Carolyn Bourdeaux
Democrat Representative of Georgia's 7th district
Representative
Georgia, district 7
January 3, 2021 - January 3, 2023
- Served as a U.S. representative from 2021 to 2023
- Was a professor at the Andrew Young School of Public Policy at Georgia State University from 2003 to 2021
- Ran for Congress in 2018, narrowly losing by 433 votes in the closest congressional race of that cycle
- Announced candidacy for the 2020 election the same day her previous opponent announced retirement; won the 2020 election
- Lost a redistricting race in 2022 to fellow incumbent
- Worked as a political aide to Ron Wyden in both the House of Representatives and the Senate
- Served as director of Georgia’s Senate Budget and Evaluation Office from 2007 to 2010
- Founded the Center for State and Local Finance after her tenure at the Senate Budget and Evaluation Office
- Became a fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration in 2021
- Was the first Democrat to represent her district since its creation, breaking a long streak of Republican representation
- Signed a letter to Speaker Nancy Pelosi regarding the budget resolution and infrastructure bill, indicating a willingness to withhold support for strategic legislative reasons
- Voted in line with President Joe Biden’s stated position 100% of the time as of August 2021
- Held committee assignments on Small Business, and Transportation and Infrastructure, including subcommittees on Economic Growth, Tax and Capital Access, Highways and Transit, and Water Resources and Environment
- Member of the Blue Dog Coalition, New Democrat Coalition, and Problem Solvers Caucus
- Married with one child and has a sister who is a researcher at Harvard University