ABOUT
Valencia Seay (Democratic Party) is a member of the Georgia State Senate, representing District 34. She assumed office in 2003. Her current term ends on January 9, 2023.
Seay (Democratic Party) is running for re-election to the Georgia State Senate to represent District 34. She is on the ballot in the general election on November 8, 2022. She advanced from the Democratic primary on May 24, 2022.
Seay served as a member of the Clayton County Board of Education from 1991 to 2000 and in the Georgia House of Representatives from 2001 to 2002.
GA - Appropriations (Senate) Title: Member
GA - Government Oversight (Senate) Title: Member
GA - Public Safety (Senate) Title: Member
GA - Science and Technology (Senate) Title: Secretary
GA - Transportation (Senate) Title: Ex-officio
COMMITEE ASSIGNMENTS
This membership information was last updated in March 2021.
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2019-2020
Seay was assigned to the following committees:
Senate Appropriations Committee
Government Oversight Committee
Senate Science and Technology Committee
Senate Transportation Committee, Ex-Officio
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2021-2022
Seay was assigned to the following committees:
Senate Appropriations Committee
Government Oversight Committee
Senate Science and Technology Committee, Secretary
State Senate (GA) - District 34, Democratic On The Ballot: Running, Democratic for State Senate (GA) - District 34
EDUCATION
- 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
POLITICAL EXPERIENCE
- Senator, Georgia State Senate, District 34, 2002-present
- Candidate, Georgia State Senate, District 34, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020
- Minority Caucus Vice Chair, Georgia State Senate, 2005-2018
- Representative, Georgia State House of Representatives, 2001-2002
- Vice President, Clayton County Board of Education, 1993-2000
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
- President/Chief Executive Officer, Seay and Associates, present
- Assistant Vice President, Wachovia Bank, 1979-2001
- 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
SOURCE: https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/biography/32093/valencia-seay
Senator Valencia Seay is a Democrat representing Senate District 34, which includes portions of Clayton and Fayette counties.
Senator Seay is a member of the Appropriations, Government Oversight, Public Safety, and Science and Technology committees. She is also an ex-officio member of the Senate Transportation Committee.
Retired from a 22-year career in banking, Senator Seay is president and CEO of Seay & Associates. She has been elected to several positions within state and local government in her career, including the Georgia Senate (2003-present), Georgia House of Representatives (2001-02), Clayton County Board of Education (1993-2000), vice chair of the State Senate Democratic Caucus (2005-present) and chair of the Clayton County Legislative Delegation (2005-06).
Recently, Senator Seay was given the Katherine Peterson Angel Heart Award from Phenomenal Women’s Health, Inc. and Rainbow PUSH award in 2013 for her community advocacy. In 2009, she was appointed to 1st vice chair of the National Black Caucus of State Legislators (NBCSL) CoTelecommunications, Science and Technology by NBCSL’s president and fellow Georgian, Representative Calvin Smyre of Columbus. Senator Seay has also been appointed to the NBCSL Executive Committee, the Georgia School Board Association Federal Relation Network, Georgia School Board Association Ethics Committee and as vice -president of the Clayton County Board of Education.
Throughout her career, she has been closely involved with various civic groups. Recently, she was honored for her community activism by Lite House Partners Inc. with the dedication of a new activity center in College Park named the Valencia Seay Center. The center will provide a free academic and safe after-school and summer program for children in the Lakeview Trails Apartment community.
She is also a Life Member of the NAACP and the National Council of Negro Women. She is very active with the Georgia Legislative Black Caucus, where she serves as vice chair, and the Georgia Association of Black Elected Officials.
Senator Seay also supports the advancement of women as a member of the National Organization of Women Legislators, Women in Government and the Women’s Legislative Caucus, where she has served as a tri-chair from 2007 to 2008. In 2007, Sen. Seay was honored by the Clayton County chapter of the NAACP with Senator Valencia Seay Senate District 34 Sen. Seay received the 2015 Alpha Kappa Alpha Capitol Legislator of the Year Award for her longstanding commitment to the people of the 34th Senate District and her unwavering support for the advancement of women.
Senator Seay studied at DeKalb College, Clayton State University, and the Flemming Fellows Leadership Institute. She also completed the 2009 and 2011 Legislative Health Policy Certificate Program from Georgia State University’s Andrew Young School of Policy Studies.
Senator Seay is married to Walter, and they have two children and four grandchildren. The Seays are members of the Antioch Baptist Church North.