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Biographical

Family:

Press Releases

Education

• University of Cincinnati - Attended

• Wright State University - MS (1975)

• Central State University (Wilberforce, Ohio) - BA (1972)

• Nettie Lee Roth High School (Dayton, Ohio) - Diploma

Office History

Election Results

• 2021 (Nov. 3, 2020 election)

  3rd Congressional District of Ohio
  Joyce Birdsong Beatty, 70.83%

  Democrat
  Mark Francis Richardson, 29.14%

  Republican

• 2019 (Nov. 6, 2018 election)

  3rd Congressional District of Ohio
  Joyce Birdsong Beatty, 73.00%

  Democrat
  James E. Burgess (Jim), 27.00%

  Republican

• 2017 (Nov. 8, 2016 election)

  3rd Congressional District of Ohio
  Joyce Birdsong Beatty, 68.57%

  Democrat
  John Adams, 31.43%

  Republican

• 2015 (Nov. 4, 2014 election)

  3rd Congressional District of Ohio
  Joyce Birdsong Beatty, 64.06%

  Democrat
  John Adams, 35.93%

  Republican

• 2013 (Nov. 6, 2012 election)

  3rd Congressional District of Ohio
  Joyce Birdsong Beatty, 68.29%

  Democrat
  Chris Long, 26.35%

  Republican
  Richard Ehrbar, 3.20%

  Libertarian
  Bob Fitrakis, 2.16%

  Green

Employment History

• Ohio State University (2008-2012)

  Senior Vice President for Outreach and Engagement

• Joyce Beatty & Associates Inc. (1992-2008)

  CEO/President

• Montgomery County (Ohio) Department of Community Human Services (1983-1992)

  Director

• Sinclair Community College (Ohio) (1975-1983)

  Professor

• Dayton (Ohio) Human Rehabilitation Center (1971-1975)

  Caseworker

Associated Organizations

Own leadership PAC:

• New Voice PAC

Board membership:

• Columbus (Ohio) Urban League

  Former Chair

• The Links Inc. (2014-2016)

  Women Empowerment Co-Chair

Membership:

• National Coalition of 100 Black Women Inc.

• Columbus (Ohio) Branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

• African-American Businesswomen Chief Executive Officers

Board membership:

• Engagement Scholarship Consortium

  Board Member

• Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center East Hospital

  Trustee

• Campus Partners LLC

  Trustee

• Center of Science and Industry (Columbus, Ohio)

  Trustee

• American Heart Association

  Trustee

• John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (Washington, D.C.) (Feb. 2019-)

  Ex Officio Member, Board of Trustees

• Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Inc. (2016-)

• Delta Sigma Theta Sorority (2016-)

  Board Member, National Social Actions Committee

• The Links Inc. (2011-)

Founder:

• Fire and Focus Inc.

Election campaign:

• Beatty for Congress (Ohio)

Owner:

• Pieces for Wear (2004-)

Awards

• Freedom Award (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People)

• Honorary doctorate (Central State University (Wilberforce, Ohio))

• Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters (Ohio Dominican University)

• Theodore Roosevelt Leadership Award (Ripon Society) (Sept. 2023)

• Congressional Black Caucus Champion Award (National Urban League) (March 2023)

• Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune Legacy Award (Bethune-Cookman University) (July 2022)

• Congressional Champion Award (Women's Congressional Staff Foundation) (July 2021)

• Environmental Champion (League of Conservation Voters) (Feb. 2021)

• Donna A. James Award (Corporate Connections) (Nov. 2020)

• Social Security Champion (Alliance for Retired Americans) (Feb. 2020)

• Policymaker Leader Award (Goodwill Industries International Inc.) (April 25, 2019)

• Distinguished Community Health Defender Award (National Association of Community Health Centers Inc.) (2019)

• Legislator of the Year (Vietnam Veterans of America) (June 23, 2017)

• Spirit of Enterprise Award (U.S. Chamber of Commerce) (March 2017)

• President’s Award (Black Women's Agenda Inc.) (Sept. 2016)

• I AM EMPOWERED Award for Housing (National Urban League) (May 2016)

• Justice Award (American Bar Association) (April 19, 2016)

• Mentor Award (Public Leadership Education Network) (March 16, 2016)

• Community Leadership Award (United Way of Central Ohio Key Club) (2014)

• 50 Most Beautiful People (The Hill) (2014)

• 150 Most Powerful African Americans (Ebony Magazine) (2008)

• Woman of Achievement Award (YMCA of the USA) (2002)

Official Signature

Contact Information

• Email, member official contact form

Privately Financed Travel

Personal Financial Disclosures

Disclosures as a member:

Congressional Staff

Committees

• House Financial Services Committee
House Financial Services Committee Financial Institutions and Monetary Policy Subcommittee
House Financial Services Committee National Security, Illicit Finance and International Financial Institutions Subcommittee, Ranking Member

Caucuses

• ALS Caucus
• Bipartisan Congressional Bus Caucus
• Bipartisan Historically Black Colleges and Universities Caucus
• Black Maternal Health Caucus
• Congressional Afterschool Caucus
• Congressional Animal Protection Caucus
• Congressional Apprenticeship Caucus
• Congressional Arthritis Caucus
• Congressional Black Caucus
• Congressional Black Caucus Housing and Economic Prosperity Task Force, Co-Chair
• Congressional Black Caucus Outreach and Engagement Working Group, Co-Chair
• Congressional Black-Jewish Caucus
• Congressional Boating Caucus
• Congressional Brain Injury Task Force
• Congressional Caribbean Caucus
• Congressional Caucus for Women's Issues
• Congressional Caucus on Black Women and Girls
• Congressional Caucus on Foster Youth
• Congressional Caucus on Youth Sports
• Congressional Civility and Respect Caucus, Co-Chair and Founder
• Congressional Coalition on Adoption
• Congressional Collegiate Sports Caucus
• Congressional Deaf Caucus
• Congressional Diabetes Caucus
• Congressional Direct Selling Caucus
• Congressional Dyslexia Caucus
• Congressional Equality Caucus
• Congressional Financial Literacy and Wealth Creation Caucus, Co-Chair
• Congressional Heart and Stroke Coalition, Co-Chair
• Congressional Human Trafficking Caucus
• Congressional Inventions Caucus
• Congressional Library of Congress Caucus
• Congressional Medicare for All Caucus
• Congressional Ohio River Basin Caucus
• Congressional Peripheral Artery Disease Caucus
• Congressional Pro-Choice Caucus
• Congressional Public Broadcasting Caucus
• Congressional Somalia Caucus
• Congressional Steel Caucus
• Congressional Tri-Caucus
• Congressional TRIO Caucus
• Congressional Voting Rights Caucus, Deputy Vice Chair
• Congressional Women in STEM Caucus
• Democratic Women’s Caucus, White House Liaison and Congressional Black Caucus Liaison
• Gun Violence Prevention Task Force
• Heartland Caucus
• House Bipartisan Task Force for Combating Anti-Semitism
• House Democratic Caucus
• House Democratic Caucus Task Force on Aging and Families
• House Democratic Policy and Communications Committee
• House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee
• House National Institutes of Health Caucus
• House Tech Accountability Caucus
• Rare Disease Caucus
• Skilled American Workforce Caucus

Caught Our Eye

• CBC trip to Israel and Rwanda was some of the all-time highest interest-group spending on private congressional travel

  Posted by Keturah Hetrick on Oct. 2, 2023
  Last month, Congressional Black Caucus members traveled to Israel to meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu before continuing to Rwanda - a trip that represents some of the highest-ever spending by an interest group on private congressional travel. read more

• Lobbyist and diversity advocate joins HFSC

  Posted by Keturah Hetrick on June 23, 2020
  A lobbyist committed to workplace diversity has taken his passion to the Hill. read more

• Rep. Beatty aide moves to anti-hunger group

  Posted by Keturah Hetrick on March 25, 2020
  A Democratic staffer has taken her decade of congressional experience to a Christian anti-hunger group. read more

• Finance lobbyist returns to House Democrats

  Posted by Keturah Hetrick on Nov. 18, 2019
  After one year spent lobbying on financial policy, a former House staffer is back on the Hill. read more

• Ex-aide returns to Hill for Rep. Beatty

  Posted by Keturah Hetrick on April 3, 2018
  After nearly a decade off the Hill, a former congressional aide is working for her sixth member — Rep. Joyce Beatty (D-Ohio). read more

• House LC picked up in lobbying firm expansion

  Posted by Keturah Hetrick on Nov. 8, 2016
  As part of the lobbying firm's expansion of its health-policy division, Cavarocchi Ruscio Dennis Associates has picked up Rep. Joyce Beatty's (D-Ohio) legislative correspondent, who worked with the congresswoman on health care, among other issues. read more

• Rep. Beatty aide can toast a new Heineken job

  Posted by Keturah Hetrick on Oct. 5, 2016
  Heineken USA has pilfered a new manager of alcohol policy and government affairs from the office of Rep. Joyce Beatty (D-Ohio). read more

• A speech about nothing? Staffers make final jeers, watch plans ahead State of the Union

  Posted by Jenna Ebersole on Jan. 20, 2015
  Between the official announcements and guest lists, congressional staffers took to Twitter to make their final digs - and give their honest thoughts - before live-tweeting begins in earnest during tonight's State of the Union address. read more