Equality News

by Wes Sanders

Georgia Equality issues endorsements in 2024 Primary and Non-partisan elections

2024 Endorsed Candidates:

Non-partisan Elections:

Judge, Georgia Supreme Court: John Barrow

Judge, DeKalb County State Court: Mike Jacobs*

Judge, Fulton County State Court: Jane Morrison*

 

DeKalb County Board of Education: Andrew Ziffer

Fulton County Board of Education: Lyndsey Coates

Gwinnett County Board of Education: Tarece Johnson-Morgan

 

Democratic Primary Elections:

Senate District 33: Michael Doc Rhett (i)

Senate District 34: Kenya Wicks

Senate District 36: Nan Orrock (i)

Senate District 37: Sadia Ali

Senate District 38: Rashaun Kemp*

Senate District 40: Sally Harrell (i)

Senate District 41: Kim Jackson* (i)

Senate District 44: Elena Parent (i)

Senate District 55: Robin Biro*

 

House District 42: Teri Anulewicz (i)

House District 47: Debra Shigley

House District 56: Bryce Berry

House District 58: Park Cannon* (i)

House District 60: Sheila Jones (i)

House District 65: De’Andre Pickett*

House District 74: Maggy Martinez

House District 84: Mary Margaret Oliver (i)

House District 85: Karla Drenner* (i)

House District 86: Imani Barnes* (i)

House District 90: Saira Draper (i) & Becky Evans (i)

House District 98: Marvin Lim* (i)

House District 107: Sam Park* (i)

House District 145: Juawn Jackson

 

Cobb County Commission Chair: Lisa Cupid

Cobb County Commission District 2: Erick Allen

Cobb County Commission District 4: Monique Sheffield

 

Fulton County Commission District 4: Mo Ivory

 

Gwinnett County Commission Chair: Nicole Love Hendrickson

Gwinnett County District Attorney: Daryl Manns

 

(*) Denotes an openly LGBTQ incumbent/candidate

Key Election Dates:

 

Voter registration deadline for Primary Election: April 22, 2024

Primary Election: May 21, 2024

 

Voter registration deadline for General Election: October 7, 2024

General Election: November 5, 2024

 

All Georgians should visit the Secretary of State’s My Voter Page to register to vote, double check that your voter registration is correct, and view critical voting information.
by Wes Sanders

The Board of Directors of Georgia Equality is pleased to announce their endorsed candidates in the upcoming 2019 Municipal Elections.

The importance of electing fair-minded candidates in cities and counties around the state cannot be understated. In a time when the state and federal governments provide uncertain paths for nondiscrimination protections bills, we’re continuing to push for those protections at the municipal level. Atlanta, Chamblee, Clarkston, Doraville, and Dunwoody have already passed non-discrimination protections for their citizens, and we at Georgia Equality are working to see that list grow. Municipal elections are so important to our movement and every LGBTQ person and ally should vote this year.

In a period in which many people seeking elected office are supportive of the LGBT community, the Georgia Equality Board of Directors will issue an endorsement for a candidate who we feel is best placed to advance our policy agenda.  The lack of an endorsement should not necessarily be viewed as a negative reflection of a particular candidate’s views on LGBT issues in general.

This list of endorsed candidates is:

Brookhaven
Mayor: John Ernst
District 3: Madeleine Simmons

Clarkston
City Council: Andrea Cervone

Doraville
Mayor: Joseph Geierman
City Council District 1: Andy Yeoman

East Point
City Council Ward A: Davion Lewis
City Council Ward D: Erica Dean

Savannah
Mayor: Van Johnson
At-Large Post 1: Kesha Gibson-Carter
At-Large Post 2: Tony Center
District 2: Bill Durrence(i)
District 3: Linda Wilder-Bryan
District 6: Kurtis Purtee

Early voting is happeneing now through November 1, 2019. For more information and to find out where to vote, please visit the Secretary of State’s My Voter Page.

by Wes Sanders

Help support pro-equality candidates!

Georgia Equality is working in support of pro-equality candidates in some of the closest races in our state. WE NEED YOUR HELP to make sure that they win. Click below to find out how to get involved!

With two weeks left until Election Day, we need everyone who can to volunteer in support of some of our endorsed candidates.

Taylor Bennett is a strong ally of our community who voted against the discriminatory so-called “religious liberty” bill earlier this year. Now he’s in a tight race for reelection against someone who refuses to take the same stand in opposing discrimination.

Sam Park is long-time advocate for and member of the LGBT community who we can trust to stand with us on the hard votes. He is running to unseat an incumbent who voted to legalize discrimination and will likely do so again when new bills are introduced in January.

Can you volunteer for a shift to help elect Sam and Taylor to the Georgia House? If so, please sign up at the link below or contact Micah Gaffney, Field Director for the Georgia Equality PAC, at 770.359.7787 or email hidden; JavaScript is required.