{{Short description|American politician}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Paulette Rakestraw | image = | caption = | office = Member of the Georgia House of Representatives from the 19th district | term_start = January 10, 2011 | term_end = January 14, 2019 | predecessor = Daniel Stout | successor = Joseph Gullett | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1967|5|7}} | birth_place = | party = Republican }}
'''Paulette Rakestraw''' (born May 7, 1967) is an American politician who served in the Georgia House of Representatives from the 19th district from 2011 to 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.house.ga.gov/representatives/en-US/member.aspx?Member=874&Session=24 |title=Representative Paulette Rakestraw |publisher=House.ga.gov |date= |accessdate=2019-05-11}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thedallasnewera.com/local-news/2325-state-rep-paulette-rakestraw-announces-re-election-campaign-to-the-support-of-house-speaker-and-her-fellow-state-representatives |title=State Rep. Paulette Rakestraw Announces Re-Election Campaign to the Support of House Speaker and Her Fellow State Representatives |publisher=Thedallasnewera.com |date=2017-12-25 |accessdate=2019-05-11}}</ref> First elected in 2011, she served until losing a primary election run-off for the Republican nomination.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Paulette_Rakestraw|title=Paulette Rakestraw|website=Ballotpedia|language=en|access-date=2019-10-18}}</ref>
Rakestraw earned her bachelor's degrees in communications and PR from Kennesaw State University.<ref name=":0" />
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