Douglas Dean

Douglas C. Dean is a former state legislator in Georgia. He served in the Georgia House of Representatives from 1998 to 2006.[1] His brother James Dean also served in the state legislature and was the first African American elected to the legislature from DeKalb County.

Early life and education

Dean was born to Steve and Dorothy (Cox) Dean and was one of 12 children, along with his brother James E. Dean.[2]

Dean received a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration from Pasadena City College.[1]

Career

A lifetime resident of Summerhill, Atlanta, Dean led the Summerhill Neighborhood Development Corporation[3] that got a cut of parking revenue at the Atlanta Braves' former Turner Field stadium. The group funded the Summerhill Reunion festival.[4] A lawsuit accused him of misusing the organizations finds to back a private developer's loan that defaulted.[5]

He was photographed at a press conference discussing substandard housing.[6]

He led the Pittsburgh Community Improvement Association and was photographed in 2012 at a press conference discussing aman's bwating caught on video.[7]

In 2004 he was elected from District 59.[8]

Personal life

Dean lives in Summerhill, Atlanta with his wife and two children.[1]

He was arrested in 2017 along with several other protestors at Georgia State University advocating for low income housing and community involvement in a redevelopment project.[9]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Douglas Dean's Biography". Vote Smart. Retrieved March 14, 2025.
  2. ^ "James E. Dean, DeKalb's first black state legislator, remembered". Crossroads News. January 10, 2015. Retrieved March 14, 2025 – via Issuu.
  3. ^ "Douglas C. Dean and Joe Martin discuss the redevelopment of the Summerhill neighborhood, 1995". Digital Library of Georgia.
  4. ^ "Questions raised about millions spent in troubled Turner Field neighborhood". 11Alive.com. November 13, 2013.
  5. ^ September 9, Thomas Wheatley Thursday; Edt, 2010 10:39 Am. "Summerhill citizens' group sues founder Doug Dean". Creative Loafing.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  6. ^ "Atlanta Substandard Housing, Representative Douglas Dean during a Press Conference". digitalcollections.library.gsu.edu.
  7. ^ "From left, Former Georgia state representative, Douglas Dean, chief executive officer, Pittsburgh Community Improvement Association, LaShawn Hoffman and Georgia state representative, Ralph Long III (district 61) address the media regarding the beating of a man caught on videotape on Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012 in front of Iconium Baptist Church in Atlanta. Federal authorities have said they are investigating the Feb. 4 attack as a possible hate crime. The video shows three unidentified men pouncing on Brandon White as he walks out of a grocery store in the city's Pittsburgh neighborhood south of d Stock Photo - Alamy". www.alamy.com. Alamy Limited.
  8. ^ https://sos.ga.gov/sites/default/files/2022-01/july_2004_primaryelection_totals.pdf
  9. ^ "Former state rep, four others arrested during GSU sit-in". WMAZ. April 11, 2017.


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