Politics & Government

Lepore Campaign Names Steering Committee

Buckhead business owner's campaign fills committee with business and community leaders.

Loretta Lepore's campaign for GA House District 54 advanced this week with the announcement of a 14-member campaign steering committee.

 “I am proud to have the support of so many outstanding individuals from all across our community,” said Lepore in a release from the campaign. “Georgia’s economic future will be built on a foundation of innovation and a commitment to the entrepreneurial spirit.  The members of my steering committee share my desire to move Georgia forward with common sense solutions and to improve the quality of life for Georgia's families.”

Janey Lowe, an award-winning real estate agent at Beacham & Company Realtors, chairs the committee.  She also serves on the Garden Hills Civic Association Board of Directors.

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Campaign Steering Committee

  • Janey Lowe, Chair
  • Val Betz
  • Lauren Curry
  • Lavin Gartland
  • Shane Hix
  • Lydia Howren
  • Richard Johnson
  • Leslie McLeod
  • Toria Morgan
  • Robert Shaw
  • Julie Smith
  • Danna Thompson
  • Suzi Voyles
  • Jeff Wansley
“Loretta is one of the good ones.  I think she has all the skills necessary to do an excellent job.  I wholeheartedly support Loretta’s election and hope to see her in the State House representing Buckhead and Brookhaven,” said Val Betz, former chair of the Georgia Federation of Republican Women and longtime Fulton County GOP activist.

Adds Bob Shaw, former chair of the state and Fulton County GOP, “Loretta Lepore is fully aware of the issues facing House District 54 and is totally dedicated to working diligently to serve the citizens she will represent.”

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About Loretta Lepore

Loretta Lepore is a wife and mother who owns her own small business.  She currently runs Lepore Associates, LLC, a communications firm in Atlanta.  Prior to launching her business, she covered international news events for multiple CNN networks and earned a national news Emmy for her role in the network’s coverage of the 1996 Olympic Park Bombing.

A Republican activist, she is a member of the Fulton County Republican Party, the Georgia Republican Foundation and she is active within several professional organizations, including the Conservative Policy Leadership Institute, Georgia Chamber of Commerce, Technology Association of Georgia and the Atlanta Press Club, among others.  She and her husband Earl live in Buckhead where they are raising their two sons.  Loretta and her family attend Northside United Methodist Church in Atlanta.

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