# Deborah Silcox

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{{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](/source/Joe_Wilkinson_(politician))
| successor1    = [Shea Roberts](/source/Shea_Roberts)
| constituency1 = for the [52nd](/source/Georgia's_52nd_House_of_Representatives_district) district
| birth_date    = 
| birth_place   = [Sandy Springs, Georgia](/source/Sandy_Springs%2C_Georgia), U.S.
| death_date    = 
| death_place   = 
| alma_mater    = [University of Georgia](/source/University_of_Georgia) (BA) <br> [Emory University School of Law](/source/Emory_University_School_of_Law) (JD)
| party         = [Republican](/source/Republican_Party_(United_States))
| occupation    = Attorney
| spouse        = Hal Silcox III
| children      = 2
| district      = [53rd](/source/Georgia's_53rd_House_of_Representatives_district)
| 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](/source/Georgia_House_of_Representatives) from [District 53](/source/Georgia's_53rd_House_of_Representatives_district) since 2023. She previously represented the [52nd district](/source/Georgia's_52nd_House_of_Representatives_district) which encompassed parts of [Buckhead](/source/Buckhead) and [Sandy Springs](/source/Sandy_Springs) from 2017 to 2021. She lost her re-election bid during the [2020 general election](/source/2020_Georgia_House_of_Representatives_election).

==Personal life==
Silcox was born in [Sandy Springs, Georgia](/source/Sandy_Springs%2C_Georgia). She graduated from [Riverwood High School](/source/Riverwood_High_School) and went on to receive a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science and French from the [University of Georgia](/source/University_of_Georgia) and a [J.D.](/source/Juris_Doctor) degree from [Emory University School of Law](/source/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](/source/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](/source/Nathan_Deal) to be the chairman of the Governor's Commission for Volunteerism and Service.<ref name="bio"/>

== Political career ==
Silcox ran in [2016](/source/2016_Georgia_House_of_Representatives_election) for the Georgia House of Representatives [District 52](/source/Georgia's_52nd_House_of_Representatives_district) when incumbent [Joe Wilkinson](/source/Joe_Wilkinson_(politician)) 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](/source/2016_Georgia_House_of_Representatives_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](/source/2018_Georgia_House_of_Representatives_election) and won the Republican primary. She then faced [Shea Roberts](/source/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](/source/MARTA).<ref name="bio"/>

Silcox ran unopposed in the Republic primary for [the 2020 election](/source/2020_Georgia_House_of_Representatives_election). She was defeated in the general election by [Shea Roberts](/source/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](/source/2022_Georgia_House_of_Representatives_election), she was elected in [District 53](/source/Georgia's_53rd_House_of_Representatives_district).<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==
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| before = [Joe Wilkinson](/source/Joe_Wilkinson_(politician))
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| title = Member of the [Georgia House of Representatives](/source/Georgia_House_of_Representatives) <br/> from the [52nd district](/source/Georgia's_52nd_House_of_Representatives_district)
| years = 2017–2021
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| after = [Shea Roberts](/source/Shea_Roberts)
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| before = [Sheila Jones](/source/Sheila_Jones)
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| title = Member of the [Georgia House of Representatives](/source/Georgia_House_of_Representatives) <br/> from the [53rd district](/source/Georgia's_53rd_House_of_Representatives_district)
| years = 2023–Present
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Category:Republican Party members of the Georgia House of Representatives
Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
Category:21st-century members of the Georgia General Assembly
Category:Women state legislators in Georgia (U.S. state)

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