Senator Bill Cowsert, a Republican, was elected to the Georgia
State Senate from the 46th District in 2006. He represents the
citizens of Oconee and portions of Clarke and Walton counties.

Sen. Cowsert currently serves as vice chairman of the Senate
Higher Education Committee and as a member of the
Appropriations, Judiciary, Reapportionment and Redistricting and Special Judiciary committees.

Born May 31, 1963 in Jackson, Ms., Sen. Cowsert graduated from Presbyterian College and then went on to earn his law degree from the University of Georgia Law School.

Sen. Cowsert is a partner in his law firm Cowsert & Avery. He is the past president of the Athens Sertoma Club and Clarke County Heart Association, and is also a board member of the Athens Touchdown Club.

Sen. 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 Sen. Cowsert serves
as a Sunday school teacher.

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