Meagan Hanson is an attorney and former

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from

Brookhaven, Georgia Brookhaven, formerly North Atlanta, is a city in the northeastern suburbs of Atlanta that is located in western DeKalb County, Georgia, United States, directly northeast of Atlanta. On July 31, 2012, Brookhaven was approved in a referendum to b ...

. A member of the Republican Party, she defeated Democratic Party incumbent Taylor Bennett in November 2016 in an upset. Hanson represented House District 80, which includes most of Brookhaven along with portions of the adjacent cities of

Sandy Springs Sandy Springs is a city in northern Fulton County, Georgia, United States, and a suburb of Atlanta. The city's population was 108,080 at the 2020 census, making it Georgia's 7th most populous city. It is the site of several corporate headquar ...

and Chamblee. On November 6, 2018, Hanson lost her bid for re-election to

Matthew Wilson Matthew James Wilson (born 29 January 1987) is a British rally driver from Cockermouth in Cumbria. He is the son of M-Sport boss and former World Rally Championship driver Malcolm Wilson. Wilson competed in the WRC for the Stobart M-Sport For ...

. Hanson was a candidate in the Republican primary for

Georgia's 6th congressional district Georgia's 6th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Georgia. , it is represented by Democrat Lucy McBath. History Georgia's 6th congressional district has existed since the 29th Congress (1845–1847), the ...

in the 2022 election, losing the nomination to

Rich McCormick Richard Dean McCormick (born October 7, 1968) is an American physician and politician. A member of the Republican Party, he has represented Georgia in the United States House of Representatives since 2023. Until 2025, he represented the 6th co ...

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Campaign website

Meagan Hanson at ballotpedia.org
21st-century American women politicians Candidates in the 2022 United States House of Representatives elections Living people Republican Party members of the Georgia House of Representatives People from Brookhaven, Georgia University of Alabama alumni Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century members of the Georgia General Assembly {{GeorgiaUS-politician-stub