Democrat Michael Rhett is running for re-election to the Georgia State Senate in District 33. The district covers parts of Cobb County including Fair Oaks, Marietta and Powder Springs, according to his campaign website. The general election is Nov. 3, 2026.
Rhett has represented District 33 since 2015, according to BallotReady profile data. He was the first African American resident elected to the state Senate from Cobb County, according to his official Georgia Senate biography. He is certified for the ballot.
Candidate information
Party: Democratic
Residence: Senate District 33, Cobb County
Born: Dec. 30, 1956, in New York City, according to his Wikipedia page
Education: Doctorate in educational leadership and administration, University of Georgia, 2004; educational specialist degree in educational leadership, Georgia State University; master's in educational leadership and administration, Georgia State University, 1996; master's in educational leadership, administration and supervision, University of Central Oklahoma, 1992; bachelor's in communications and African American studies, State University of New York at Albany; bachelor's in teacher education and business education, University of Central Oklahoma; associate's in administrative management, Community College of the Air Force; associate's in history, Oklahoma City Community College; high school diploma, Bishop Dubois Catholic High School, according to BallotReady profile data and his official Senate biography.
Experience and public service
Rhett served as a master sergeant in the U.S. Air Force from 1982 to 2015, according to BallotReady profile data. His official Senate biography notes more than 25 years of enlisted service and the U.S. Air Force Meritorious Service Medal. He worked as a training instructor with the 700th Airlift Squadron, according to the biography.
Outside the military, Rhett has worked as an adult education instructor at the Cobb County School District since 2014, according to BallotReady profile data. He also served as a vocational, educational and instructional coordinator at Jefferson Place and City of Refuge.
In the Senate, Rhett sits on five committees. They are Finance, Judiciary, Reapportionment and Redistricting, Regulated Industries and Utilities, and Rules, according to his official biography.
He has been named Environment Georgia Environmental Legislator of the Year for Cobb County and Democratic Legislator of the Year by the Cobb County Democrats, according to his official biography.
Sources: Public campaign materials, published candidate profiles and the public records linked above. Policy statements are attributed to the candidate; funding or implementation details are included where available.
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