DOGE’d CDC Contractor Wins Atlanta District to Flip Control of Georgia House for First Time in Two Decades
Dr. Beth Fuller is the State Representative-elect for Georgia House District 53. Dr. Fuller worked as a contractor for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta for ten years, before Trump’s cuts to the CDC terminated her contract without notice. In response, 314 Action President Shaughnessy Naughton released the following statement:
“314 Action Fund is proud to celebrate Dr. Beth Fuller’s historic win, flipping Georgia’s House District 53,” said 314 Action President Shaughnessy Naughton. “After Trump and Elon Musk took a sledgehammer to the CDC, Dr. Fuller lost her job following a decade of service to our nation’s health agency. Trump’s DOGE cuts motivated her decision to run for office and fight back against Republican attacks on science, research and healthcare.”
“Dr. Fuller will continue to fight for Georgia families. With outgoing Georgia state representative Dr. Jasmine Clark on her way to Congress, we need leaders like Dr. Beth Fuller in the State House to serve as a voice for science and stand up to Republicans in the statehouse,” said Naughton. “Dr. Fuller has 25 years’ experience as a public health expert translating research into impact. She will be an effective legislator for HD-53 and we look forward to working with her in Atlanta.”
Dr. Fuller defeated Republican Deborah Silcox, who has represented the district since 2022. This race was widely considered the best pickup opportunity for Democrats in the Peach State after both Joe Biden and Jon Ossoff carried the district, which encompasses parts of Fulton County.
A lifelong Georgian, Dr. Fuller earned her BA in Political Science from Emory University, an MSPH from the University of Alabama at Birmingham and a Doctorate in Public Health from Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health. Throughout her 25-year career, she has worked with policymakers to develop practical solutions to public health challenges and improve community well-being. The daughter of a Georgia Superior Court judge, Dr. Fuller grew up with a deep respect for public service, the rule of law and government accountability.
As a public health professional and former CDC contractor, Dr. Beth Fuller is one of 314 Action’s Guardians of Public Health candidates, as the organization works to elect 100 new doctors, nurses and healthcare professionals to office by 2030, raising and spending over $25 million in the effort.