Karla Drenner

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Karla Drenner
Member of the Georgia House of Representatives
Assumed office
January 8, 2001
Preceded byJune Hegstrom
Constituency66th district (2001–2003)
57th district (2003–2005)
86th district (2005–2013)
85th district (2013–present)
Personal details
Born (1961-09-10) September 10, 1961 (age 62)
Charleston, West Virginia, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Residence(s)Avondale Estates, Georgia, U.S.

Karla Lea Drenner (born September 10, 1961) is an American academic and

Avondale Estates, DeKalb County
.

Drenner has four degrees from four different universities. She obtained a

PhD from La Salle University.[1] In 2011, Drenner completed Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government program for Senior Executives in State and Local Government as a David Bohnett
LGBTQ Victory Institute Leadership Fellow.

Drenner is an adjunct Professor at DeVry University where she teaches Environmental Science, Principles of Ethics and Leadership and Motivation. Drenner is also the owner and President of an environmental safety and health consulting firm.[1]

A

Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund.[4]

A resident of Avondale Estates, Drenner was first elected to the state house in 2000, defeating a four-term incumbent in what was then the 66th district.[5] In this heavily Democratic district, the primary election was the key contest and she won it by just 68 votes — 52% to 48%.[6] No Republican had filed for the seat so she won the general election unopposed. Due to redistricting, the seat was renumbered the 57th district in 2002 and the 85th in 2004 but she won re-election unopposed on both occasions.

The 85th district is 66%

2000 census.[7] There have therefore been moves by some black leaders to replace Drenner with an African American. Indeed, in 2006, she faced an aggressive primary challenge from Cynthia Tucker, a black medical professor. Drenner survived, winning the primary by 62% to 38% and going on to win the general election unopposed.[2]
She faced no opposition in 2008 or 2010.

References

  1. ^ a b "Project Vote Smart: Rep. Karla Drenner". Retrieved 2008-06-21.
  2. ^ a b "Gay candidates win big in Southern votes". Washington Blade. 2006-07-20. Retrieved 2008-06-21. [dead link]
  3. ^ 'Lesbian wins historic race in Alabama', Out & About Newspaper, Vol. 5, No. 8, 2006, p. 8 "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-20. Retrieved 2010-11-03.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ "Gay state rep re-elected". Southern Voice. 2006-07-21. Archived from the original on 2007-06-23. Retrieved 2008-06-21.
  5. New York Times
    . Retrieved 2008-06-21.
  6. ^ "Veteran lawmakers fall or face runoffs after Georgia primary". Associated Press. 2000-07-19. Archived from the original on December 7, 2004. Retrieved 2008-06-21.
  7. ^ Census 2000: Population by Georgia House district (PDF) Archived 2007-09-30 at the Wayback Machine

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