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Ms. Janna Davenport Akins

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Janna earned her Bachelor of Science in Management from Georgia Tech and also attended Oxford University in England during his undergraduate years. She obtained a Master of Business Administration from Strayer University and her law degree from Emory University. She is married with two daughters.

Janna has served as the City Attorney for the City of Blairsville. She is also currently legal counsel to the Union County Development Authority. She was employed by the Central Intelligence Agency and opened her own law office in her hometown of Blairsville, Georgia.

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Janna Davenport Akins is a Member of the Union County School Board representing District 1. 

As of June 18, 2025, Janna Davenport Akins did not have a website or any information online.

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 L Paige Thornton lives in Union County with her husband and two daughters. 

L Paige Thornton is a Licensed Associate Real Estate Broker in REMAX Town & County Atlanta, Blairsville, North Georgia Mountains. She was a Board member for the Northeast GA Board of Realtors as the liaison for Union County Government for 5 years and worked with the County, Blairsville Sorghum Festival.

L Paige Thornton's campaign for County Board of Education Member in Union County School Board District 1 is her first entry into politics. 

As of June 18, 2025, L Paige Thornton did not have a website or any information online.

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- The Board of Education runs the public school system. The Board of Education is entirely independent from the rest of the county government.
- Board of Education members work together to make school policy, set the budget, and appoint the superintendent to run the schools day to day.
- Board of Education members are elected to four-year terms in nonpartisan elections.

Union County Board of Education Member, District 1, Republican Primary

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