Phil Olaleye

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Phil Olaleye
Member of the GeorgiaHouseofRepresentatives
from the 59th district
Assumed office
January 9, 2023
Personal details
Political party Democratic

Phil Olaleye is a United States politician and the former executive director of a non-profit educational foundation. [1]

He was elected on November 8, 2022, as a legislator at the 2022 US midterm elections representing Georgia House of Representatives District 59 under the Democratic Party, and he took office on January 9, 2023. [2] [3] [4] [5]

Early life and education

Phil grew up in Stone Mountain, Georgia. In 2007, he received his first degree from Duke University and in 2014 he earned his master's degree in public policy from the world-renowned Harvard Kennedy School of Government. [6]

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