Joyce Beatty

Joyce Beatty
Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus
In office
January 3, 2021 – January 3, 2023
Preceded byKaren Bass
Succeeded bySteven Horsford
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Ohio's 3rd district
Assumed office
January 3, 2013
Preceded byMike Turner (redistricting)
Member of the Ohio House of Representatives
from the 27th district
In office
May 31, 1999 – December 31, 2008
Preceded byOtto Beatty Jr.
Succeeded byW. Carlton Weddington
Personal details
Born
Joyce Marie Birdsong

(1950-03-12) March 12, 1950 (age 74)
Dayton, Ohio, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouses
John Hannah
(m. 1970; div. 1990)
(m. 1992; died 2021)
Children2
EducationCentral State University (BA)
Wright State University (MS)
WebsiteHouse website

Joyce Marie Beatty (/ˈbti/ BAY-tee; née Birdsong, March 12, 1950) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for Ohio's 3rd congressional district since 2013, and as chair of the Congressional Black Caucus from 2021 to 2023. A member of the Democratic Party, Beatty represented the 27th district in the Ohio House of Representatives from 1999 to 2008, serving for a time as minority leader. She was also previously the senior vice-president for outreach and engagement at Ohio State University.

In 2012, Beatty ran in the newly redrawn Ohio's 3rd congressional district, based in Columbus, and won the Democratic primary, defeating former U.S. Representative Mary Jo Kilroy.[1] She went on to defeat Republican Chris Long in the general election.[2] Beatty was married to Otto Beatty Jr., who was also a former Ohio state representative.

  1. ^ "2016 Election Results: President Live Map by State, Real-Time Voting Updates". Election Hub. Archived from the original on November 7, 2012. Retrieved November 5, 2018.
  2. ^ "Ex-Ohio Rep. Beatty wins new US House district". sfgate.com. Retrieved November 8, 2012.