ATLANTA – State Representative Sandra Scott (D-Rex) celebrates her year of service as the outgoing chairwoman of the National Foundation for Women Legislators (NFWL), which is a nonpartisan organization that seeks to support elected women in government.
Continue reading “Rep. Sandra Scott Celebrates Tenure as Chairwoman of National Foundation for Women Legislators”Reps. Scott, Davis and Schofield Applaud State Funding Supporting Students’ Mental Health and Students in Poverty
ATLANTA – State Representatives Sandra G. Scott (D-Rex), Viola Davis (D-Stone Mountain) and Kim Schofield (D-Atlanta) recently applauded state funding that allocates $15 million for students living in poverty and $19.6 million for student mental health services. This funding for the Department of Education was included in the Fiscal Year 2026 budget (FY26), which took effect on July 1, 2025. These legislators also highlight House Bills 26 and 27, legislation they introduced during the 2025 legislative session that would support students’ mental health and support students living in poverty.
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ATLANTA – State Representatives Viola Davis (D-Stone Mountain), Sandra Scott (D-Rex) and Kim Schofield (D-Atlanta) recently submitted a letter to Governor Brian Kemp urging immediate emergency state funding to protect Georgia families facing food insecurity and healthcare disruption during the federal government shutdown.
Continue reading “Reps. Davis, Scott and Schofield Call for Emergency State Action to Protect Families from SNAP and Medicaid Disruptions Amid Federal Shutdown”Rep. Sandra Scott Celebrates Clayton Students’ Participation in the “Pledge of the Day”
ATLANTA – State Representative Sandra Scott (D-Rex) celebrates Clayton students’ participation in Atlanta News First’s “Pledge of the Day” program. The program, which airs daily on WANF Atlanta News First at 5 a.m., 7 a.m. and 9 a.m., features young students from schools across Metro Atlanta leading and reciting the Pledge of Allegiance.
Continue reading “Rep. Sandra Scott Celebrates Clayton Students’ Participation in the “Pledge of the Day””Reps. Davis, Scott and Schofield Applaud Georgia Supreme Court Ruling Protecting Sapelo Island’s Gullah Geechee Community
ATLANTA – State Representatives Viola Davis (D-Stone Mountain), Sandra Scott (D-Rex) and Kim Schofield (D-Atlanta) today applaud the Georgia Supreme Court’s ruling in favor of Sapelo Island’s Gullah Geechee community, allowing a referendum that lets Sapelo Island residents vote on a zoning ordinance in the historic Hogg Hummock community.
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