Valencia went to DeKalb College and Clayton State University. She lives with her husband, Walter. They have two children and four grandchildren. They attend Antioch Baptist Church North.

Valencia is retired. She worked for 22 years in banking and was president and chief executive officer of Seay & Associates.

Valencia Seay is currently the state senator for district 34. She was first elected in 2002 and has been in office for nine terms. Before her election as a state senator, she was a state representative for one term and a member of the Clayton County Board of Education.

Vote Smart

As a state senator, voted against letting the Georgia Bureau of Investigations investigate claims of election fraud.

As a state senator, voted against making it illegal for groups of more than two people to gather in public and pose a "threat."

As a state senator, voted against banning social media platforms from censoring user viewpoints.

- As a state senator, voted against letting the Georgia Bureau of Investigations investigate claims of election fraud. 
- As a state senator, voted against making it illegal for groups of more than two people to gather in public and pose a "threat." 
- As a state senator, voted against banning social media platforms from censoring user viewpoints.

Voting & Elections

As a state senator, voted against limiting local governments from regulating working conditions.

As a state senator, voted to ban state and local governments from restricting their use of fossil fuels.

- As a state senator, voted against limiting local governments from regulating working conditions. 
- As a state senator, voted to ban state and local governments from restricting their use of fossil fuels.

Economy

As a state senator, voted against restricting access to abortion pills.

As a state senator, voted against banning the state and local government from requiring the COVID-19 vaccine.

- As a state senator, voted against restricting access to abortion pills. 
- As a state senator, voted against banning the state and local government from requiring the COVID-19 vaccine.

Healthcare

As a state senator, voted to keep a ban on guns at parks, historic sites, government buildings, and churches.

As a state senator, voted to ban police departments from reducing their annual budgets.

- As a state senator, voted to keep a ban on guns at parks, historic sites, government buildings, and churches. 
- As a state senator, voted to ban police departments from reducing their annual budgets.

Public Safety

As a state senator, she voted against limiting discussion of "divisive concepts" about race in classrooms.

As a state senator, she voted against banning transgender students from participating in school sports on teams that match their gender identity.

- As a state senator, she voted against limiting discussion of "divisive concepts" about race in classrooms. 
- As a state senator, she voted against banning transgender students from participating in school sports on teams that match their gender identity.

Education

Valencia Seay

Ballotpedia

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As of August 18, 2022, Thomas "Tommy" Smith did not have a website or any information online.

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