On The Ballot: Running, Democratic for State House (GA) - District 57
409-D Coverdell Legislative Office Building
Atlanta, GA 30334
750 Piedmont Ave NE
Atlanta, GA 30308
Full Name:
Stacey Godfrey Evans
Gender:
Female
Family:
Husband: Andrew; 2 Children: Ashley, Jack
Birth Place:
Ringgold, GA
Home City:
Atlanta, GA
Graduated, LEAD Atlanta
Graduated, State Bar Young Lawyers Division Leadership Academy
Juris Doctor, University of Georgia School of Law, 2000-2003
Bachelor of Arts, Economics/Political Science, University of Georgia, 1996-2000
Representative, Georgia State House of Representatives, District 57, 2021-present
Candidate, Georgia State House of Representatives, District 57, 2022
Candidate, Governor of Georgia, 2018
Representative, Georgia State House of Representatives, District 42, 2010-2017
Member, Appropriations Committee
Member, Judiciary Committee
Member, Retirement Committee
Member, Subcommittee on General Government
Member, Technology and Infrastructure Innovation Committee
Member, Urban Affairs Committee
Former Member, Appropriations Committee, Georgia State House of Representatives
Former Member, Interstate Cooperation Committee, Georgia State House of Representatives
Former Member, Judiciary Committee, Georgia State House of Representatives
Former Member, Juvenile Justice Committee, Georgia State House of Representatives
Former Member, Rules Committee, Georgia State House of Representatives
Former Member, Subcommittee on Public Safety, Georgia State House of Representatives
Member, Appropriations Committee, Georgia State House of Representatives, 2021-2022
Member, Judiciary Committee, Georgia State House of Representatives, 2021-2022
Member, Retirement Committee, Georgia State House of Representatives, 2021-2022
Member, Ethics Committee, Georgia State House of Representatives, 2017
Former Member, Georgia Law Review
Attorney, Stacey Evans Law, 2021-Present
Attorney, Wargo & French LLP, 2018-2021
Attorney, S.G. Evans Law, Limited Liability Corporation, 2015-2018
Partner, Wood, Hernacki & Evans, Limited Liability Company, 2011-2014
Attorney, Bryan Cave Powell Goldstein, 2003-2011
Member, Board of Directors, Cobb County Library Foundation, present
Member, Board of Directors, Communities in Schools, Marietta/Cobb County, present
Chair, Board of Directors, Smyrna Public Safety Foundation, present
Member, Cobb County Democratic Party, present
Member, Cobb County Democratic Women, present
Member, Kennesaw State University Political Science Advisory Board, present
Member, Phi Alpha Delta Pre-Law Fraternity, present
Member, State Committee, Democratic Party of Georgia, present
Former Member, Board of Directors, Red Clay Democrats
Former Member, Destiny Fund, Atlanta Womens Foundation
Former Member, Events Committee, Triple Pink Foundation
Former Chair, Georgia High School Mock Trial Competition
Former Chair, Georgia's Women In Numbers List
Former Member, LEAD Atlanta
Former Member, Leadership Academy, Young Lawyer Division, Georgia State Bar
Former President, Young Democrats of Georgia
Awards:
Legislator of the Year, Georgia Trial Lawyers Association, 2014;
Best State Elected Official, Creative Loafing, 2013;
Teach your Children and Colleagues Well award, Creative Loafing, 2013;
Super Woman award, Creative Loafing, 2012;
Joe Mack Wilson People's Champion award, Cobb County Democratic Party, 2013;
Legislator of the Year, Cobb County Democratic Women, 2013;
Woman of the Year, Cobb County chapter of the Association of University Women, 2012;
Recognized, Georgia Water Coalition, 2015;
Up and Comers/Under 40 and Rising: 50 of Atlanta's Most Promising Young Stars, Atlanta Business Chronicle, 2004;
Class of 2008, Outstanding Atlanta;
40 under 40, University of Georgia, 2012;
Recognized, Women's Foundation Destiny Fund
Favorite TV Shows:
Anderson Cooper 360
Pets (include names):
1 Dog: Dexter