By Chair DuBose Porter via The Hill ATLANTA — Doug Jones’s win in Alabama was no miracle, no aberration in the political ecosystem, and no supernatural rarity limited to chance. The victory was deserved and it demands a fundamental rethinking of political operations in the deep South and elsewhere around the country. It sounds an […]
...Release: Wednesday, December 6, 2017 Atlanta, GA – Democratic Party of Georgia Chair DuBose Porter issued the following statement. “In less than the span of a month, Georgia Democratic candidates and voters made history again. We have more firsts, fresh faces of the next generation of Democrats, and reasons to celebrate. “I want to personally […]
...Release: Wednesday, December 6, 2017 Atlanta, GA – Democratic Party of Georgia Chair DuBose Porter issued the following statement. “Georgia Democrats offer our deepest congratulations to mayor-elect Keisha Lance Bottoms for a truly momentous victory. Keisha championed our Democratic values and never backed down. With a Mayor Bottoms, we are confident that Atlanta is in […]
...Release: Thursday, November 16, 2017 Atlanta, GA – Today, House Republicans will vote on a bill to increase taxes on middle class families and provide massive giveaways to billionaires and wealthy corporations. While Senate Republicans debate their tax plan in committee, the latest edition calls for permanent tax break for the richest, paid for by […]
...Release: Wednesday, November 8, 2017 Atlanta, GA – Democratic Party of Georgia Chair DuBose Porter issued the following statement on last night’s elections results. “This was a great day for Georgia Democrats. Congratulations to Representative-elect Deborah Gonzalez (HD 117) and Representative-elect Johnathan Wallace (HD 119) for flipping two House seats long-held by Republicans. Their hard work and visions for a...
Release: Friday, October 13, 2017 Atlanta, GA – Democratic Party of Georgia First Vice Chair Nikema Williams issued the following statement on Donald Trump’s executive order to sabotage the health care marketplace. “With this executive order, Donald Trump and the Republican Party have made crystal clear the fact that they do not care about the […]
...Atlanta, GA – Just days before National Voter Registration Day, Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp is once again abusing his office for political gain by pushing voter suppression efforts that disproportionately affect the elderly, communities of color, and low-income voters. Now mounting a bid for governor, Georgia’s Chief Election Officer has waged a war […]
...Release: Friday, September 15, 2017 Atlanta, GA – Democratic Party of Georgia Chair DuBose Porter issued the following statement on the […]
...Release: Tuesday, September 5, 2017 Atlanta, GA – Democratic Party of […]
...Release: Monday, August 28, 2017 Atlanta, GA – Democratic Party of Georgia Chair DuBose Porter issued the following statement on today’s unveiling of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. memorial at the State Capitol. “Fifty-four years ago today, hundreds of thousands of Americans came together in Washington D.C. to hear the vision and belief of […]
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