Erick Eugene Allen (born October 5, 1975) is an American politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he has served as Cobb County (GA) Commissioner for District 2 since 2025. He represented the 40th district in the

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from 2019 to 2023.

Personal life and education

Allen was born in

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. After graduating high school, Allen attended Volunteer State College in

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where he received an associate's degree in secondary education. He later went on to receive a bachelor's degree in human and organizational development from

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and a master's in business administration from

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. Allen is married to Dr. Tameka Allen, an Orthodontist, and has one daughter Elise.

Career

In 2002, Allen moved to

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where he met his future wife, Dr. Tameka Allen. They married in September 2010. Since arriving in Georgia, Allen has worked as a self-employed consultant focusing on workforce performance and development.

Georgia House

Allen first ran for Georgia House in 2014 against Republican incumbent Rich Golick, and again in 2016 before defeating Golick in 2018. Rep. Allen was named the 2021 Legislator of the year by the Georgia Mental Health Consumer network for his advocacy and work in Mental Health. in 2019 the Georgia Council on Substance Abuse renamed their advocate of the year award the Erick Allen Advocate of the Year award in recognition of Rep. Allen's work to secure legislation for a specialized Georgia Recovers license plate and for starting the Legislative Working Group on Addiction and Recovery (only the 3rd in the country at the time). He resigned from the House to run in the Democratic primary for the

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, coming in fifth place to Charlie Bailey. He served as chair of the Chair of the

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Democratic Committee from 2022 to 2024.

Cobb County Commission

He won a special election for District 2 on the Cobb County Commission in April 2025.

Committees

In the Georgia House, Allen served as a member on the Banks & Banking, Code Revision, Insurance, Economic Development & Tourism, and Human Relations & Aging committees.

Previous Endorsements

President Barack Obama, President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, Gov. Roy Barnes, Atty. General Eric Holder, Stacey Abrams, Sierra Club, NARAL, PPSE, Educators First, GA AFL-CIO, Moms Demand Action Gun Sense Candidate

References

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