Georgia Public Broadcasting: Candidate Profile: Deborah Silcox

Deborah is from Sandy Springs, Georgia and graduated from Riverwood High School. She holds a Bachelor's Degree in Political Science and Government from the University of Georgia, and a juris doctor from Emory University. She is married to her husband Hal, with whom she has two children. She is involved with several government committees, including the Health & Human Services, Judiciary Non-Civil and State Planning & Community Affairs committees, and is on the chair of the House and Senate joint MARTOC Committee. 

Deborah has experience working as a health law and real estate attorney. 

Ballotpedia: Deborah Silcox

Deborah Silcox is a Georgia House Representative for District 53. She was first elected in 2017 representing District 52, where she served 3 terms. She was elected to represent District 53 in 2023 and is serving her first term. 

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The candidate's website says, "Property tax assessments for homeowners are soaring. Deborah will work to prevent major property tax increases by sponsoring legislation to raise the homestead exemption for homeowners."

Wants to prevent significant increases in property taxes by planning to sponsor legislation to raise the homestead exemption for homeowners. 

- Wants to prevent significant increases in property taxes by planning to sponsor legislation to raise the homestead exemption for homeowners. 

Economy

As of March 19, 2024, Deborah Silcox’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Energy & the Environment

BillTrack50: State Representative Deborah Silcox

As a Georgia House Representative, she signed and help pass the bill HB 383, the Safer Hospitals act, which proposes stricter penalties for assaults on emergency health workers and staff. It also provides hospital peace officers with law enforcement on hospital grounds. 

She sponsored House Bill 345, which protects female inmates that recently gave birth from strip searches, restraints and solitary confinement.

She sponsored House Bill 912, which allows foster parents to receive short-term babysitting services for their children. 

- As a Georgia House Representative, she signed and help pass the bill HB 383, the Safer Hospitals act, which proposes stricter penalties for assaults on emergency health workers and staff. It also provides hospital peace officers with law enforcement on hospital grounds. 
- She sponsored House Bill 345, which protects female inmates that recently gave birth from strip searches, restraints and solitary confinement.
- She sponsored House Bill 912, which allows foster parents to receive short-term babysitting services for their children. 

Healthcare

Voting & Elections

The candidate's website says, "With crime rising across Metro Atlanta, we need legislators who fully support our police officers. Deborah will never allow liberal politicians to defund police in our community."

Said "With crime rising across Metro Atlanta, we need legislators who fully support our police officers. Deborah will never allow liberal politicians to defund police in our community."

As a Georgia House Representative, she signed and help pass the bill, HB30, which proposes to add a definition for antisemitism to Georgia's state government regulations, and it requires agencies to consider this when enforcing anti-discrimination laws.

- Said "With crime rising across Metro Atlanta, we need legislators who fully support our police officers. Deborah will never allow liberal politicians to defund police in our community."
- As a Georgia House Representative, she signed and help pass the bill, HB30, which proposes to add a definition for antisemitism to Georgia's state government regulations, and it requires agencies to consider this when enforcing anti-discrimination laws.

Public Safety

The candidate's website says, "Deborah will support policies that recognize Moms and Dads as essential to the education of our children. Politics should not play any role in our schools."

Supports policies acknowledging parental importance in child education.

Said "Politics should not play any role in our schools.

- Supports policies acknowledging parental importance in child education.
- Said "Politics should not play any role in our schools.

Education

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Deborah Silcox

- Your state representative represents the interests of your local district in the Georgia State House of Representatives.
- Your state representative can author, sponsor, and vote on bills that may become state laws. All bills dealing with the state budget originate in the Georgia House of Representatives.
- The State House of Representatives, along with the State Senate, makes up our state lawmaking body: the Georgia General Assembly.
- There are 180 members of the Georgia House of Representatives, each representing a single district.
- State Representatives are elected to two-year terms. They are paid a yearly salary of $17,342. They only serve in the role part-time.