Joyce Beatty SPECIAL GUEST

Congresswoman Joyce Beatty proudly represents Ohio’s Third Congressional District in the United States Congress. She sits on the exclusive House Committee on Financial Services, the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Monetary Policy, and serves as Ranking Member on the Subcommittee on National Security, Illicit Finance, and International Financial Institutions. During the 117th Congress, Beatty served as the first-ever Chairwoman of the Financial Services Subcommittee on Diversity and Inclusion, leading efforts to ensure the financial services industry works better for all Americans. Congresswoman Beatty is known for using her powerful voice to connect people to policy and politics, and for being a bridge-builder.

Beatty received national attention when she was pepper sprayed while standing with peaceful protesters over the killings of Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and George Floyd. In response, she introduced H.Res. 990, Racism is a ‘National Crisis.’ Beatty has written 93 pieces of legislation and cosponsored over 1,600 bills. She is a sought-after public speaker and was recognized by Ebony Magazine as one of the 150 most powerful African Americans in the United States.

Congresswoman Beatty is a leading champion for Civil and Voting Rights having been appointed to President Biden’s NCA Board and introducing the Black History is American History legislation. She has been a featured speaker at numerous National Civil Rights events including the National Action Network as their 2023 Keynote speaker, the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Voting Rights Summit, and the Million Man March 2020.

Congresswoman Beatty is former Chairwoman of the powerful Congressional Black Caucus, the White House Liaison for the Democratic Women’s Caucus, Co-Chair of the Financial and Economic Literacy Caucus, Co-Chair of the Congressional Heart and Stroke Coalition, Deputy Vice-Chair of the Congressional Voting Rights Caucus, and founder and Co-Chair of the Congressional Civility and Respect Caucus.

While Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, Beatty was instrumental in crafting and passage of key bills and Executive Orders. In 2021, she was credited with uniting Democratic Congressmembers in support of the $1 trillion Bipartisan Infrastructure Plan, which will rebuild America’s roads, bridges and rails, expand access to clean drinking water, ensure every American has access to high-speed internet, tackle the climate crisis, advance environmental justice, and invest in communities that have too often been left behind. That same year, she helped achieve a decades-long goal of enshrining Juneteenth as a Federal Holiday when President Biden signed the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act. She also served as a key advisor to President Biden as he drafted his 2022 Executive Order addressing police brutality.

As a vocal advocate for women, Congresswoman Beatty served as a key supporter of Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson during her vetting and nomination periods, testifying on her behalf before the Senate Judiciary Committee.

Prior to joining Congress in 2013, Beatty was Senior Vice President of Outreach and Engagement at The Ohio State University. She also served in the Ohio House of Representatives and rose to become the first female Democratic House Leader in Ohio’s history.

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