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, Women’s 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, Women’s 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