Paulette Rakestraw (born May 7, 1967) is an American politician who served in the

Georgia House of Representatives The Georgia House of Representatives is the lower house of the Georgia General Assembly (the state legislature) of the U.S. state of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia. There are currently 180 elected members. Republican Party (United States), Repu ...

from the 19th district from 2011 to 2019. First elected in 2011, she served until losing a primary election run-off for the Republican nomination. Rakestraw earned her bachelor's degrees in communications and PR from

Kennesaw State University Kennesaw State University (KSU) is a public research university in the U.S. state of Georgia with two campuses in the Atlanta metropolitan area, one in the Kennesaw area and the other in Marietta on a combined of land. The school was founded ...

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1967 births Living people Republican Party members of the Georgia House of Representatives 21st-century members of the Georgia General Assembly {{GeorgiaUS-politician-stub