Rob Leverett lives in Elberton, Georgia. Leverett’s career experience includes owning a business and working as an attorney. He has been affiliated with the Elbert County Chamber of Commerce, the Elberton Rotary Club, and the Elbert County Friends of Scouting Campaign.
State Representative Marcus Wiedower represents the citizens of House District 119, which includes portions of Oconee and Athens-Clarke counties. He was elected to the Georgia House of Representatives in 2018 and is currently serving his second two-year term in office. Rep. Wiedower serves as the vice chairman of the Intragovernmental Coordination Committee, as well as secretary of Transportation Committee. He is also a member of the Higher Education, Motor Vehicles, Ways & Means, Appropriations and Natural Resources & Environment committees. While Rep. Wiedower is at the State Capitol, he focuses on a variety of policy issues that are important to residents in House District 119. He has passed several bills focused on foster care. public safety, energy policy, education and many other important matters. Since he was first elected, he has been committed to introducing meaningful legislation to keep the great state of Georgia safe, economically and environmentally responsible and the number one state for business. He was raised in Marietta and is a graduate of the University of Georgia with a degree in landscape architecture. Rep. Wiedower is also a member of the Oconee County Rotary Club and Athens Church, as well as a former member of the University of Georgia basketball team. He is also a five-time Ironman triathlete and completed his last event in October 2015. When out of session, Rep. Wiedower works as a real estate agent with Coldwell Banker Upchurch Realty, development coordinator for Hillpointe, LLC, general contractor for Bulldawg Builders or keeping up with all things Georgia basketball. He lives in Watkinsville with his wife, Kelly, who is a nurse practitioner, and their three children, Annabelle, Kennedy and Cade.
Elected to the State House in 2018, Houston is in his third term in the General Assembly, representing portions of Barrow, Clarke, Jackson and Oconee counties. Professionally, Houston has spent his career helping grow small businesses in his district. Today, he works at Carter Engineering, where he’s focused on expanding this successful small business. He previously worked at Cannon Financial Institute – another small business in his region – where he served clients across the country in the financial industry. In the House, Houston has championed a number of important priorities for his community. In his four legislative Sessions, Houston has authored 14 bills that have passed the legislature – including legislation targeting human trafficking and domestic violence and legislation to support substance abuse recovery. Houston was named a “Champion of Recovery” by the Georgia Council on Substance Abuse for his work on this legislation. He’s also fought for and passed multiple healthcare reforms to lower costs and increase access for Georgians – and passed a 10% pay cut for politicians. In 2021, Houston passed a bill to provide paid parental leave for teachers and state employees – legislation that Ivanka Trump helped champion – and passed important criminal justice reform. He also spearheaded a bill to prohibit local governments from defunding the police. Houston was elected by his colleagues in 2022 to serve as the Majority Caucus Vice Chairman as part of the House Majority Leadership Team. Houston serves on the Ethics, Ways & Means, Appropriations, Insurance, Public Health, Urban Affairs, Creative Arts & Entertainment, and Governmental Affairs Committees. Houston is the Vice Chairman of the Higher Education Appropriations subcommittee. As a third-generation Athenian and grandson of the late Judge Joseph Gaines, Houston has long been engaged in his community. He is a member of the Athens Rotary Club and previously served on the Envision Athens Steering Committee, Junior League of Athens Community Advisory Board, LEAD Athens Alumni Association Board of Directors and multiple K-12 and University of Georgia boards. Houston currently serves on the School of Public and International Affairs Alumni Board and the Northeast Georgia Boy Scouts Council Executive Board. He is a 2015 LEAD Athens graduate, and a graduate of the Zell Miller Foundation’s Leadership Institute. A summa cum laude graduate of the University of Georgia, Houston served as student body president while at UGA and was named to its 2020 “40 Under 40” class.