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Betsy is from Marietta, Georgia. She has bachelor's degrees in government and women's studies from Smith College. She lives with her husband, Jason. She has a son. She attends Morningside Presbyterian Church.

Betsy is vice president for Contributions and Employee Engagement at WarnerMedia, a broadcasting company. She has worked there for over 20 years. She used to work at Turner Broadcasting.

Betsy is currently the state representative for district 54. She was first elected in 2018 and has been in office for two terms.

Supports "a broader safety net for Georgia workers and Georgia businesses."

As a state representative, voted against a flat income tax rate of 5.25%.

- Supports "a broader safety net for Georgia workers and Georgia businesses." 
- As a state representative, voted against a flat income tax rate of 5.25%.

Economy

Supports making voting easier and more accessible.

Promises to "work to hold the Fulton Board of Elections accountable for problems with our recent elections."

As a state representative, voted against authorizing the Georgia Bureau of Investigations to investigate election fraud claims.

As a state representative, voted against limiting absentee and early voting.

- Supports making voting easier and more accessible. 
- Promises to "work to hold the Fulton Board of Elections accountable for problems with our recent elections." 
- As a state representative, voted against authorizing the Georgia Bureau of Investigations to investigate election fraud claims. 
- As a state representative, voted against limiting absentee and early voting.

Voting & Elections

- Wants to expand Medicaid immediately. 
- Supports pro-choice legislation.

Healthcare

As a state representative, voted against cutting almost one billion dollars from education.

Wants to equitably fund schools, improve early learning programs, and reduce reliance on standardized testing.

Supports fully funding the HOPE Scholarship and keeping it merit-based, while looking into funding a separate need-based scholarship for students from low-income families.

Wants to expand Georgia's Pre-K programs to all families who want access to it.

- As a state representative, voted against cutting almost one billion dollars from education. 
- Wants to equitably fund schools, improve early learning programs, and reduce reliance on standardized testing. 
- Supports fully funding the HOPE Scholarship and keeping it merit-based, while looking into funding a separate need-based scholarship for students from low-income families. 
- Wants to expand Georgia's Pre-K programs to all families who want access to it.

Education

Plans to repeal the citizen's arrest law, no-knock warrants, and the stand your ground law.

Said, "[w]e can both support law enforcement and hold bad police officers accountable for the harm they cause in the community."

Supports legalizing marijuana for recreational purposes.

As a state representative, voted against getting rid of permits to legally carry a gun and against getting rid of bans on guns at historic sites, recreational areas, and parks.

As a state representative, voted against banning local police departments from reducing their budgets.

- Plans to repeal the citizen's arrest law, no-knock warrants, and the stand your ground law.
- Said, "[w]e can both support law enforcement and hold bad police officers accountable for the harm they cause in the community." 
- Supports legalizing marijuana for recreational purposes. 
- As a state representative, voted against getting rid of permits to legally carry a gun and against getting rid of bans on guns at historic sites, recreational areas, and parks.
- As a state representative, voted against banning local police departments from reducing their budgets.

Public Safety

Betsy Holland

- Your state representative represents the interests of your local district in the Georgia State House of Representatives.
- Your state representative can author, sponsor, and vote on bills that may become state laws. All bills dealing with the state budget originate in the Georgia House of Representatives.
- The State House of Representatives, along with the State Senate, makes up our state lawmaking body: the Georgia General Assembly.
- There are 180 members of the Georgia House of Representatives, each representing a single district.
- State Representatives are elected to two-year terms. They are paid a yearly salary of $17,342. They only serve in the role part-time.