District 53 Race Gets A New Entry

Former public school teacher and attorney Jason Esteves announced his candidacy to represent District 53 in the Georgia House of Representatives on Monday.

Esteves is the third candidate in the race. Incumbent has already announced that she is seeking re-election, and Democrat is in the contest as well.

District 53 was one of several House districts whose boundaries were redrawn during the last General Assembly as a result of the 2010 Census. Jones' district was combined with state Rep. Elly Dobbs', prompting Dobbs to announce she would not seek re-election.

Esteves is currently a business and commercial litigator at the Atlanta law firm of McKenna Long & Aldridge.

“The people of our district deserve active representation,” Esteves said. “I will be that person, serving as a tireless advocate for and listener to the needs of the people of District 53.”

Esteves is also a board member of KIPP South Fulton Academy, the Georgia Hispanic Bar Association, Georgia Appleseed Young Professionals Council, and the Georgia Supreme Court Commission on Access to the Courts.