Deborah Silcox

Silcox was born in Sandy Springs, Georgia. She graduated from Riverwood High School and went on to receive a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science and French from the University of Georgia and a J.D. degree from Emory University School of Law. She has been married for over thirty years and has two children. Her husband, Hal Silcox III, is an orthopedic surgeon. In 2005, she was appointed by Governor Sonny Perdue to serve on both the Department of Human Resources Board and Governor's Commission for Volunteerism and Service. She was then chosen by Governor Nathan Deal to be the chairman of the Governor's Commission for Volunteerism and Service. == Political career ==

Silcox ran in 2016 for the Georgia House of Representatives District 52 when incumbent Joe Wilkinson decided to not seek re-election. In the Republican primary, she defeated Graham Harris, and she then ran unopposed in the general election. Silcox ran again in 2018 and won the Republican primary. She then faced Shea Roberts in the general election and won with 52.3 percent of the vote. During the 2019 Legislative Session, she was appointed chairman of the House MARTOC Committee, which oversees MARTA. Silcox never officially conceded the race. In the 2022 Georgia House of Representatives election, she was elected in District 53. ==Awards==

• 2017 Legislator of the Year. Named by the Georgia Ophthalmology Society. • 2018 Champion of Georgia's Cities. Named by the Georgia Municipal Association. ==References==