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Teddy Reese's Biography

Office:

On The Ballot: Running, Democratic for State Senate (GA) - District 15

Contact Information

404-E Coverdell Legislative Office Building
Atlanta, GA 30334

Post Office Box 5974
Columbus, GA 31906

Full Name:

Tremaine 'Teddy' Reese

Gender:

Male

Family:

Married: Chasity; 1 Child: Catherine

Birth Date:

08/28/1980

Birth Place:

Gordon, GA

Home City:

Columbus, GA

JD, Law, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical Unniversity, 2009-2012

Certification, Benchmark Portal Call Center Management, Purdue University Krannert School of Management, 2008

Master's, Public Administration, Georgia College and State University, 2004-2005

BS, Computer Science, Albany State University, 1998-2003

Representative, Georgia State House of Representatives, District 140, 2023-present

Candidate, Georgia State House of Representatives, District 140, 2024

Member, Economic Development & Tourism Committee, Georgia State House of Representatives, 2023-present

Member, Public and Community Health Committee, Georgia State House of Representatives, 2023-present

Member, Agriculture and Consumer Affairs Committee, Georgia State House of Representatives, present

Member, Special Committee on Resource Management, Georgia State House of Representatives, present

Member, State Planning & Community Affairs Committee, Georgia State House of Representatives, 2023-2024

Principal Owner and Managing Attorney, The Reese Firm, Limited Liability Company, 2018-present

Member, Planning Committee, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University Environmental Law Symposium

Senior Attorney, The Wright Legal Group, 2017-2018

Director of Community Operations & Affairs, Georgia Appleseed Center for Law and Justice, 2013-2017

Member, Gun Violence Committee, Presidential Appointment by American Bar Association President William Hubbard, American Bar Association, 2014-2015

Judicial Clerk (The Honorable Marc L. Lubet), Florida Ninth Judicial Circuit (Felony Division), 2011

Summer Law Clerk, JD Homes, Incorporated, 2010

Manager, City of Atlanta, 2007-2009

Campaign Manager, David Moore for Board of Education Committee, 2008-2009

Owner/ Consultant, Reese Business Consultant, 2006-2008

Regional Supervisor/ Lead Business Analyst, Government Employees Insurance Company (GEICO), 2003-2007

Director of Recreation, Wilkinson County, Georgia, 2004

Member, Liberty District Planning Committee, Columbus Consolidated Government, 2018-present

Member, National Board of Directors, Youth Advocate Programs, Incorporated, 2018-present

Member, Planning Advisory Commission, Columbus Consolidated Government, 2017-present

Advisory Board Member, Georgia Appleseed Center for Law and Justice, 2017-present

Member, Fountain City Bar Association, 2016-present

Member, Board of Directors, Midtown, Incorporated, 2016-present

Member, State Bar of Georgia, iCivic Committee, Presidential Appointment, 2014-present

Life Member, Albany State University National Alumni Association

Life Member, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Incorporated

Member, Section of State and Local Government Law, Diversity Law Committee, American Bar Association

Member, Section of Labor and Employment Law, American Bar Association

Seminar Participant, American Bar Association, Center for Human Rights

Seminar Participant, American Bar Association, Center for Racial and Ethnic Diversity

Member, National Conference Team, American Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division

Former Chair, Annual Black History Month Observance Breakfast Committee

Member, Columbus Bar Association

Member, Columbus, Georgia; Inn of Court

former Vice President, Delta Delta Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Incorporated

Former Staff Editor, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University College of Law, Law Review

Member, National Bar Association

Member, Planning Advisory Council for the City of Columbus, Georgia

Director of American Bar Association Involvement, State Bar of Georgia, Young Lawyers Division

Member, Executive Council, State Bar of Georgia, Young Lawyers Division

Chair, Community Development Advisory Council, Columbus Consolidated Government, 2017

Member, Community Development Advisory Council, Columbus Consolidated Government, 2014-2017

Vice President, Fountain City Bar Association, 2016-2017

Interim Chair, Community Development Advisory Council, Columbus Consolidated Government, 2016

Member, Board of Directors, Greater Columbus Chamber of Commerce, Young Professionals, 2013-2016

Chair, Greater Columbus Chamber of Commerce, Young Professionals Governmental Affairs, 2016

Member, Legal Education Task-force, Presidential Appointment by American Bar Association President Laurel Bellows, American Bar Association, 2012-2015

Graduate, Leadership Georgia, 2015

Graduate, Class of Young Game Changers - Georgia Forward, 2014

Chair, Law Student Division Advisory Council, American Bar Association, 2012-2013

Alumni Adviser, National Black Law Students Association, 2012-2013

National Chair, American Bar Association Law Student Division, 2011-2012

President, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University College of Law Student Bar Association, 2011-2012

Vice President, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University College of Law Student Bar Association, 2010-2011

1L Representative, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University College of Law Student Bar Association, 2009-2010

Semi-Finalist, National Presidential Management Fellow Program, 2006

President, Student Government Association, Albany State University, 2001-2002, 2002-2003

Member, Georgia Secretary of State Advisory Council, 2001-2003

Intern Assistant to the Director, Georgia Water Policy and Planning Center/Flint River Division, 2002-2003

Volunteer, Habitat for Humanity, 2000-2003

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