Beatty, Joyce, 1951-

<p>Congresswoman Joyce Beatty is a native Ohioan with a strong history of connecting people, policy and politics to make a difference. Since 2013, Beatty has proudly represented Ohio’s Third Congressional District.</p>

<p>Beatty serves on the exclusive House Committee on Financial Services and is a member of two Subcommittees: Housing and Insurance and Oversight and Investigations. The Financial Services Committee oversees the entire financial services industry, including the nation’s banking, securities, insurance, and housing industries, as well as the work of the Federal Reserve, the United States Department of the Treasury and the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.</p>

<p>Prior to her service in the U.S. House of Representatives, Congresswoman Beatty was Senior Vice President of Outreach and Engagement at The Ohio State University and a member in the Ohio House of Representatives for five terms. During her tenure in the Ohio House, she rose to become the first female Democratic House Leader in Ohio’s history and was instrumental in spearheading and enacting legislation to require financial literacy in Ohio’s public school curriculum, to expand STEM education, and to secure funds to help under- and uninsured women access breast and cervical cancer treatment.</p>

BEATTY, Joyce, a Representative from Ohio; born in Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, March 12, 1950; graduated from Nettie Lee Roth High School, Dayton, Ohio; B.A., Central State University, Wilberforce, Ohio, 1972; M.S., Wright State University, Fairborn, Ohio, 1974; attended University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio; Montgomery County, Ohio, executive director, human services; professor, Sinclair Community College, Dayton, Ohio, 1975-1983; businesswoman; member of the Ohio state house of representatives, 1999-2008; delegate to the Democratic National Convention, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012; administrator, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, 2008-2012; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Thirteenth and to the four succeeding Congresses (January 3, 2013-present).

<p>Joyce Marie Beatty (née Birdsong, March 12, 1951) is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for Ohio's 3rd congressional district since 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, she previously was the Senior Vice-President for Outreach and Engagement at the Ohio State University. Beatty was a member of the Ohio House of Representatives from 1999 to 2008, representing the 27th district; during her tenure, she served for a time as minority leader. Her husband is Otto Beatty Jr., who is also a former Ohio State Representative.</p>

<p>In 2012, she ran for the newly redrawn Ohio's 3rd congressional district, based in the City of Columbus, and won the Democratic primary by defeating former U.S. Congresswoman Mary Jo Kilroy. Beatty went on to win the general election against Republican Chris Long.</p>