Full Name:
Valencia M. Seay
Gender:
Female
Family:
Husband: Walter; 2 Children: Vincent, Wendy
Birth Date:
07/06/1953
Birth Place:
Atlanta, GA
Home City:
Atlanta, GA
Religion:
Baptist
Attended, Clayton State University
Attended, Dekalb College
Attended, Georgia State University
Certified, Legislative Health Policy, Georgia State University, 2009, 2011
Graduate, Flemming Fellows Leadership Institute, 2002
Candidate, Georgia State Senate, District 34, 2022
Minority Caucus Vice Chair, Georgia State Senate, 2005-2018
Senator, Georgia State Senate, District 34, 2003-Present
Representative, Georgia State House of Representatives, 2001-2002
Vice President, Clayton County Board of Education, 1993-2000
Member, Appropriations Committee
Secretary, Ethics Committee
Member, Government Oversight Committee
Member, Public Safety Committee
Secretary, Science and Technology Committee
Member, Subcommittee on Education and Higher Education
Member, Subcommittee on First Responders
Member, Subcommittee on Transportation
Member, Transportation Committee
Vice Chair, Georgia State Senate Democratic Caucus, 2005-present
Vice Chair, Georgia Legislative Black Caucus, present
Member, Womens Legislative Caucus, present
Former Secretary, Science and Technology Committee, Georgia State Senate
Former Member, State Institutions & Property Committee, Georgia State Senate
Former Member, Subcommittee on Community Health, Georgia State Senate
Former Member, Subcommittee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Georgia State Senate
Former Member, Transportation Committee, Georgia State Senate
Member, Appropriations Committee, Georgia State Senate, 2021-2022
Member, Government Oversight Committee, Georgia State Senate, 2021-2022
Member, Public Safety Committee, Georgia State Senate, 2021-2022
Secretary, Science and Technology Committee, Georgia State Senate, 2021-2022
Ex-Officio, Transportation Committee, Georgia State Senate, 2021-2022
Tri-Chair, Womens Legislative Caucus, 2007-2008
Member, Executive Committee, National Black Caucus of State Legislators, 2000
President/Chief Executive Officer, Seay and Associates, present
Assistant Vice President, Wachovia Bank, 1979-2001
Founder/Sponsor, Purposeful Living Understanding Seniors (PLUS), 2014-present
Founder/Sponsor, Twirl Girls, 2010-present
Lifetime Member, National Council of Negro Women, 1994-present
Lifetime Member, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), 1990-present
Member, Antioch Baptist Church North, present
Member, Ethics Committee, Georgia School Board Association, present
Member, Federal Relation Network, Georgia School Board Association, present
Member, Georgia Association for Black Elected Officials, present
Member, National Organization for Women Legislators, present
Member, Women in Government, present
Chair, Clayton County Legislative Delegation, 2005-2006
Awards:
We Are Clayton Living Legend Award, 2015; Alpha Kappa Alpha Capitol Legislator of the Year Award, 2015; Katherine Peterson Angel Heart Award, Phenomenal Women's Health, Incorporated; Rainbow PUSH Award, 2013; Living Legend Award, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, 2007
Favorite Athlete:
South Carolina
Favorite Movie:
Raising the Standard
Favorite Musician:
Luther Vandross
Favorite Quote:
"Education is The KEY to Freedom"
Favorite TV Shows:
Nightline
Number of Grandchildren:
4 Grandchildren