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Quick Facts
Personal Details

Katie M. Dempsey is a Republican member of the Georgia House of Representatives, representing District 13. She was first elected to the chamber in 2006.

Dempsey served on the Rome City Commission.

Dempsey's professional experience includes owning a small business.

Education

  • BA, Early Childhood Education, University of Georgia
  • Graduated, Coverdell Leadership Institute
  • Graduated, Georgia Legislative Leadership Institute

Professional Experience

  • BA, Early Childhood Education, University of Georgia
  • Graduated, Coverdell Leadership Institute
  • Graduated, Georgia Legislative Leadership Institute
  • Small Business Owner

Political Experience

  • BA, Early Childhood Education, University of Georgia
  • Graduated, Coverdell Leadership Institute
  • Graduated, Georgia Legislative Leadership Institute
  • Small Business Owner
  • Representative, Georgia State House of Representatives, 2006-present
  • Former Commissioner, Rome City Commission
  • Candidate, State of Georgia House of Representatives, District 13, 2020

Former Committees/Caucuses

Member, Advisory Board, Governor's Office for Children and Families, present

Member, Coosa North Georgia Water Planning Council, present

Member, Department of Behavioral Health & Developmental Disabilities Coordinating Council, present

Member, First Lady's Children's Cabinet, present

Member, Recreational Authorities Overview Committee, present

Member, Anatomical Gifts Procedures Advisory Board

Member, Anatomical Gifts Procedures Advisory Board

Former Chair, Community Development Committee, Rome City Commission

Member, Coosa North Georgia Water Planning Council

Appointed by Speaker of the House David Ralston, Member, Governor's Task Force, Local Transportation

Former Vice-Chair, Higher Education Committee, Georgia State House of Representatives

Former Member, Hospital Tax and Indigent Care Study Committee

Former Member, Joint Committee on Immigration Reform, Georgia State House of Representatives

Member, Recreational Authorities Overview Committee

Member, Regional Transportation Roundtable

Member, Regional Transportation Roundtable

Former Member, Study Committee for Pain Management, George State House of Representatives

Chief Deputy Whip, House Republican Caucus, 2011

Current Legislative Committees

Member, Appropriations

Member, Economic Development and Tourism

Member, Energy, Utilities and Telecommunications

Member, Health and Human Services

Member, Higher Education

Member, Rules

Chair, Study Committee on Infant and Toddler Social and Emotional Health HR 421

Chair, Subcommittee on Human Resources

Member, Transportation

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

  • BA, Early Childhood Education, University of Georgia
  • Graduated, Coverdell Leadership Institute
  • Graduated, Georgia Legislative Leadership Institute
  • Small Business Owner
  • Representative, Georgia State House of Representatives, 2006-present
  • Former Commissioner, Rome City Commission
  • Candidate, State of Georgia House of Representatives, District 13, 2020
  • Member, First United Methodist Church of Rome, present
  • Member, National Conference of State Legislators' Education Committee, present
  • Member, Rome Symphony Orchestra, present
  • Member, Southern Legislative Conference's Economic Development Committee, present
  • Member, Southern Legislative Conference's Transportation & Cultural Affairs Committee, present
  • Former Member, Association of County Commissioners of Georgia
  • Former Board Member, Exchange Club Family Resource Center
  • Former President, Floyd Healthcare Foundation
  • Former Trustee, Floyd Medical Center
  • Former Member, Floyd Medical Center
  • Former Member, Georgia Economic Developers Association
  • Member, Governor's Task Force, Local Transportation
  • Member, Greater Rome Chamber of Commerce
  • Former Member, Hands on Rome
  • Former Member/Co-Chair, Joint Workgroup on Economic Development, Georgia Municipal Association
  • Alumna, Leadership Rome
  • Former Member, National League of Cities
  • Member, Northwest Georgia Emmaus Community
  • Member, Rome Junior Service League

Other Info

— Awards:

  • 2003 Katie Dempsey Star Volunteer Award (Community Volunteer Award), Exchange Club

1990 Child Advocate of the Year-Rome/Floyd County Commission on Children and Youth

1995 Heart of the Community Award

Names of Grandchildren:

Taylor, Patterson, Cade, Callie, Eloise

  • 5 Grandchildren