Gabe Okoye

American politician from Georgia
Gabe Okoye
Member of the Georgia House of Representatives
from the 102nd district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 9, 2023
Preceded byConstituency established
Personal details
CitizenshipUnited States
 Nigeria

Gabe Okoye is Nigerian–American civil engineer, former chair, and a current commissioner of planning in Gwinnett County.[1][2] On November 8, 2022, he became a legislator elect at the 2022 US midterm elections representing Georgia State and he took office on January 9, 2023.[3][2][4][5][1]

Biography

Okoye is a native of Enugwu-Aguleri. He relocated to United States in 1981.[6] He started his struggle as security guard. He found his way to the college where he became a civil engineer and eventually founded a company called Essex Geoscientist. Okoye is married with four children and has been living in Atlanta, the headquarters of Gwinnett County, since 1992[2][6] In 2010, Gabe Okoye and Brittany Mayt his wife participated in the Million Dollar Money Drop gameshow.[7]

Political career

Okoye is a Democrat and he became the Gwinnett party chairman in 2016. In 2018, he recorded massive wins that captured 13 seats out of the 25 seats available in the county. This historic wins made the Georgia House of Representatives with Resolution 313 of 2019 declared November 6 of 2019 as Gabe Okoye Leadership Day.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b tvcnewsng (2022-11-10). "Buhari congratulates Nigerian-Americans on election victory –". TVC News. Retrieved 2022-11-10.
  2. ^ a b c Bankole, Idowu (2020-08-01). "Nigerian-born politician, Okoye blazes trail in U.S. politics". Vanguard News. Retrieved 2022-11-10.
  3. ^ "Gabe Okoye". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2022-11-10.
  4. ^ [email protected] (2022-11-09). "Meet eight Nigerian-Americans who won legislative seats in US midterm elections". Vanguard News. Retrieved 2022-11-10.
  5. ^ Olaniyi, Muideen (2022-11-09). "US midterm polls: Buhari congratulates Nigerian-Americans on election victory". Daily Trust. Retrieved 2022-11-10.
  6. ^ a b c Nigeria, News Agency Of (2020-08-01). "Nigerian-born politician, Okoye blazes trail in US politics". Pulse Nigeria. Retrieved 2022-11-10.
  7. ^ Alexander, Bryan (2010-12-27). "Fox Invites Back 'Million Dollar Money Drop' Couple Who Lost $800,000 on Right Answer". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2023-08-06.
Georgia House of Representatives
Preceded by
Gregg Kennard
Member of the Georgia House of Representatives
from the 102nd district

2023–Present
Incumbent
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157th General Assembly (2023–2025)
Speaker of the House
Jon G. Burns (R)
Majority Leader
Chuck Efstration (R)
Minority Leader
James Beverly (D)
  1. Mike Cameron (R)
  2. Steve Tarvin (R)
  3. Mitchell Horner (R)
  4. Kasey Carpenter (R)
  5. Matt Barton (R)
  6. Jason Ridley (R)
  7. Johnny Chastain (R)
  8. Stan Gunter (R)
  9. Will Wade (R)
  10. Victor Anderson (R)
  11. Rick Jasperse (R)
  12. Eddie Lumsden (R)
  13. Katie Dempsey (R)
  14. Mitchell Scoggins (R)
  15. Matthew Gambill (R)
  16. Trey Kelley (R)
  17. Martin Momtahan (R)
  18. Tyler Smith (R)
  19. Joseph Gullett (R)
  20. Charlice Byrd (R)
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  26. Lauren McDonald (R)
  27. Lee Hawkins (R)
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  29. Matt Dubnik (R)
  30. Derrick McCollum (R)
  31. Emory Dunahoo (R)
  32. Chris Erwin (R)
  33. Alan Powell (R)
  34. Devan Seabaugh (R)
  35. Lisa Campbell (D)
  36. Ginny Ehrhart (R)
  37. Mary Frances Williams (D)
  38. David Wilkerson (D)
  39. Terry Cummings (D)
  40. Doug Stoner (D)
  41. Michael Smith (D)
  42. Teri Anulewicz (D)
  43. Solomon Adesanya (D)
  44. Don Parsons (R)
  45. Sharon Cooper (R)
  46. John Carson (R)
  47. Jan Jones (R)
  48. Scott Hilton (R)
  49. Chuck Martin (R)
  50. Michelle Au (D)
  51. Esther Panitch (D)
  52. Shea Roberts (D)
  53. Deborah Silcox (R)
  54. Betsy Holland (D)
  55. Inga Willis (D)
  56. Mesha Mainor (R)
  57. Stacey Evans (D)
  58. Park Cannon (D)
  59. Phil Olaleye (D)
  60. Sheila Jones (D)
  61. Roger Bruce (D)
  62. Tanya F. Miller (D)
  63. Kim Schofield (D)
  64. Kimberly New (R)
  65. Mandisha Thomas (D)
  66. Kimberly Alexander (D)
  67. Lydia Glaize (D)
  68. Derrick Jackson (D)
  69. Debra Bazemore (D)
  70. Lynn Smith (R)
  71. J. Collins (R)
  72. David Huddleston (R)
  73. Josh Bonner (R)
  74. Karen Mathiak (R)
  75. Eric Bell II (D)
  76. Sandra Scott (D)
  77. Rhonda Burnough (D)
  78. Demetrius Douglas (D)
  79. Yasmin Neal (D)
  80. Long Tran (D)
  81. Scott Holcomb (D)
  82. Mary Margaret Oliver (D)
  83. Karen Lupton (D)
  84. Omari Crawford (D)
  85. Karla Drenner (D)
  86. Imani Barnes (D)
  87. Viola Davis (D)
  88. Billy Mitchell (D)
  89. Becky Evans (D)
  90. Saira Draper (D)
  91. Angela Moore (D)
  92. Rhonda Taylor (D)
  93. Doreen Carter (D)
  94. Karen Bennett (D)
  95. Dar'shun Kendrick (D)
  96. Pedro Marin (D)
  97. Ruwa Romman (D)
  98. Marvin Lim (D)
  99. Matt Reeves (R)
  100. David Clark (R)
  101. Gregg Kennard (D)
  102. Gabe Okoye (D)
  103. Soo Hong (R)
  104. Chuck Efstration (R)
  105. Farooq Mughal (D)
  106. Shelly Hutchinson (D)
  107. Sam Park (D)
  108. Jasmine Clark (D)
  109. Dewey McClain (D)
  110. Segun Adeyina (D)
  111. Reynaldo Martinez (R)
  112. Bruce Williamson (R)
  113. Sharon Henderson (D)
  114. Tim Fleming (R)
  115. Regina Lewis-Ward (D)
  116. El-Mahdi Holly (D)
  117. Lauren Daniel (R)
  118. Clint Crowe (R)
  119. Holt Persinger (R)
  120. Houston Gaines (R)
  121. Marcus Wiedower (R)
  122. Spencer Frye (D)
  123. Rob Leverett (R)
  124. Trey Rhodes (R)
  125. Gary Richardson (R)
  126. Gloria Frazier (D)
  127. Mark Newton (R)
  128. Mack Jackson (D)
  129. Karlton Howard (D)
  130. Lynn Gladney (D)
  131. Jodi Lott (R)
  132. Brian Prince (D)
  133. Kenneth Vance (R)
  134. David Knight (R)
  135. Beth Camp (R)
  136. David Jenkins (R)
  137. Debbie Buckner (D)
  138. Vance Smith (R)
  139. Carmen Rice (R)
  140. Teddy Reese (D)
  141. Carolyn Hugley (D)
  142. Miriam Paris (D)
  143. James Beverly (D)
  144. Dale Washburn (R)
  145. Robert Dickey (R)
  146. Shaw Blackmon (R)
  147. Bethany Ballard (R)
  148. Noel Williams Jr. (R)
  149. Danny Mathis (R)
  150. Patty Bentley (D)
  151. Mike Cheokas (R)
  152. Bill Yearta (R)
  153. David Sampson (D)
  154. Gerald Greene (R)
  155. Matt Hatchett (R)
  156. Leesa Hagan (R)
  157. Bill Werkheiser (R)
  158. Butch Parrish (R)
  159. Jon G. Burns (R)
  160. Lehman Franklin (R)
  161. Bill Hitchens (R)
  162. Carl Gilliard (D)
  163. Anne Allen Westbrook (D)
  164. Ron Stephens (R)
  165. Edna Jackson (D)
  166. Jesse Petrea (R)
  167. Buddy DeLoach (R)
  168. Al Williams (D)
  169. Clay Pirkle (R)
  170. Penny Houston (R)
  171. Joe Campbell (R)
  172. Charles Cannon (R)
  173. Darlene Taylor (R)
  174. John Corbett (R)
  175. John LaHood (R)
  176. James Burchett (R)
  177. Dexter Sharper (D)
  178. Steven Meeks (R)
  179. Rick Townsend (R)
  180. Steven Sainz (R)


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