“A native Georgian, Representative Buckner grew up in Columbus and lived there until she married and moved to Talbot County in 1976. She was first elected to the Georgia General Assembly in 2002 and currently serves the citizens of House District 137.”
“Representative Buckner currently serves as a member of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Health, and the Ways and Means, Natural Resources & Environment, Retirement, State Properties and Technology and Infrastructure Innovation committees. She has served as an assistant to the Majority Whip and then as an assistant to the Minority Whip. She was the House Democratic Caucus secretary. Representative Buckner currently serves as vice chair of the Rural Caucus and one of the Tri-Chairs for the Working Families Caucus.”
“Representative Buckner has continued working on healthcare access, prescription costs, rural communities, and responsible development for Georgia families. She led HB 528, which would require large, resource-intensive facilities such as data centers to disclose their expected impacts on local communities, energy, and water before receiving government incentives or permits. Buckner’s recent legislative record also includes support for protecting family farms, expanding maternal healthcare, reducing taxes on essential health products, and making Georgia’s state parks more accessible to families.”
