Regina Lewis-Ward

Regina D. Lewis-Ward (born October 4, 1959) is an American politician and children's book author^[1] from Georgia. Lewis-Ward is a Democrat member of the Georgia House of Representatives from District 109.^[2] A native of Brooklyn, New York, Lewis-Ward grew up in New York City Housing Authority and attended public schools.

Representative Lewis-Ward entered public office in 2014 as a councilwoman in Stockbridge, GA advocating for inclusive communities, becoming the first politician from Stockbridge to respond to segregated playgrounds. Lewis-Ward's commitment to unite families and children of all abilities led to inclusive play at Stockbridge Memorial and Clark Parks with adaptive playground equipment. Lewis-Ward started the first Stockbridge Citizens Academy to offer citizen engagement with their local government. In 2016, Lewis-Ward made a run for Mayor of Stockbridge. From a field of four candidates, she received the most votes in the history of Stockbridge municipal elections (38.9% or 3,760 votes). She lost the run-off election by 142 votes to Judy B Neal.

As the 2018 and 2020 Democratic nominee for Georgia State House, District 109, Lewis-Ward became the first African American woman to receive the nomination by a major U.S. political party. Her 2020 victory against Republican Dale Rutledge marked a historic win as the only African American woman in the United States to unseat a male Republican incumbent during the 2020 elections. During her first session as a lawmaker, Representative Lewis-Ward co-authored, HB 676 bipartisan legislation, that was signed into law, effective May 4, 2021.

Fair Fight Action appointed Representative Lewis-Ward as a senior fellow to promote fair elections, encourage participation, and educate voters about elections and voting rights. Lewis-Ward is the chairwoman of the Democratic Party of Georgia Henry County Committee and serves on the state of Georgia Agriculture & Consumer Affairs, Banks & Banking, and Interstate Cooperation committees.

Representative Lewis-Ward earned a Bachelor of Business Administration in computer systems, from Bernard M. Baruch College, New York, and a Master of Art, in political science, from Clayton State University, Georgia. She wrote her graduate thesis on the United States Federal Government and Lags in Protecting Personally Identifiable Information.^[3] Lewis-Ward is a political science adjunct professor, who has taught Political Thought, Public Administration, & Intro to Government and Politics to students at Rasmussen College and Georgia Military College.

References

External links

• Regina Lewis-Ward at ballotpedia.org

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Members of the Georgia House of Representatives

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)
21. ▌Brad Thomas (R)
22. ▌Jordan Ridley (R)
23. ▌Mandi Ballinger (R)
24. ▌Carter Barrett (R)
25. ▌Todd Jones (R)
26. ▌Lauren McDonald (R)
27. ▌Lee Hawkins (R)
28. ▌Brent Cox (R)
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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