2020 Legislative Session
1.12.2020Greetings:
Tomorrow marks the start of the 2020 legislative session. As such, I think it's a good time to announce that I will run for re-election in 2020.
I don't love politics. In fact, I probably feel the same about it as many of you.
But I do love policy and fixing problems. Read More »
Newsletter 9.20.19
9.20.2019Scott Holcomb
High priorities targeted for cuts to meet Georgia governor's order
9.19.2019James Salzer
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
State Rep. Scott Holcomb, D-Atlanta, who worked with the chamber's Republican leadership to resolve the rape-kit backlog, said he was concerned the state is retreating from its work to solve the problem.
"Criminals who commit sexual assaults often do it repeatedly, so that is why there is urgency that kits be tested and that they be tested quickly," Holcomb said. Read More »
DNA Evidence Will be Stored for 50 Years Under New State Law
7.7.2019Kate Elizabeth Queram
Route Fifty
Holcomb proposed the new rules after a CNN investigation found that law enforcement agencies in multiple states had destroyed rape kits while the statues of limitations for the crimes were still running. Georgia was not named in the story, but Holcomb said he wanted to ensure that the state had appropriate rules in place to preserve evidence. Read More »
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