| State Representative Rhonda Taylor represents the citizens of House District 92, which includes
a portion of Rockdale County. She was elected to the Georgia House of Representatives in 2020
and currently serves on the Agriculture & Consumer Affairs, Judiciary, Juvenile, Motor Vehicles
and Special Rules committees where she has sponsored several pieces of legislation during her
tenure.
Taylor began her political career while working in the beauty industry. As the owner of a salon,
instructor and product educator, advocacy united her profession and her political volunteerism.
Her seasoned tenure in the beauty industry afforded her the opportunity of lobbying at the State
Capitol when a Senate bill was introduced to deregulate licensing for Georgia's cosmetology
industry. She rallied the licensees and victoriously fought against the Senate bill's passage, catapulting her deeper than volunteerism in the political arena.
Rep. Taylor's political experience also includes that of media director, strategist and campaign
manager on both the local and state levels. She worked with the Obama Campaign (OFA-GA) in
2007 and 2012, where she managed both volunteerism and the "Get Out The Vote" initiatives.
She was elected to serve as a delegate for the 2012 Democratic National Convention representing
the state of Georgia.
She is an active member of several professional organizations, including the Rockdale Chapter of
the NAACP, National Women's History Project, Who's Who among American Business
Women, American Society of Travel Agents and several others. She is a former board member
of the Rockdale County Democratic Party and Rockdale Works, a nonprofit board created to aid
the unemployed in obtaining skill sets for employment. She also served on the Board of
Directors for the League of Women Voters of Georgia. Rep. Taylor is a decades-long member of
the National Council of Negro Women, Inc. and the founder and founding president of the
organization's Rockdale-Newton Section.
Taylor holds a Bachelor of Arts in Pre-Law, Master of Business Administration with a concentration in global marketing/political strategy and embraces two honorary doctorate degrees. She owns Monarch Consulting, LLC, which provides legal support services for local
boutique law firms.
She is the recipient of numerous awards, among them an "Excellence in Leadership" from
former Georgia Governor Roy Barnes. She also received the "Outstanding Georgia Citizen's
Award" from former Secretary of State Zell Miller for her assistance in the passing Senate Bill
95 during the 2000 - 2001 legislative term; SB 95 brought significant changes and improvements
for Georgia's cosmetology industry. She received an additional "Outstanding Georgia Citizen's
Award" from former Secretary of State Cathy Cox for her support of women's contributions to
our state, as well as the Sisters With Vision Award from the A.M.E. Church - Missionary
Society. She has been recognized and honored by a number of organizations including both
Rockdale and Newton Counties NAACP, She is Powerful, Inc., National WE Ministry and a host
of others.
In addition to her political contributions, Rep. Taylor has been an active volunteer for a number
of non-profits and chairs the annual Women's History Month Symposium in Georgia. She is the
creator and facilitator of "Manners Please" a personal development and etiquette course for
young girls, and Rep. Taylor loves speaking on African American women's history and
contributions to society.
She lives in Conyers and is a faithful member in leadership at Antioch A.M.E. Church, where
she chairs the annual Women's History Month initiatives and serves on the Pastor's Aid Board.
She also serves as the president of the church's Social Action Ministry and the Atlanta East
District A.M.E. Church Social Action Commission, which is 26 churches strong. Her passion is
inspiring and serving others. |