John Albers, a Republican, represents Georgia District 56 in the State Senate. State Senate district 56 is located in North Fulton County

Fulton County, Georgia

Fulton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. Its county seat is Atlanta, the state capital since 1868 and the principal county of the Atlanta metropolitan area...

 covering all of Roswell

Roswell, Georgia

Roswell is a city located in northern Fulton County; it is a suburb of northern Atlanta, Georgia, United States. The 2010 Census population was 88,346. It is the eighth largest city in Georgia...

 and parts of the cities of: Sandy Springs, Johns Creek

Johns Creek, Georgia

Johns Creek is a suburban city in Fulton County, Georgia, USA, which incorporated December 1, 2006. It is named for a tributary that runs through the area. The city was created out of the northeastern part of unincorporated Fulton County...

, Alpharetta, Milton

Milton, Georgia

Milton is a city in Fulton County, Georgia, United States. Incorporated on December 1, 2006, it was created out of the entire unincorporated northwestern part of northern Fulton County. It is a highly affluent community with an average household income within the zip code 30004 of $99,412...

 and Mountain Park

Mountain Park, Fulton County, Georgia

Mountain Park is a city primarily in the western part of northern Fulton County in the U.S. state of Georgia, with a small portion extending less than into southeastern Cherokee County. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 547....

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Biography

After attending the University of Louisville

University of Louisville

The University of Louisville is a public university in Louisville, Kentucky. When founded in 1798, it was the first city-owned public university in the United States and one of the first universities chartered west of the Allegheny Mountains. The university is mandated by the Kentucky General...

, Senator Albers moved to Georgia

Georgia (U.S. state)

Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...

 and became an executive and business owner. He was first elected to the Georgia Senate in 2010. Albers is a devout Methodist and currently resides in Roswell, GA with wife, Kari, and sons, Will and Ryan.

State Senate Committees and Duties

• Deputy Whip
• Public Safety (Vice Chairman)
• Science and Technology (Vice Chairman)
• Economic Development
• Education and Youth
• Ethics

Community Involvement

Senator Albers affiliations include:

• Roswell UMC Job Networking Industry Guide
• Alpharetta Public Safety Foundation Board of Directors (chairman emeritus)
• Hope & Light Foundation Board of Directors
• Republican National Committee Business Advisory Council
• Georgia, National & North Fulton Republican Party
• Awakening
• Heritage Foundation Presidents Club
• Scout Leader
• EnAble of GA Board of Directors
• Sigma Phi Epsilon KY Beta Alumni Board (vice president)
• National Rifle Association
• Georgia Carry
• Roswell Area Park (youth sports coach)
• Roswell Historical Society
• Friends of Bullock Hall
• Roswell Kiwanis
• Roswell Rotary.

He is also a fourth generation firefighter serving as a volunteer in Alpharetta and member of the Georgia Firefighters Association.