Rep. David Casas

David Casas, a Lilburn Republican and a high school government teacher.

"David Casas and Pedro Marin to Speak at Gwinnett Chamber Governmental Affairs Committee Meeting"
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"David Casas and Pedro Marin to Speak at Gwinnett Chamber Governmental Affairs Committee Meeting"
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David Casas, born in Canary Islands, Spain, has lived in Georgia for almost thirty years.He is a graduate of Georgia State University and is currently a teacher at John McEachern High School and a coach for the Speech, Debate and Model United Nations Teams.He has many volunteer activities and professional affiliations including the Southern Center for International Studies and his appointment to Congressman John Linder's 11th District Service Academy Advisory Board.

"David Casas and Pedro Marin to Speak at Gwinnett Chamber Governmental Affairs Committee Meeting"
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David Casas, born in Canary Islands, Spain, has lived in Georgia for almost thirty years.He is a graduate of Georgia State University and is currently a teacher at John McEachern High School and a coach for the Speech, Debate and Model United Nations Teams.He has many volunteer activities and professional affiliations including the Southern Center for International Studies and his appointment to Congressman John Linder's 11th District Service Academy Advisory Board.

Two are from Gwinnett County - Pedro "Pete" Marin, a Democrat representing the new House District 66 in Duluth, and David Casas, a Republican from Lilburn, representing House District 68.
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"What my victory means is that my district wanted to elect a common-sense representative," Casas said."No doubt, I am Hispanic, but I wasn't elected because I'm Hispanic."

Casas is a high school political science and history teacher at McEachern High School in Cobb County.His parents are Cuban refugees, who fled first to Spain and then the United States.He and his wife, Ann, live in Lilburn and are expecting their first child in June.

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Casas ran on education reform, and he proposes to set up a commission to measure the effectiveness of various programs."We've had four reform plans," Casas said."We're still 50th in the country.There's something wrong."

In particular, he would like to look at the English as a second language (ESOL) program."Large numbers of Hispanics are dropping out of school," Casas said. (Two out of three Hispanics in Georgia dropped out of high school in 1998, according to a recent study by the Manhattan Institute for Policy Research.) "What is ESOL doing?Where is that money going?"

Marin plans to concentrate on gang-related problems.

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"For the son of Cuban refugees to be able to grow up in this country and now be elected to the legislature, you don't see that anywhere else but America," Casas said."This is a county where immigrants come to live, work and prosper and run for office and participate."

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David Casas, a 30-year-old high school teacher from Lilburn, announced his candidacy for the 68th District House seat.The new district, which has no incumbent, runs along U.S. 29 from the DeKalb-Gwinnett border to Lawrenceville.The district is essentially a new seat for Gwinnett because it has no incumbent living within its lines.
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If elected, Casas would be the first Latino to serve in the Georgia General Assembly.

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David Casas is still grateful for the endorsement of a local teacher's group in his bid for House District 103.Casas is unopposed for his second term in the Legislature.With 40,000 members, the Georgia Association of Educators is the only major education employee representative with an active political action program.GAE members work through voluntary contributions and support for candidates to ensure friends of public education are elected to public office. "Our endorsement is based on GAE's commitment to continue improving Georgia's public schools," the group's president Merchuria Chase Williams said."Rep.Casas, being a public school teacher himself, impressed GAE's local association members in his support of the GAE Legislative Priorities, which include among many other important issues, a commitment to stand up for those on education's front line by working to attract and retain a quality teacher in every classroom, continue to reduce class size and improve student achievement."Casas, R-Lilburn, is a government teacher at McEachern High School."My commitment to Georgia's children is that I will continue to work hard to make sure that Georgia's education system is first rate," Casas said.

Representative Pedro Marin (D-Duluth), Representative David Casas (R-Lilburn), and Senator Sam Zamarripa (D-Atlanta) each gave brief remarks on the upcoming legislative session before reading House Resolution 984, a proclamation from Governor Sonny Perdue recognizing Georgia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Day at the Capitol and the impact the Chamber has made in Georgia.
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Representative David Casas was excited that President Bush had opened up the debate on immigration.Representative Casas, a history teacher at McEachern High School, cited America's long history of welcoming immigrants who have come here to make a better life for themselves and their families.