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Welcoming the Honorable Everton Blair, Jr., to the House of Representatives

2026-09-01 Issue 138 Showing 1–1 of 1

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Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.

Democrat

“I am happy to welcome our new Georgia member. He is young and from an immigrant family. He went to good schools. He was the first person of color on his school board. He won a special election last month. I want to say good things about him because he is joining our group.”

Official Congressional Record

Mr. Speaker, as dean of the Georgia congressional delegation, I am pleased to welcome Dr. Everton Blair, Jr., as the newest member of our delegation, representing Georgia's 13th Congressional District. Our delegation is diverse, consisting of ordinary citizens with an extraordinary passion for improving lives and representing the great State of Georgia. Most of all, regardless of our differences, we consistently and tirelessly pursue common ground, uplifting our communities and addressing their needs and interests. Everton is 34 years old, born and raised in Gwinnett County in the metro Atlanta area. His parents are both Jamaican immigrants. His father is a computer scientist and his mother a pediatrician. Everton earned a B.A. in mathematics from Harvard College; a master's in policy, organization, and leadership from Stanford University; and a doctorate of educational leadership from the Harvard Graduate School as a Presidential Public Service Fellow. He taught for 2 years in the Atlanta public school system through the Teach America Program, and in 2018, at the young age of 26, he ran for a seat on the Gwinnett County Board of Education, defeating a longtime incumbent and becoming the youngest and first person of color to serve on the board. Moreover, he was unanimously selected to chair that board and led the Gwinnett system through the COVID-19 pandemic. In April 2025, along with several others, he filed to run for a seat in the 120th Congress for the 13th Congressional District that was represented by our late colleague David Scott. Sadly, David passed and Everton announced that he would run in the special election for the remainder of David Scott's unexpired term, which he won last month. We welcome this dynamic, young leader to the Georgia delegation and to this House as he begins his service to the people of Georgia's 13th Congressional District for the remainder of this Congress. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Blair).

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