Dear Friends:

Thank you for giving me the opportunity to serve as a Democratic Party of Georgia Representative to the Democratic National Committee.   I look forward to Standing Up for ALL Georgia Democrats at the DNC so that we can improve the relationship between the state and national party and implement a strategy to reclaim Southern Senate and Congressional seats. 

Check back here for news from the DNC, and please reach out to me, by email or phone, to let me know of your ideas, questions or concerns. As we move forward,  I know that working together, we can turn Georgia a nice shade of Democratic Blue!

Mary N. Long
DNC Representative from Georgia

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Highlights of Mary's work in the political arena include:

• One of the first women to lobby the Georgia General Assembly
• Chair of Georgia WIN List (Women In Numbers) a Political Action Committee which is the primary conduit for electing Democratic women to statewide and legislative positions in Georgia.
• Member of the American Nurses Association’s Political Action Committee
• President, Legislative Chair and PAC Chair for the Georgia Nurses Association
• First Treasurer of the Georgia Women’s Political Caucus
• Service on the Georgia Board of Architecture, Georgia Judicial Nominating Commission, Minority Health Council, Vice Chair the of the Commission on Children and Youth, Chair Minority Health council and the  Women’s Health Advisory Council 
• Worked on numerous Congressional, statewide and local State Senate and House campaigns, Mayoral, City and County Campaigns
• Appointed to the Fulton County Zoning Board
• Appointed by Atlanta Mayor Maynard Jackson to the Civilian Police Review Board
• Past Chair of the Democratic Party of Georgia’s Grass Roots Committee
• 1992 Delegate to the Democratic National Convention
• Co-Author of a book chapter on “Policy and Politics for Nurses”
• Chair, Atlanta Women’s Foundation’s Advocacy Committee
• Prior to my retirement I ran and managed the Washington Office of the National Arthritis Foundation, providing legislative leadership for 55 chapters, staff and volunteers.  I planned and implemented national legislative meetings and worked with members of Congress and other governmental agencies.  I also traveled to state capitals to lobby on behalf of the Arthritis Foundation. 

Some of the awards Mary has received for her advocacy and political action are: 

• Mamie K. Taylor Award from the Georgia Women’s Political Caucus
• The Eleanor Richardson Award for Justice by the North Georgia United Methodist Church Action Committee
• The Arkansas Traveler Recognition for speaking at the Arkansas State Capital and awards from the American Nurses Association’s PAC and the Georgia Nurses PAC