ATLANTA – State Representative Katie Dempsey (R-Rome) recently sponsored HR 121, a resolution recognizing the American Heart Association’s Go Red for Women movement and National Wear Red Day. Members of the General Assembly wore red at the State Capitol on Wednesday, February 4, 2015 in support of National Wear Red Day.
“I was happy to see so many of my colleagues wearing red at the capitol on Wednesday,” said Rep. Dempsey. “Heart disease is the number one killer of women in the United States, and it is crucial that we continue to raise awareness for this issue and encourage women to make healthy behavior changes to decrease their risks.”
The American Heart Association’s Go Red for Women movement will celebrate the 12th National Wear Red Day on February 6, 2015 by urging all women across America to wear red in an effort to increase awareness of heart disease in women. On Wednesday, Rep. Dempsey and other members of the House of Representatives wore red at the capitol to celebrate National Wear Red Day, as the House was in recess on Thursday and Friday.
For more information on Go Red Day, please click here, and for more information on House Resolution 121, please click here.
Representative Katie Dempsey represents the citizens of District 13, which includes portions of Floyd County. She was elected into the House of Representatives in 2006, and currently serves as the Chair of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Human Resources. She also serves on the Rules, Economic Development and Tourism, Energy, Utilities, and Telecommunications, Health and Human Services, and Higher Education committees.
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