Erick Allen

Erick E. Allen is a member of the Georgia House of Representatives and a member of the Democratic Party representing district 40.

Erick E. Allen
Member of the Georgia House of Representatives
from the 40th district
Assumed office
January 14, 2019
Personal details
Political partyDemocratic
ProfessionConsultant

Personal life and education

Allen was born in Nashville, Tennessee.[1] After graduating high school, Allen attended Volunteer State College in Gallatin, Tennessee where he received an associate's degree in secondary education.[1] He later went on to receive a bachelor's degree in human and organizational development from Belmont University and a master's in business administration from Kennesaw State University.[1]

Allen is married to Dr. Tameka Allen, an Orthodontist, and has one daughter Elise.

Career

In 2002, Allen moved to Atlanta, Georgia where he met his future bride and now wife, Dr. Tameka Allen. They married in September 2010. Since arriving in Georgia, Allen has worked as a self-employed consultant focusing on workforce performance and development.

Allen first ran for Georgia House in 2014 against Republican incumbent Rich Golick, and again in 2016 before defeating Golick in 2018.[2]

Committees

Allen serves as a member on the Banks & Banking, Code Revision, and Human Relations & Aging committees.[1]

gollark: Another angle might be high fidelity simulations of societies, but that has ethical issues too, and practical ones (simulating humans well enough is probably hard?).
gollark: The issue with stuff like having volunteers only and having a contingency government is that it'd shift the mindset of people there and may invalidate the results.
gollark: I meant there are tons of confounding things with trying to infer the effect of policies from real countries.
gollark: Orbital bombardment.
gollark: * now

References
  1. "Representative Erick E. Allen". www.house.ga.gov. Retrieved 2020-03-25.
  2. Williams, Ross. "As state Rep. Golick steps down, Rep.-elect Erick Allen steps up". MDJOnline.com. Retrieved 2020-03-25.
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