Truman Scholar, she studied public policy at the University of Texas at Austin's LBJ School of Public Affairs and went on to earn her J.D. She later interned at the Environmental Protection Agency. While in college, Abrams worked in the youth services department in the office of Atlanta mayor Maynard Jackson. In 1995, Abrams earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Interdisciplinary Studies (Political Science, Economics and Sociology) from Spelman College, magna cum laude. While in high school, she was hired as a typist for a congressional campaign and was later hired as a speechwriter at age 17 based on the edits she made while typing. She attended Avondale High School and was the school's first African-American valedictorian. The family moved to Atlanta where her parents pursued graduate school and later became Methodist ministers. If elected, Abrams will be Georgia's first female governor and the first black female governor in the United States.Ībrams, one of six siblings, was born to Robert and Carolyn Abrams in Madison, Wisconsin and raised in Gulfport, Mississippi. Abrams is a candidate in the 2018 Georgia gubernatorial election. Stacey Abrams is an American politician, lawyer, author, and businesswoman who was the house minority leader for the Georgia General Assembly and state representative for the 89th House District.
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