Position Sought
U.S. House of Representatives, GA-13
Party Affiliation
Democrat
Location
Georgia
Date of Primary Election
May 19, 2026
Primary Election Donation Limit
$3,500
Date of General Election
November 3, 2026
General Election Donation Limit
$3,500
Race/Ethnicity
Black/African-American/Afro-Caribbean
Gender Identity
Cisgender Man
Sexual Orientation
Gay
Pronouns
He/Him/His
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Everton will be the first Black out LGBTQ+ Member of Congress elected from the South!
Biography
Born and raised right in Georgia’s 13th Congressional District, Everton is an educator and program director with district, state, and federal education policy experience. He is the son of Jamaican immigrants and a 2009 graduate of Gwinnett County Schools.
Elected in 2018, he is the first person of color and youngest-ever member of the Gwinnett County Board of Education, where he served as board chair during the pandemic. As chairman of the board, he led the school district during the pandemic – overseeing the district’s superintendent transition, budget expansion, COVID-19 response and annual reaccreditation. Before the board, he taught high school math in Atlanta Public Schools, coached superintendents across the country and served as a Policy Fellow in President Obama’s White House Initiative on Educational Excellence.
Everton holds a Bachelor’s in Applied Mathematics from Harvard College, a Master’s in Policy, Organizations, and Leadership from Stanford University, and a Doctorate in Education Leadership from Harvard Graduate School of Education.