Life and career
Dolezal grew up in Joliet,Illinois. [4] He graduated from North Park University in 2001 with degrees in business administration and communication studies; [5] he had planned to attend law school but instead moved to Atlanta,where he worked at North Point Community Church and began doing video production work for Louie Giglio's Passion Conferences. [5] He also worked for eleven years as tour manager for Christian musician Chris Tomlin. [4] [6]
Previously,Dolezal served as a member of the Forsyth County Planning Commission,Comprehensive Plan Steering Committee,Impact Fee Committee,and Transportation Plan Steering Committee. [2] [6] After writing an open letter accusing then-Commissioner Brian Tam,whom Dolezal would run against in the 2018 primary,of "releasing false and misleading information," the commission voted to deny a motion to extend Dolezal's term on the Planning Commission. [7] [8]
Dolezal initially announced his candidacy for the Georgia Senate on June 5,2017. [9] The next year,he defeated Democratic challenger Steve Smith in the 2018 elections by a wide margin. [2] He is a conservative and favors funding for building new schools,is against tax increases,and wants to expand county roads. [2]
In February 2019,then-Georgia Senate Majority Whip Steve Gooch named Dolezal as deputy whip;Dolezal stated he was "humbled by the trust that Senator Gooch has placed in me." [10] Dolezal also is Vice Chair of the Science and Technology Committee and a member of the Education and Youth Committee,the Health and Human Services Committee,the Government Oversight Committee,and the Reapportionment and Redistricting Committee. [10] [11]
In December 2020,Dolezal signed a petition supporting the right of the Georgia General Assembly to overrule the outcome of democratic elections within the state. [12]
In January 2024,Dolezal co-sponsored S.B. 390,which would withhold government funding for any libraries in Georgia affiliated with the American Library Association; [13] the bill states that the organization "has used the librarian certification process to promote its ideology", [14] and was drafted following the election of ALA president Emily Drabinski and a social media post in which she called herself a "Marxist lesbian". [15]
Dolezal is a founder and partner at Forsyth County-based technology company Renewed Vision, [2] which was founded in 2000 [16] and makes live production software called ProPresenter [4] used by megachurches,the International Olympic Committee,Chick-fil-A, [17] and Mercedes-Benz. [5] He is also an owner and board member of Catalyst Nutraceuticals [6] and a founder of Passion City Church. [6]
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