RJ Hadley

Who is RJ Hadley?

RJ Hadley is a Democratic Party activist and current Tax Commissioner of Rockdale County, Georgia. In 2008 he was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention representing Georgia. He has been a member of the Rockdale County Democratic Party since 2006 and was elected to its executive board in 2010.

Hadley is a graduate of Dartmouth College. He has worked in the public sector as juvenile justice social worker for the State of New Jersey. He has also held software technology positions in the United States and abroad with the Federal Aviation Administration, Motorola, and Logica. In 2009, he was appointed Chief of Staff for Rockdale County. He served as the Chief Operating Officer for Affordable Housing CDC, a non-profit housing and economic development organization, until his election as Tax Commissioner in 2012.

In 2010, Hadley sought the Democratic Party's nomination for Senate in Georgia, losing to Labor Commissioner Mike Thurmond. On January 29, 2011, he was elected Vice-Chair of County Parties with the Democratic Party of Georgia.