Bonnie Rich

Bonnie Marie Rich (born September 5, 1969) is an American politician from Georgia. Rich is a Republican member of the Georgia House of Representatives from the 97th District, serving since 2019.

Early life and education[]

Rich was born in Tyrone, Georgia. Rich's mother was Donna Miller Young.^[1] In 1991, Rich earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from University of Georgia. Rich earned a J.D. degree in Law from Georgia State University College of Law.^[1][2] In August 2019, Rich completed the Legislative Leadership Training conducted by the Carl Vinson Institute of Government at the University of Georgia.^[3]

Career[]

In 1994, Rich started her career as an Associate Attorney. In 1999, Rich became an Assistant General Counsel for Primerica Financial Services, until 2003. In 2008, Rich became the Assistant Director and Supervising Attorney of the Philip C. Cook Low Income Taxpayer Clinic at Georgia State University College of Law.^[1]

In 2014, Rich became an Attorney at Law at Bonnie Rich Law in Georgia.^[1]

Political career[]

On November 6, 2018, Rich won the election and became a Republican member of Georgia House of Representatives for District 97. Rich defeated Aisha Yaqoob with 55.86% of the votes.^[4] On November 3, 2020, as an incumbent, Rich won the election and continued serving District 97. Rich defeated Mary Blackmon Campbell with 52.17% of the votes.^[5][1][6]

In 2021, while chair of the Georgia House redistricting committee, Rich helped secure passage of a new redistricing map that was heavily gerrymandered in favor of Republicans.^[7]

Personal life[]

Rich's husband is Randy Rich, a judge. They have two children. Rich and her family live in Suwanee, Georgia.^[8][1]

References[]

External links[]

• Bonnie Rich at ballotpedia.org
• POLITICAL NOTEBOOK: State Reps. Bonnie Rich announces bill to address vaping
• bonnierich.com