| Senator Michael (Doc) Rhett, a Democrat, was elected to
the Georgia State Senate in 2014. He serves Georgia's
33rd Senate District which includes portions of Cobb
county. Sen. Rhett is a member of the Senate Committees on
Finance, Judiciary, Reapportionment and Redistricting,
Regulated Industries and Utilities, and Rules. Sen. Rhett is the first African American resident to be elected to the state Senate from Cobb County and has
previously been named the Democratic Legislator of the Year by the Cobb County Democrats, as well as the
Environment Georgia Environmental Legislator of the Year for Cobb County.
Sen. Rhett has a Doctorate's Degree in Educational Leadership from the University of Georgia. from the
Community College of the United States Air Force in Administrative Management, a Bachelor's Degree in
Communications and Afro-American Studies from the State University of New York, a Bachelor's Degree in
Business Education from the University of Central Oklahoma, a Master's Degree in Educational Leadership
from the University of Central Oklahoma and a Specialist's Degree in Educational Leadership from Georgia
State University. Sen. Rhett is a retired Master Sergeant in the United States Air Force. He managed personnel, prepared young
individuals for leadership and worked as a training instructor for the 700th Airlift Squadron. As part of his 25
plus years of enlisted service, he has received the United States Air Force Meritorious Service Medal.
In his civilian life, Sen. Rhett was a Vocational, Educational and Instructional Coordinator at Jefferson Place
and City of Refuge. The organizations give homeless men and battered homeless women a second chance at life
by creating a curriculum that emphasizes vocational and personal development. Combining classes about job
seeking skills, basic computer skills and co-facilitated substance abuse recovery classes, students are able to
find housing, jobs, and open a new bank account with Capitol City Bank. The organizations are located in the
city of Atlanta's English Avenue "Bluff" Community. Each week, Sen. Rhett's team went into the local metro
jails, recruited ex-offenders and enrolled them as students in Senator Rhett's program.
Currently, he works for the Cobb County School System teaching in the Adult Education Program. Senator
Rhett teaches adult literacy, English as a second or other language (ESOL) and GED exam preparation classes.
Senator Rhett is a retired educator. |