James Beverly
James Beverly is a state representative from Georgia's 143rd district, representing parts of Macon.Beverly earned a B.S. in Biology from Guilford College in 1990 and a doctorate in optometry from the Pennsylvania College of Optometry in 1994. He later earned an MBA from Wesleyan College in Macon, Georgia in 2006 and an MPA from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government in 2010.Political career
Beverly won a House seat in a 2011 special election. Beverly serves on the Health and Human Services, Retirement, Small Business Development, and Special Rules committees.
The first bill Beverly proposed would expand the tax credit for companies that create jobs in poor neighborhoods.
