17 Black Women in Elective Office

17 Black Women in Elective Office


Joyce Beatty, House of Representatives

Ohio
Democrat
District 3
A freshman Member of the U.S. House of Representatives, Congresswoman Beatty serves on the Financial Services Committee and the Subcommittees on Housing & Insurance and Oversight & Investigations. She was selected to serve as a Democratic Caucus Regional Whip for Region 10, which includes Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Kentucky. Prior to Congress, she was first female Democratic House Leader in Ohio’s history and was instrumental in passing legislation that improved the climate for economic development in the state.


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