Service in the House

Rep. Kendrick currently is in her 1st term as a Member of the Georgia House of Representatives serving DeKalb and Rockdale counties, specifically the Cities of Lithonia and Conyers.

Rep. Kendrick serves on the Children & Youth, Interstate Cooperation and Special Rules Committee. She also servces as the ONLY FRESHMAN appointed by the House Minority Leader to the Reapportionment Committee and the ONLY FRESHMAN to Co-Chair a Committee, the Economic Security and Development Committee.

Accomplishments While In the House

Rep. Kendrick has hosted a National Small Businesss Week Forum in her district, bringing over 200 business owners, state, local and federal resources, departments and public servants to provide needed advice and counseling for Georgia business owners all for FREE.

Rep. Kendrick has also raised money for underprivileged youth in her district including a $500 scholarship to the Luscious Sanders Recreation Center (Lithonia, GA) for more than 10 kids to attend summer camp.

Rep. Kendrick hosts an Annual Holiday Party at her home and asks guests to bring a toy for a non-profit in her district. This year (2011), we collected over 125 gifts and expect to double that amount next year.

My Legislation Introduced in 2011

1) Foreclosure. Legislation to turn Georgia into a "judicial foreclosure" state whereby homeowners would be afforded the same regular court proceedings as in any civil matter. Right now, when banks foreclose on your home, they simply sell them on the courthouse steps without going through a judicial process or a judge to review for accuracy and fairness.

2) Employment. Legislation to prevent employers from running credit checks on potential employees UNLESS there is a bona fide business reason for doing so, like in industries in which there is a fiduciary duty.

3) Animal Registry. For the pet lovers! Legislation to provide for a registry to be established that would require shelters to register pets that are to be euthanized to see if another facility could take the pet before it's put to death.

Accomplishments and Achievements

- Congressional Intern for Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney in district office (summer of 2000)

- Founder of Young Democrats Chapter of Oglethorpe University (2001)

- Youth Coordinator for Young Democrats of Georgia (2001)

- MARTOC (MARTA Oversighht) Committee Intern for Georgia House of Representatives (2002-2004 Legislative Sessions)

- Georgia Legislative Black Caucus Scholarship Recipient (2002)

- Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Scholarship Recipient (2003)

- Congressional Intern for Congresswoman Denise Majette in Washington, D.C. (summer of 2003)

- Student Body President at Oglethorpe University(2004)

- Resident Assistant of the Year at Oglethorpe University (2004)

- Graduation from Oglethorpe University with a double major in political science and communications cum laude (2004)

- Campaign Manager for Rep. Georgia Maddox, Candidate for Senate (2004)

- Established the Business Legal Society at UGA Law (2006)

- Graduation from University of Georgia School of Law (2007)

- Owner of Kendrick Law Practice, a boutique business law firm (2010)

- Recipient of the "30 Under 30" Awards in Atlanta(2011)

- Graduation from Kennesaw State with a Master's in Business Administration (2011)

- Co-Chair of the House Caucus Economic Security and Development Committee (2011)

- Board Member of the Beverly Cunningham Outreach Program (educates on domestic violence) (2011)

- Board Member of IXGEN, Inc. (focuses on developing young entrepreneurs) (2011)

- Interim Board Member of the Stonecrest Mall Business Alliance (2011) 

Personal Bio

Dar'shun Kendrick was born in Atlanta, GA and raised in South DeKalb County. Both her parents, Ricky and Daisy Kendrick, are life-long DeKalb county residents and have been married over twenty-eight (28) years. She attended DeKalb County public schools and graduated from Towers High School (Decatur, GA) in 2000 at the top of her class.