Joyce Beatty

thumb|Joyce Beatty Joyce Marie Beatty (/ˈbeɪti/ 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. Quotes I remembered as a teenager in the 1960s having to use a different drinking fountain and swimming in segregated pools, and that throughout her life, she had participated in many civil rights demonstrations. Joyce Beatty Retrieved 16 April 2025 Quotes about Joyce Beatty Growing up in a home where civil rights were a common topic of conversation, Beatty was further inspired to get involved in politics when she watched Jesse Jackson speak at the 1984 Democratic National Convention (Barone & McCutcheon). Joyce Beatty Retrieved 16 April 2025 External links Category:Women politicians in the United States Category:Democratic Party (United States) politicians Category:Members of the United States House of Representatives Category:People from Ohio Category:1950 births Category:Living people Category:Women born in the 1950s