Melvin Everson (born September 24, 1957) is an

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minister and politician from

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. Everson is a former Republican member of the

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from the 106th District, serving until 2011.

Early life

Everson was born in

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, on September 24, 1957. Everson's father was Northern Everson. Everson's mother was Willa B. Everson. Everson is seventh out of 10 children. As a child, Everson picked cottons and turnips. In 1975, Everson graduated from

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Education

In 1983, Everson earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Criminology from

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. Everson graduated from the John E Reid School of Interrogation & Investigation in

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, and the Coverdale Leadership Institute.

Career

In 1976, Everson served in the

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and

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, until 1999. On 2001, Everson served as a councilman of

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. In 2005, Everson became a probation officer at Professional Probation Services, until 2006. Everson served as an associate pastor at Salem Missionary Baptist Church in

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. On August 30, 2005, a special election was held when Phyllis Miller resigned to become a judge in a juvenile court. Everson received 41.86% of the votes while Warren Auld received 31.27% of the votes in a three-person race. On September 27, 2005, Everson won the special election and became a Republican member of

for District 106. Everson defeated Warren Auld with 50.51% of the votes. On November 7, 2006, as an incumbent, Everson won the election and continued serving District 106. Everson defeated Tony Lentini with 66.81% of the votes. On November 4, 2008, as an incumbent, Everson won the election and continued serving District 106. Everson defeated Tony Lentini with 58.00% of the votes. Everson was the Executive director of Georgia Workforce Development. In September 2011, Everson was appointed by Governor

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as the Executive Director and Administrator of Georgia Commission on Equal Opportunity. In October 2014, Everson served ministry at Cross Pointe Church in

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. Everson was the Director of Business and Industry Training at

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. In 2019, Everson became the Vice President of Economic Development at

Personal life

Everson's wife is Geraldine Everson. They have one child. Everson and his family live in

References

External links

Melvin Everson at ballotpedia.org

Melvin Everson at gapundit.com (2013)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Everson, Melvin African-American state legislators in Georgia (U.S. state) Living people Republican Party members of the Georgia House of Representatives People from Snellville, Georgia People from Wilcox County, Georgia 1957 births 20th-century African-American people 21st-century members of the Georgia General Assembly 21st-century African-American politicians