{{short description|American politician}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Margaret D. Kaiser | state_house = Georgia | district = 59th | term_start = 2007 | term_end = 2017 | predecessor = | successor = David Dreyer | birth_date = August 2nd | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | party = Democratic | alma_mater = | parents = Nancy Denson (mother) }}
'''Margaret Kaiser''' is a former state representative from Georgia. She is a member of the Democratic Party.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Margaret Kaiser |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Margaret_Kaiser |access-date=2025-11-26 |website=Ballotpedia |language=en}}</ref>
==Personal life and education== Kaiser graduated from Emory University. She is married to Eric Kaiser, who owns Grant Central and Grant Central East Pizza. The couple also founded Cabbagetown Grill, although Margaret Kaiser sold her half. Currently, Kaiser serves as President of her family’s small business, Kaiser Dough and Pizza Concepts.<ref name=Housebio>{{cite web|title=Rep. Margaret Kaiser|url=http://www.house.ga.gov/Documents/Biographies/kaiserMargaret.pdf|publisher=Georgia House of Representatives|accessdate=22 August 2013}}</ref>
Kaiser's mother, Nancy Denson, served as the Mayor of Athens, Georgia, approximately hour and a half east of Atlanta.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://flagpole.com/news/in-the-loop/nancy-denson-s-daughter-might-run-for-mayor-too |title=In the Loop: Nancy Denson's Daughter Might Run for Mayor, Too | Flagpole Magazine | Athens, GA News, Music, Arts, Restaurants |access-date=2015-06-17 |archive-date=2015-06-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150618090029/http://flagpole.com/news/in-the-loop/nancy-denson-s-daughter-might-run-for-mayor-too |url-status=dead }}</ref>
Kaiser’s oldest son Willem is a member of the SCAD Atlanta cycling team.
==Political career== Kaiser worked for the Carter Center after graduation. She was sworn into the Georgia House of Representatives in 2007 for District 59. Kaiser served on the Agriculture & Consumer Affairs, Appropriations, Education, and Health & Human Services committees.<ref name=Housebio/>
Kaiser supported a failed constitutional amendment that would have allowed the state to create charter schools.<ref name=Charter>{{cite news|last=Williams|first=Dave|title=Charter school amendment falls in Georgia House|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/news/2012/02/08/charter-school-amendment-falls-in-ga.html|accessdate=22 August 2013|newspaper=Atlanta Business Chronicle|date=8 February 2012}}</ref>
Kaiser announced that she was one of the first people to register for the 2017 Atlanta mayoral election on March 12, 2015.<ref name=theracebegins>{{cite web|url=http://politics.blog.ajc.com/2015/03/12/the-race-for-kasim-reeds-job-is-already-taking-shape/|title=The race for Kasim Reed's job begins: Cathy Woolard, Margaret Kaiser say they're in|work=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution|last=Bluestein|first=Greg|date=March 12, 2015|accessdate=June 20, 2015|archive-date=July 6, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150706211115/http://politics.blog.ajc.com/2015/03/12/the-race-for-kasim-reeds-job-is-already-taking-shape/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=woolard-kaiser>{{cite web|url=http://clatl.com/freshloaf/archives/2015/03/16/cathy-woolard-margaret-kaiser-kick-off-2017-mayoral-race|title=Cathy Woolard, Margaret Kaiser kick off 2017 mayoral race|work=Creative Loafing Atlanta|last=Blau|first=Max|date=March 16, 2015|accessdate=June 20, 2015}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web|url=http://onlineathens.com/local-news/2015-03-17/athens-clarke-mayors-daughter-making-bid-atlanta-mayoral-post|title=Athens-Clarke mayor's daughter making bid for Atlanta mayoral post|work=Athens Banner-Herald |last=Thompson| first=Jim|date=March 18, 2015|accessdate=June 20, 2015}}</ref> However, she announced that she was dropping out of the crowded field on October 25, 2016.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://politics.blog.ajc.com/2016/10/25/jolt-10-25/ |title=Margaret Kaiser opts out of race for mayor of Atlanta |accessdate=November 11, 2016 |archive-date=November 12, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161112081601/http://politics.blog.ajc.com/2016/10/25/jolt-10-25/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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==External links== *[http://margaretkaiser.com/ MargaretKaiser.com]{{Dead link|date=September 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot }} *[https://twitter.com/repkaiser Kaiser's Twitter account]
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