Scott Sweeney of East Cobb was named this week to serve on the 15-member Georgia Board of Education by Gov. Brian Kemp.
Sweeney, who represented the Walton and Wheeler clusters from 2011-18, will fill a vacancy in the Sixth Congressional District.
“I’ve been a big supporter of Brian Kemp and his focus on education,” Sweeney said. “He asked me to serve and I agreed.”
The state board of education oversees administration of policy for the Georgia Department of Education.
Sweeney will serve a seven-year term and said “it’s going to be a learning process.”
Unlike local school boards, the state board isn’t involved in budgeting matters, such as the $3,000 pay raise the legislature approved that were a central part of Kemp’s first months in office.
Sweeney said he’s still “very passionate” about educational matters and “is happy to represent the Sixth Congressional District.”
He is a financial advisor for East Cobb-based InPrime Legal, which provides legal services to business owners and small companies.
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