details | |
Political party | Republican |
Education | University of Alabama (BS, JD) |
Meagan Hanson is an attorney and former Georgia State Representative from Brookhaven, Georgia.[1] A member of the Republican Party, she defeated Democratic Party incumbent Taylor Bennett in November 2016 in an upset. Hanson represented House District 80, which includes most of Brookhaven along with portions of the adjacent cities of Sandy Springs and Chamblee.
On November 6, 2018, Hanson lost her bid for re-election to Matthew Wilson.[2]
Hanson was a candidate in the Republican primary for Georgia's 6th congressional district in the 2022 election,[3] losing the nomination to Rich McCormick.
References
[edit]- ^ Niesse, Mark. "Hanson defeats Bennett for Brookhaven-area House seat". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
- ^ Mitchell, Tia (2018-11-07). "Incumbent losses mean no more Republicans in DeKalb delegation". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved 2019-12-04.
- ^ Williams, Dave (July 12, 2021). "Former state lawmaker Meagan Hanson running for 6th Congressional District seat". Gwinnett Daily Post. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
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Categories:
- 21st-century American women politicians
- Candidates in the 2022 United States House of Representatives elections
- Living people
- Republican Party members of the Georgia House of Representatives
- People from Brookhaven, Georgia
- University of Alabama alumni
- 21st-century members of the Georgia General Assembly
- Georgia (U.S. state) politician stubs