Two Nigerian-American engineers keep their seats in Georgia's House
Gabe Okoye and Segun Adeyina, both first elected in 2022 and both representing Gwinnett County, won again on Tuesday.
Atlanta — Two Nigerian-American Democrats have been returned to the Georgia House of Representatives, both from Gwinnett County in the Atlanta suburbs.
Gabe Okoye, District 102
Okoye ran unopposed. A civil engineer and a native of Enugwu-Agidi in Nigeria, he has lived in Atlanta since 1992. He became chairman of the Gwinnett County Democrats in 2016 and served as a county planning commissioner, before winning his seat in the 2022 election.
Segun Adeyina, District 110
Adeyina defeated the Republican Charles Lollar, with about 75.6% to 24.4% reported by Blueprint. An electrical engineering graduate of the University of Akron in Ohio, he spent more than 25 years in IT project management at companies including General Motors and Ascension Health.
He is also executive director of the Nigerian American Public Advisory Committee, which works on voter education, registration and participation among Nigerians in the United States. He was first elected in 2022.
Source: Blueprint, Nigeria Info FM, Georgia General Assembly, Wikipedia, November 2026.
