Freddie Sims' Biography
- State Senate (GA) - District 12, Democratic
On The Ballot: Running, Democratic for State Senate (GA) - District 12
Contact Information
Office
121-E State Capitol
Atlanta, GA 30334
5377 Goose Hollow Road
Dawson, GA 31742
Full Name:
Freddie Powell Sims
Gender:
Female
Family:
Husband: Norman; 3 Children
Birth Place:
Talbotton, GA
Home City:
Dawson, GA
Religion:
Baptist
BS, Social Sciences/Social Studies Education, Fort Valley State University
MS, Elementary Education, Georgia State University
Ph.D, Educational Leadership, University of Sarasota
Specialist, Educational Leadership, University of Georgia
Senator, Georgia State Senate, District 12, 2008-present
Candidate, Georgia State Senate, District 12, 2022
Representative, Georgia State House of Representatives, District 151, 2005-2008
Candidate, Georgia State House of Representatives, District 151, 2004, 2006
Member, Agriculture and Consumer Affairs Committee
Member, Appropriations Committee
Secretary, Education and Youth Committee
Member, Interstate Cooperation Committee
Member, Natural Resources and the Environment Committee
Member, Subcommittee on Agriculture and Natural Resources
Former Member, Child Welfare Reform Council
Former Member, Finance Committee, Georgia State Senate
Former Member, Insurance and Labor Committee, Georgia State Senate
Former Member, Long Term Aquifer Storage Study Committee
Former Member, Subcommittee on Agriculture and Natural Resources, Georgia State Senate
Former Member, Subcommittee on Education, Georgia State Senate
Former Member, Subcommittee on Natural Resources, Georgia State Senate
Former Member, Subcommittee on Tax Reform, Georgia State Senate
Former Deputy Registrar, Dougherty County
Member, Communities in Schools, present
Member, Children in Poverty
Member, Fort Valley State University Alumni Association
Member, Fort Valley State University Foundation Board
Member, Georgia Association of Retired Educators
Member, Kiwanis International
Member, Shilo Baptist Church at Albany
Member, Terrell County National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
Awards:
2004 Outstanding Financial Contributions to Capitol Campaign award;
2008 Outstanding Legislator of the Year;
1991 Leadership Albany Award;
2010 Legislator of the Year Award, Turner Job Corps of Albany;
2012 Broadband Leader of the Year Award, Cable Television Association of Georgia;
2011 "Whatever It Takes" Award, Community Development Systems;
2014 Excellence Award, Georgia Association of Educators;
2000 Leadership Sumter;
2009 National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Award;
2010 Banquet Speaker from Talbot County, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People