Bill Cowsert
Bill Cowsert (born September 1, 1958) is an American politician from the state of Georgia. A member of the Republican Party, Cowsert serves in the Georgia State Senate, representing the 46th district.
Cowsert was elected to the Georgia State Senate in 2006. His Senate peers elected him Majority Leader in 2014. He represents the citizens of Clarke, Oconee and Walton counties. He serves on the Senate Appropriations, Finance, Health and Human Services, Judiciary, Reapportionment and Redistricting, Regulated Industries and Utilities, and Rules committees.
Born Sept. 1, 1958, in Jackson, Mississippi, and raised in Macon, Georgia, 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 & Avery. Senator Cowsert and his wife, Amy, are the parents of three children: Will, Bob, and Caty. They are members of the First Presbyterian Church of Athens, where he is an elder. [1] [2][3]
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