DeKalb House Legislative Delegation to Host Public Meeting with Local Officials

ATLANTA – Members of the DeKalb House Legislative Delegation, chaired by State Representative Karla Drenner (D-Avondale Estates), will host a public meeting with local officials on Monday, March 27, 2023, at 12 p.m. (or upon adjournment of the House of Representatives if later) in room 510 of the Coverdell Legislative Office Building in Atlanta.

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Reps. Viola Davis, Sandra Scott, Kim Schofield Issue Statements on Opposition to Senate Bill 140

ATLANTA – State Representatives Viola Davis (D-Stone Mountain), Sandra Scott (D-Rex) and Kim Schofield (D-Atlanta) today issued the following statements regarding their opposition to Senate Bill 140, legislation which would prohibit medical professionals from providing sex reassignment surgeries and hormone replacement therapies to minors with gender dysphoria.

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Rep. Viola Davis Awards Sandy Purkett with Yellow Rose/Nikki T. Randall Servant Leadership Award

ATLANTA – State Representative Viola Davis (D-Stone Mountain) today announced that she has selected Sandy Purkett as a recipient of the Yellow Rose/Nikki T. Randall Servant Leadership Award. Rep. Davis will present Purkett with the award during a ceremony on Wednesday, March 8, 2023, from 8 – 9:45 a.m. in the Blue Room of the Georgia Freight Depot (65 MLK Jr. Dr. SW) in Atlanta.

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State Legislators Introduce Resolution for Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Day at the Capitol

ATLANTA – State Representatives Viola Davis (D-Stone Mountain), Rhonda Burnough (D-Riverdale), Sheila Jones (D-Atlanta), Edna Jackson (D-Savannah) and Terry Cummings (D-Mableton) recently introduced House Resolution 59, a special resolution which recognizes Monday, February 27, 2023, as Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Day at the Capitol. These legislators also issued the following statement:

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