Kim Schofield
Kim Schofield | |
|---|---|
 Schofield in 2017 | |
| Member of the Georgia House of Representatives | |
| Assumed office December 15, 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Keisha Waites |
| Constituency | 60th District (2017–2023) 63rd District (2023–present) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1962 (age 63–64) |
| Party | Democratic |
| Occupation | Politician, activist |
| Website | staterepkim |
Kim Joy Schofield (born c. 1962) is an American politician and public health activist. A Democrat, she has been a member of the Georgia House of Representatives since 2017. As an activist, she has raised awareness for lupus.
Biography
[edit]Schofield was born c. 1962.[1] She holds a bachelor's and master's degree in theology and leadership studies, and in 2020, earned a doctorate from Oral Roberts University.[2] She lives in Atlanta[3] and owns a small personal development strategist business. For a time, she was also a researcher for the Emory University School of Medicine.[2]
Governor Nathan Deal appointed her as chair of the Georgia Council on Lupus Education and Awareness. She herself was diagnosed with the disease in 2000.[2] For her lupus activism, the Lupus Foundation of America recognized her as a champion for those with it.[4] President Barack Obama appointed her a member of the Health IT Policy Committee. She also writes articles and makes television appearances to discuss health policy.[2]
A Democrat, Schofield has served in the Georgia House of Representatives since December 15, 2017.[3] She is a member of the Creative Arts & Entertainment, Health & Human Services, Interstate Cooperation, and Small Business Development Committees;[3] she is the secretary of the Urban Affairs Committee.[2] She primarily sponsors bills regarding health policy and labor law legislation.[3]
Schofield serves as the chair of the Georgia Council of Lupus Education and Awareness[5] and is a member of the Atlanta Commission on Women.[2]
Schofield has a daughter, Kyler Schofield, a film director.[2]
References
[edit]- ↑ Poole, Shella M. (November 6, 2012). "Disease Sneaky and Dangerous". The Atlanta Constitution. pp. D1. Retrieved May 16, 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Rep. Kim Schofield" (PDF). Georgia House of Representatives. Retrieved May 16, 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 "Representative Kim Schofield". www.house.ga.gov. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
- ↑ "Thirty-One Faces of Hope: Rep. Kim Schofield | Lupus Foundation of America". www.lupus.org. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
- ↑ "Georgia Council on Lupus Education". Georgia Council on Lupus Education. Retrieved September 11, 2022.
- Living people
- Democratic Party members of the Georgia House of Representatives
- Women state legislators in Georgia (U.S. state)
- People with lupus
- Oral Roberts University alumni
- 21st-century American women politicians
- 1962 births
- 21st-century members of the Georgia General Assembly
- African-American state legislators in Georgia (U.S. state)
- 21st-century African-American women politicians
- Politicians from Atlanta