Deborah Silcox

Deborah Silcox (Republican Party) is a member of the Georgia House of Representatives, representing District 53. She assumed office on January 9, 2023. Her current term ends on January 13, 2025.

Silcox (Republican Party) is running for re-election to the Georgia House of Representatives to represent District 53. She is on the ballot in the general election on November 5, 2024. She advanced from the Republican primary on May 21, 2024.

Biography

Deborah Silcox lives in Sandy Springs, Georgia. Silcox graduated from Riverwood High School.^[1] She earned a bachelor's degree in political science and government from the University of Georgia in 1985 and a law degree from Emory University in 1988.^[1]^[2]

Silcox's career experience includes working as an attorney. She has served as the chair of the Governor's Commission for Volunteerism and Service and on the boards of the Georgia Department of Human Resources, the Junior League of Atlanta, the Atlanta Speech School, Hands on Georgia, and the Chastain Park Conservancy. Silcox has also been affiliated with the Georgia Commission on the Holocaust and the Sandy Springs Perimeter Chamber of Commerce.^[1]

Committee assignments

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2023-2024

Silcox was assigned to the following committees:

House Judiciary Committee
Judiciary - Non-Civil Committee, Vice Chair
Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Overview Committee (MARTOC), Chair

2019-2020

Silcox was assigned to the following committees:

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

Georgia committee assignments, 2017
• Health and Human Services
• Judiciary - Non-Civil
• State Planning and Community Affairs

Elections

2024

General election

General election for Georgia House of Representatives District 53

Incumbent Deborah Silcox and Susie Greenberg are running in the general election for Georgia House of Representatives District 53 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate
		Deborah Silcox (R)
		Susie Greenberg (D)

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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 53

Susie Greenberg advanced from the Democratic primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 53 on May 21, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Susie Greenberg	100.0	3,262

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 53

Incumbent Deborah Silcox advanced from the Republican primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 53 on May 21, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Deborah Silcox	100.0	2,504

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