 Brian Thomas was first elected to the Georgia House of Representatives in 2004. He represents portions of Gwinnett County (see District Map), all of which is unincorporated. He currently serves on three committees: Defense and Veterans Affairs; Education; and Natural Resources. He also is an Assistant Whip for the Democratic House Caucus.
His education includes a B.A. in History and Philosophy from Wofford College in Spartanburg, South Carolina; an M.A. in Anthropology from Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina; and a Ph.D. in Anthropology from the State University of New York at Binghamton.
Brian has lived in the Lilburn area since 1999, along with his wife Larissa. Before moving to Gwinnett County, Brian served as an officer in the U.S. Army, worked for the National Park Service, and held various research and teaching positions. He is an archaeologist by training, with a specialization in Historical Archaeology (his dissertation research examined African-American slave sites located at former President Andrew Jackson’s plantation, The Hermitage, near Nashville). He currently manages a Cultural Resources Management company called TRC Garrow Associates, and is responsible for overseeing five southeastern offices with a staff of over 75 people.
A state leader in historic preservation, Brian is past president of the Georgia Council of Professional Archaeologists, and now serves on its Board of Directors. He is a Board Member of the American Cultural Resources Association, a national business association, sits on the board of the Georgia National Register Review Board (since 2002), and has been the Editor of the Newsletter for the Society for Georgia Archaeology since 2003. He is a member of the Georgia Sierra Club and serves as the volunteer Historic Places & Archaeological Sites Issue Leader. |
