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Rebecca Mitchell (Georgia)
Rebecca Mitchell (Democratic Party) was a member of the Georgia House of Representatives, representing District 106. She assumed office on January 11, 2021. She left office on January 9, 2023.
Mitchell (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Georgia House of Representatives to represent District 106. She lost in the Democratic primary on May 24, 2022.
Biography
Rebecca Mitchell was born in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Mitchell earned a bachelor’s degree in organismic and evolutionary biology from Harvard University in 2003, and a Ph.D. in epidemiology and a D.V.M. from Cornell University. Her career experience includes working as a postdoctoral researcher and as a visiting assistant professor.[1]
Committee assignments
Note: This membership information was last updated in September 2023. Ballotpedia completes biannual updates of committee membership. If you would like to send us an update, email us at: editor@ballotpedia.org.
2021-2022
Mitchell was assigned to the following committees:
- House Agriculture and Consumer Affairs Committee
- Human Relations and Aging Committee
- State Planning and Community Affairs Committee
Sponsored legislation
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
Elections
2022
See also: Georgia House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Georgia House of Representatives District 106
Incumbent Shelly Hutchinson defeated Preston Wren and Bradley Smith in the general election for Georgia House of Representatives District 106 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Shelly Hutchinson (D) | 59.3 | 13,151 |
 | Preston Wren (R)  | 40.7 | 9,043 | |
| Bradley Smith (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 1 | ||
| Total votes: 22,195 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 106
Incumbent Shelly Hutchinson defeated incumbent Rebecca Mitchell in the Democratic primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 106 on May 24, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Shelly Hutchinson | 58.6 | 3,016 |
 | Rebecca Mitchell | 41.4 | 2,132 | |
| Total votes: 5,148 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 106
Preston Wren advanced from the Republican primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 106 on May 24, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Preston Wren | 100.0 | 4,618 |
| Total votes: 4,618 | |||
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2020
See also: Georgia House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Georgia House of Representatives District 106
Rebecca Mitchell defeated incumbent Brett Harrell in the general election for Georgia House of Representatives District 106 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Rebecca Mitchell (D) | 58.7 | 17,611 |
 | Brett Harrell (R) | 41.3 | 12,384 | |
| Total votes: 29,995 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 106
Rebecca Mitchell defeated Emily Leslie in the Democratic primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 106 on June 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Rebecca Mitchell | 59.2 | 5,051 |
 | Emily Leslie | 40.8 | 3,479 | |
| Total votes: 8,530 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 106
Incumbent Brett Harrell advanced from the Republican primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 106 on June 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Brett Harrell | 100.0 | 4,745 |
| Total votes: 4,745 | |||
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Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2020
Rebecca Mitchell completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Mitchell's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- My commitment is to fight for legislation that increases equity here in Georgia, including protecting reproductive freedom and directly addressing disparities in maternal and child health.
- I bring nearly twenty years of public health research training to this position. I bring a skillset essential for critically analyzing policies to best understand whether options are statistically different- a skillset which our caucus could use in a variety of settings.
- I believe one of the single most important economic impacts we can have in our community is addressing early education through expanding PreK and supporting CAPS programs that allow our working families to get through a time of critical economic stress. Supporting a strong educational pipeline improves opportunities for all Georgians.
I was inspired to run standing outside the capital this spring during the 6-week-abortion-bill (HB481) debate. And as I stood outside the capital, holding a sign opposing the bill, I ran into State Senator Sally Harrell. She, like the other female Democratic senators, was wearing white in protest of this bill. I thanked her for the protest and asked if there was realistically anything we could do to stop this bill from passing. And she said "We may not stop them today, but we can stop them from doing this again. We will take their seats."
In addition to bringing a technical skillset, I have spent my entire career working in teams focused towards common goals. I have been a student and a teacher, I have been a follower and I have been a leader. I have worked under specific guidance and I have at other times been the one developing guidelines. I am flexible in the assignment of role but I am steadfast in working towards a common goal. I think in a legislature these are critical spaces to understand to help make effective policies.
Ghost in this House -Alison Krauss
We need to change the focus of our state legislature from solely focusing on business expansion to also investing in the success of community health and wellbeing.
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2022
In 2022, the Georgia State Legislature was in session from January 10 to April 4.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
2021
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In 2021, the Georgia State Legislature was in session from January 11 to March 31.
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on April 5, 2020
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Brett Harrell (R) |
Georgia House of Representatives District 106 2021-2023 |
Succeeded by Shelly Hutchinson (D) |
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