| Shelly Echols was elected to the Georgia Senate in 2022. Sen. Echols was elected to serve the 49th Senate District, which encompasses most of Hall County. Sen. Echols serves as the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Reapportionment and Redistricting. In addition she serves as an Ex-Officio member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Consumer Affairs and a voting member of the Senate Committees on Education and Youth, Finance, Health and Human Services, and Administrative Affairs. Sen Echols, a Gainesville native, attended Gainesville College and North Georgia College & State University (currently UNG), obtaining her Bachelors of Science. Sen Echols began her career as a high school social studies teacher before joining her father's business, Daniel's Charters, where she served as the Director of Human Services. In 2007, she began her own business which plans education-based field trips for schools across the state, Daniel's Educational Tours. In 2018, Sen. Echols was elected as the Hall County Commissioner for District 3. During her tenure, she worked to increase worker pay and benefits along with upgrading parks in the community. Sen. Echols is active in her community, serving on the board of Choices Pregnancy Care Center in Gainesville as well as the Avita Community Partners Board of Directors. She is married to Drew Echols, a farmer. They have two children- Chloe and Cohen. |