Shelly Hutchinson
Shelly Hutchinson | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Georgia House of Representatives | |
| In office January 14, 2019 – September 4, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | David Casas |
| Succeeded by | Akbar Ali |
| Constituency | 107th District (2019–2023) 106th District (2023–2025) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 9, 1971 |
| Party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | Louisiana State University, BA University of Georgia, MSW |
Rachelle Dinet Hutchinson (born December 9, 1971) is an American politician. A member of the Democratic Party, she served in the Georgia House of Representatives from the 106th District, taking office in January 2019.[1]
Early life
Shelly Hutchinson was born in New Orleans, Louisiana. Hutchinson was raised as a Catholic. She received her bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice from Louisiana State University and her Master's Degree in Social Work from the University of Georgia.
Hutchinson moved to Gwinnett County in 1995. She worked for the Fulton County Division of Family and Child Services before she started her own small business, The Social Empowerment Center.
Political career
In 2018, Hutchinson ran for an open Georgia House of Representative seat in House District 107. During the campaign, she was one of a handful of state legislature candidates in Georgia to be endorsed by former President Barack Obama.[2] She defeated Ken Montano in the Democratic primary and went on to defeat Republican Janet Mihoci in the 2018 midterm general election.[3] Hutchinson is the first member of the Democratic Party to win the district since Nikki Randal in 2002.[4][5]
In July 2025, Hutchinson announced that she would be resigning in August to care for an ailing family member.[6] Her resignation was later delayed until September.[7]
Personal life
In 1996, she married Edward Hutchinson and later had two children, Rylie and Ellis. Hutchinson is Catholic.[8]
References
- ^ Yeomans, Curt (November 7, 2018). "Brian Whiteside bests Rosanna Szabo in Gwinnett's solicitor general race as Democrats make big gains". Gwinnett Daily Post. Retrieved November 16, 2018.
- ^ [email protected], Curt Yeomans (August 2018). "Barack Obama endorses Gwinnett state house district candidate Shelly Hutchinson". Gwinnett Daily Post. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
- ^ "Georgia House of Representatives District 107". Ballotpedia. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
- ^ "11/5/2002 - State House". sos.ga.gov. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
- ^ "11/2/04 - State House". sos.ga.gov. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
- ^ Yeomans, Curt (July 21, 2025). "Rep. Shelly Hutchinson is retiring from the Georgia General Assembly — in two weeks". Gwinnett Daily Post. Retrieved July 30, 2025.
- ^ @rahulbali (August 1, 2025). "UPDATE Democratic State Representative Shelly Hutchinson of Gwinnett County tells WABE she is pushing her resignation from Monday to September 4th. She says it allows the special election to replace her to coincide with the PSC elections in November, which was her intent. #gapol" (Tweet) – via X (formerly Twitter).
- ^ Hutchinson, Shelly (April 21, 2025). "post". Facebook. Retrieved February 11, 2026.
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