North Columbus News

Rep. Joyce Beatty, who has been serving in the U.S. Congress representing Ohio's 3rd district since 2013, recently shared several updates on her Twitter account. Born in Dayton, Ohio, and a graduate of Central State University, Beatty expressed gratitude for the birthday wishes she received while also addressing important issues such as retirement security and mourning the loss of a colleague.

On March 12, Rep. Beatty celebrated her birthday with a message of gratitude: "Today, I’m filled with gratitude as I celebrate my birthday. Knowing I’d be on the road for work today, my amazing staff surprised me yesterday. I’m beyond thankful for all the warm birthday wishes from my staff, colleagues, and constituents."

The following day at the BlackRock Retirement Summit, she joined leaders to discuss retirement security: "Today at the BlackRock Retirement Summit, I joined leaders to discuss improving retirement security—especially for small business owners and their employees." As a former small business owner herself, Beatty emphasized understanding these challenges firsthand.

Later that day on March 13th, she issued a statement regarding the passing of Congressman Raúl Grijalva: "Please see my statement below on the passing of my dear friend and colleague, Congressman Raúl Grijalva."