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Representative-Elect Georgia House of Representatives
Room 608-C Coverdell Legislative Office Building 18 Capitol Square, SW Atlanta, GA 30334
District Office: 18 Capitol Square, SW Atlanta, GA 30334
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BioState Representative Kim Schofield serves the citizens of House District 63, which includes
areas of Southeast Atlanta, East Point, College Park, Forest Park and Hapeville. She was elected
to the Georgia General Assembly in 2017 and currently serves as Secretary of the Urban Affairs
Committee. She also serves on the Creative Arts & Entertainment, Health, Industry and Labor
and Small Business Development committees. She is an appointed member to the Atlanta
Commission on Women. As a public servant, Kim lives out her core values of access, action and
accountability.
Rep. Schofield is passionate about addressing issues that impact House District 63, such as
access to quality health care, affordable housing, education and protecting senior citizens. During
the 2019 legislative session, she introduced legislation that would create a grant program to
encourage certain physicians to practice in underserved areas of the state. Rep. Schofield has also
advocated for expanding Medicaid and has helped pass homestead exemptions for senior citizens
in her district. She has also worked to improve workplace equity, pay equity, and she advocates
for environmental justice and agriculture.
Kim's professional career spans across healthcare, financial, transportation, education and nonprofit agencies. Kim has more than 15 years of experience in consulting, coaching, teaching,
training workshops and engagement seminars, bringing alignment within political, corporate,
community, law enforcement, healthcare and faith-based organizations.
Kim is a small business owner. As a personal development strategist, her coaching practice,
Other People's Potential Coaching, works with individuals and organizations to position them
for maximizing their capacity.
Kim holds a bachelor's degree and a master's degree in theology and organizational leadership.
In 2020, she will hold a doctorate from Oral Roberts University. In her health policy work, Kim
was appointed by former Governor Nathan Deal to serve as the chair of the Georgia Council on
Lupus Education and Awareness. She holds a federal appointment to the Health IT Policy
Committee and crafts legislative policy recommendations to the National Coordinator for Health
IT as a framework for the development and adoption of a nationwide health information
infrastructure. Kim has also worked as a lupus research specialist at the Emory School of Medicine, and she serves as an advocacy chair for the Georgia Chapter of the Lupus Foundation
of America.
Kim has authored several articles and has been a reoccurring guest on television, radio and other
media outlets. Kim is the proud mother of her daughter, Kyler, a 2012 graduate of Duke
University; Kyler is an assistant director in film and television and a member of the Directors
Guild of America.
Her recent initiatives, "Crucial Conversations- Connecting Law Enforcement with the
Community They Protect" and "Serve and Understanding Invisible Disabilities in the
Workplace" have gained traction and recognition in corporate America, academic institutions
and faith-based and non-profit organizations.
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