Gabe Okoye | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Georgia House of Representatives from the 102nd district | |
| Assumed office January 9, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Personal details | |
| Citizenship | United States  Nigeria |
Gabe Okoye is Nigerian–American civil engineer, former chair, and a current commissioner of planning in Gwinnett County.[1][2] On November 8, 2022, he became a legislator elect at the 2022 US midterm elections representing Georgia State and he took office on January 9, 2023.[3][2][4][5][1]
Biography
Okoye is a native of Enugwu-Aguleri. He relocated to United States in 1981.[6] He started his struggle as security guard. He found his way to the college where he became a civil engineer and eventually founded a company called Essex Geoscientist. Okoye is married with four children and has been living in Atlanta, the headquarters of Gwinnett County, since 1992[2][6] In 2010, Gabe Okoye and Brittany Mayt his wife participated in the Million Dollar Money Drop gameshow.[7]
Political career
Okoye is a Democrat and he became the Gwinnett party chairman in 2016. In 2018, he recorded massive wins that captured 13 seats out of the 25 seats available in the county. This historic wins made the Georgia House of Representatives with Resolution 313 of 2019 declared November 6 of 2019 as Gabe Okoye Leadership Day.[6]
References
- 1 2 tvcnewsng (2022-11-10). "Buhari congratulates Nigerian-Americans on election victory –". TVC News. Retrieved 2022-11-10.
- 1 2 3 Bankole, Idowu (2020-08-01). "Nigerian-born politician, Okoye blazes trail in U.S. politics". Vanguard News. Retrieved 2022-11-10.
- ↑ "Gabe Okoye". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2022-11-10.
- ↑ biodunbusari@vanguardngr.com (2022-11-09). "Meet eight Nigerian-Americans who won legislative seats in US midterm elections". Vanguard News. Retrieved 2022-11-10.
- ↑ Olaniyi, Muideen (2022-11-09). "US midterm polls: Buhari congratulates Nigerian-Americans on election victory". Daily Trust. Retrieved 2022-11-10.
- 1 2 3 Nigeria, News Agency Of (2020-08-01). "Nigerian-born politician, Okoye blazes trail in US politics". Pulse Nigeria. Retrieved 2022-11-10.
- ↑ Alexander, Bryan (2010-12-27). "Fox Invites Back 'Million Dollar Money Drop' Couple Who Lost $800,000 on Right Answer". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2023-08-06.
