Q: Where was 6th Congressional District candidate Karen Handel born and what are her college degrees? Can you please provide information about her involvement with the Susan G. Komen breast cancer foundation?
—Hank Collier, Dunwoody
A: Handel was born in Washington, D.C. She attended Prince George's Community College in Largo, Md., as well as the University of Maryland's University College, but does not have a degree, her spokeswoman, Kate Constantini, told Q&A on the News via email.
She does not have any current involvement with Susan G. Komen for the Cure, the world’s largest nonprofit funder of breast cancer research. She resigned from her role as vice president for public policy for the nonprofit in 2012, following the organization’s policy change, which was later reversed, that would have barred Komen from funding Planned Parenthood. Handel is running in the 6th Congressional District special election April 18 to succeed former U.S. Rep. Tom Price.
Q: What happened to Erica Byfield on Channel 2 Action News?
—Gordon Mattox, Decatur
A: Byfield now is a general assignment reporter at WNBC-TV in New York City. She started at the station in September 2016.
She told Q&A on the News that getting married was one of the reasons for her move to New York.
“I got married in October to a truly fabulous person,” she wrote in an email.
She was at Channel 2 Action News from February 2014-August 2016.
Fast Copy News Service wrote this column. Do you have a question? We’ll try to get the answer. Call 404-222-2002 or email q&a@ajc.com (include name, phone and city).
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