Lucy McBath
DemocratU.S. Representative, GA-6| Age | 66 (b. 1960-06-01) |
| Gender | Female |
| In office since | 2019-01-03 (~7 yrs) |
| Race / ethnicity | Biracial/African American (Black father, white mother) |
| Religion | Christian |
| Education | B.A. in Political Science, Virginia State University (1982) |
| Prior occupation | Flight attendant for Delta Air Lines (approximately 30-year career); later national spokeswoman for Moms Demand Action / Everytown for Gun Safety |
| Military service | No |
| Birthplace | Joliet, Illinois |
| Marital status | Married — Curtis McBath |
| Children | 1 |
| Residence | Marietta, Georgia |
| Notable relatives | Father Lucien Holman was president of the NAACP's Illinois chapter; son Jordan Davis (1995-2012) was murdered, prompting her gun-control activism |
Pending research: languages · openly lgbtq.
Career & politics
| First elected | 2018 |
| Previous offices | U.S. Representative, Georgia's 6th congressional district (2019-2023) · U.S. Representative, Georgia's 7th congressional district (2023-2025) |
| Committees | Committee on the Judiciary (Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Crime and Federal Government Surveillance) · Committee on Education and the Workforce (Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions; Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development) |
| Caucuses | Congressional Black Caucus · New Democrat Coalition · Black Maternal Health Caucus · Congressional Equality Caucus · Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus |
| Leadership | Ranking Member, House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Federal Government Surveillance (119th Congress) |
| Ideology | Voted as a centrist-to-progressive Democrat; GovTrack placed her among the more left-leaning members of the Georgia delegation (ranked 4th most left in the GA delegation as of 2022). Named among the most effective Democratic lawmakers in the House (118th Congress). |
| Signature legislation | H.R. 8, Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019 (helped lead passage in the House) · Federal Extreme Risk Protection Order Act (red flag legislation, passed House 2022) · Victims' VOICES Act (signed into law 2024, ensuring restitution for victims' representatives) · VOCA Fix to Sustain the Crime Victims Fund Act of 2021 (original cosponsor; signed into law) |
Financial
Net worth: disclosed $964,000–$2,350,000 (2018) · estimate
| Fidelity Large Cap Growth | fund · –$500,000 · 2025 |
| Fidelity S&P 500 Index Fund | fund · –$500,000 · 2025 |
| Fidelity Small/Mid Cap Index Fund | fund · –$250,000 · 2025 |
| Fidelity Contra Fund Commingled Pool | fund · –$250,000 · 2025 |
| Fidelity Small/Mid Growth Index Fund | fund · –$250,000 · 2025 |
Top donors: Delta Air Lines ($19,607 (2024 cycle))
Top industries: Retired · Lawyers/Law Firms · Democratic/Liberal (ideological PACs) · Air Transport
Scandals & crimes ledger
No recorded incidents. Under the adjudicated-only methodology, an entry appears only when a court or official body has formally acted and the record is cited.