{{Short description|American politician}} {{Use American English|date=March 2026}} {{Use mdy dates|date=October 2024}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Deborah Silcox | image = File:Official headshot of Deborah Silcox.jpg | term_start = January 9, 2023 | term_end = | predecessor = ''District established'' | successor = | term_start1 = January 9, 2017 | term_end1 = January 11, 2021 | predecessor1 = Joe Wilkinson | successor1 = Shea Roberts | constituency1 = for the 52nd district | birth_date = | birth_place = Sandy Springs, Georgia, U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | alma_mater = University of Georgia (BA) <br> Emory University School of Law (JD) | party = Republican | occupation = Attorney | spouse = Hal Silcox III | children = 2 | district = 53rd | state_house = Georgia | state_house1 = Georgia }} '''Deborah Silcox''' is an American politician. She has served as a Republican member of the Georgia House of Representatives from District 53 since 2023. She previously represented the 52nd district which encompassed parts of Buckhead and Sandy Springs from 2017 to 2021. She lost her re-election bid during the 2020 general election.
==Personal life== Silcox was born in Sandy Springs, Georgia. She graduated from Riverwood High School and went on to receive a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science and French from the University of Georgia and a J.D. degree from Emory University School of Law.<ref name="about">{{cite web |title=About Deborah |url=https://silcoxforgeorgia.com/about-us/ |website=Deborah Silcox State House |access-date=June 8, 2021}}</ref><ref name="gpb"/> She practiced law for ten years but gave up her partnership to raise her family.<ref name="bio">{{cite web |title=Rep. Deborah Silcox District 52 Biography |url=https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/document/docs/default-source/bios/silcox-deborah-4887.pdf |website=Georgia General Assembly |access-date=June 8, 2021}}</ref> She has been married for over thirty years and has two children.<ref name="about"/> Her husband, Hal Silcox III, is an orthopedic surgeon.<ref name="gpb"/>
In 2005, she was appointed by Governor Sonny Perdue to serve on both the Department of Human Resources Board and Governor's Commission for Volunteerism and Service.<ref name="gpb"/> She was then chosen by Governor Nathan Deal to be the chairman of the Governor's Commission for Volunteerism and Service.<ref name="bio"/>
== Political career == Silcox ran in 2016 for the Georgia House of Representatives District 52 when incumbent Joe Wilkinson decided to not seek re-election.<ref name="gpb">{{cite web |last1=Valera |first1=Brooklyn |title=Candidate Profile: Deborah Silcox |url=https://www.gpb.org/news/2020/11/02/candidate-profile-deborah-silcox |website=Georgia Public Broadcasting |access-date=June 8, 2021 |date=November 2, 2020}}</ref> In the Republican primary, she defeated Graham Harris, and she then ran unopposed in the general election.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Catts |first1=Everett |title=Rookie Silcox stepping into District 52 seat |url=https://www.mdjonline.com/neighbor_newspapers/rookie-silcox-stepping-into-district-52-seat/article_dfc2bc9c-2e8e-11e6-a693-0fc741710e46.html |website=The Neighbor |access-date=June 8, 2021 |date=June 9, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Georgia 52nd District State House Results: Deborah Silcox Wins |url=https://www.nytimes.com/elections/2016/results/georgia-state-house-district-52 |website=New York Times |access-date=June 8, 2021 |date=August 1, 2017}}</ref>
Silcox ran again in 2018 and won the Republican primary. She then faced Shea Roberts in the general election and won with 52.3 percent of the vote.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Catts |first1=Everett |title=Deja vu: Roberts and Silcox squaring off again for District 52 seat |url=https://www.mdjonline.com/neighbor_newspapers/northside_sandy_springs/news/deja-vu-roberts-and-silcox-squaring-off-again-for-district-52-seat/article_0e60aa88-f86f-11ea-8d21-e7ec65ed23a0.html |website=Northside Neighbor |access-date=June 8, 2021 |date=September 16, 2016}}</ref> During the 2019 Legislative Session, she was appointed chairman of the House MARTOC Committee, which oversees MARTA.<ref name="bio"/>
Silcox ran unopposed in the Republic primary for the 2020 election. She was defeated in the general election by Shea Roberts by less than four hundred votes.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Catts |first1=Everett |title=One month later, Silcox still not conceding defeat in District 52 election |url=https://www.mdjonline.com/neighbor_newspapers/northside_sandy_springs/news/one-month-later-silcox-still-not-conceding-defeat-in-district-52-election/article_7216e726-34de-11eb-80b3-43f0d375727d.html |website=Northside Neighbor |access-date=June 8, 2021 |date=December 2, 2020}}</ref> Silcox never officially conceded the race.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Ruch |first1=John |title=Democratic challenger declared winner of House District 52 race; Republican incumbent won't concede |url=https://reporternewspapers.net/2020/11/14/democratic-challenger-declared-winner-of-house-district-52-race-republican-incumbent-wont-concede/ |website=Reporter Newspapers |access-date=June 8, 2021 |date=November 14, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Prabhu |first1=Maya |title=Six months after election, challenge continues in close Georgia House race |url=https://www.ajc.com/politics/six-months-after-election-challenge-continues-in-close-georgia-house-race/MA57TKQUANEVBAWHLXX3WBNXZY/ |website=Atlanta Journal-Constitution |access-date=June 8, 2021 |date=May 14, 2021}}</ref>
In the 2022 Georgia House of Representatives election, she was elected in District 53.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Deborah Silcox |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Deborah_Silcox |access-date=2025-11-26 |website=Ballotpedia |language=en}}</ref>
==Awards== * 2017 Legislator of the Year. Named by the Georgia Ophthalmology Society.<ref name="sspc">{{cite web |title=Deborah Silcox |url=https://www.sandyspringsperimeterchamber.com/about-us/board-directors/569-deborah-silcox |website=Sandy Springs Perimeter Chamber |access-date=June 8, 2021}}</ref> * 2018 Champion of Georgia's Cities. Named by the Georgia Municipal Association.<ref name="sspc"/>
==References== {{Reflist}}
{{s-start}} {{s-par|us-ga-hs}} {{s-bef | before = Joe Wilkinson }} {{s-ttl | title = Member of the Georgia House of Representatives <br/> from the 52nd district | years = 2017–2021 }} {{s-aft | after = Shea Roberts }} |- {{s-bef | before = Sheila Jones }} {{s-ttl | title = Member of the Georgia House of Representatives <br/> from the 53rd district | years = 2023–Present }} {{s-inc}} {{s-end}} {{Georgia House of Representatives}}
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