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Capitol: 404.463.1366
FAX: 404.656.5043
District: 706.543.7700
District FAX: 706.543.7731
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Senator
Georgia State Senate
Room 432 State Capitol 206 Washington Street, SW
Atlanta, GA 30334
District Office:
PO Box 512
Athens, GA 30603
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| Elected: 2006 Next Election: 2022 | | Spouse: Amy Argo DOB: 9/1/1958 |
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BioSen. Bill Cowsert, a Republican, was elected to the
Georgia State Senate in 2006. He represents the citizens of Clarke, Oconee and Walton counties.
Sen. Cowsert serves as Chair of the Regulated Industries and Utilities Committee and as Vice Chair of
the Judiciary Committee. He also serves on the Committee on Assignments, Health and Human Services
Committee, Reapportionment and Redistricting Committee and Rules Committee and as Ex-Officio on the
Finance Committee.
Born Sept. 1, 1958, in Jackson, Miss., and raised in
Macon, Ga., Sen. Cowsert graduated from Macon
Central High School, earned a B.S. in business administration from Presbyterian College, and a law
degree from the University of Georgia School of Law.
Sen. Cowsert is a founding partner of the Athens'
based law firm Cowsert & Heath.
He is the past president of the Athens Sertoma Club
and Clarke County Heart Association, and past board
member of the Athens Touchdown Club. Senator
Cowsert and his wife, Amy, are the parents of three
grown children- Will, Bob, and Caty. They are members of the First Presbyterian Church of Athens,
where Sen. Cowsert is an elder.
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