Jason Anavitarte's Biography
- State Senate (GA) - District 31, Republican Majority Leader
On The Ballot: Running, Republican for State Senate (GA) - District 31
Contact Information
Office
421-F State Capitol
Atlanta, GA 30334
Full Name:
Jason Anavitarte
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Jennifer; 3 Children: Taylor, Madison, Kennedy
Birth Date:
06/14/1978
Home City:
Dallas, GA
Religion:
Baptist
Master of Science, Public Policy, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2002-2004
Bachelor of Arts, Political Science, Georgia State University, 1996-2001
Majority Leader, Georgia State Senate, 2025-present
Senator, Georgia State Senate, District 31, 2021-present
Majority Caucus Chair, Georgia State Senate, 2023-2025
Candidate, Georgia State Senate, District 31, 2022, 2024
Mayor Pro Tempore/Council Member, City of Doraville, 2004-2007
Chair, Administrative Affairs Committee
Member, Appropriations Committee
Member, Assignments Committee
Member, Finance Committee
Vice Chair, Natural Resources and the Environment Committee
Member, Reapportionment and Redistricting Committee
Member, Rules Committee
Member, Transportation Committee
Member, Appropriations Committee, Georgia State Senate, 2023-present
Member, Finance Committee, Georgia State Senate, 2023-present
Vice Chairman, Natural Resources and the Environment Committee, Georgia State Senate, 2023-present
Member, Reapportionment and Redistricting Committee, Georgia State Senate, 2023-present
Ex-Officio, Rules Committee, Georgia State Senate, 2023-present
Member, Transportation Committee, Georgia State Senate, 2023-present
Ex-Officio, Veterans, Military, and Homeland Security Committee, Georgia State Senate, 2023-present
Member, Administrative Affairs Committee, Georgia State Senate, present
Member, Assignments Committee, Georgia State Senate, present
Former Member, Ethics Committee, Georgia State Senate
Former Ex-Officio, Government Oversight Committee, Georgia State Senate
Senior Director of Member Strategy and Solutions, CareSource, 2023-present
Director of Life Services, CareSource, 2016-2023
Public Affairs and External Relations Employee, Kaiser Permanente, 2011-2016
Business Development Advisor, C3H, Limited Liablity Company, 2014
Consultant/Manager/Director, Amerigroup Corporation, 2004-2011
Graduate Research Specialist, Georgia Centers for Advanced Telecommunications Technology, 2002-2004
Ex-Officio, Middle Chattahoochee Regional Water Planning Council, 2021-present
Member, American Enterprise Institute Leadership Network, 2018-present
Senior Advisor, Geoff Duncan for Georgia, 2018-present
Board Member, Georgia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, 2018-present
Executive Committee Member, Paulding Judicial Circuit Drug Court Program, 2016-present
Board Member, Georgia Chamber of Commerce, 2015-present
Member, Burnt Hickory Baptist Church, present
Member, Burnt Hickory Baptist Church
Former Board Member, Child Advocacy Centers of Georgia
Founder/Co-Chair, General Motors Blue Ribbon Commission
Former Board Member, Mothers Against Drunk Driving
Former Board Member, Paulding Public Safety Appreciation, Incorporated
Chair, Board of Trustees, Chattahoochee Technical College, 2013-2020
Commissioner/Board Member, Office of Governor Brian P. Kemp, 2015-2020
Member, Paulding County Board of Education, 2018-2020
Board Member At-Large, Cobb Chamber of Commerce, 2013-2019
Board Member, Northwest Metropolitan Atlanta, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, 2014-2018
Georgia Chair, Marco Rubio for President, 2015-2016
Statewide Delegate, Republican National Convention, 2016