RELEASE: Georgia Democrats and Education Advocates Agree–Brian Kemp Would Gut Public Education
Kemp Proposes Doubling Student Scholarship Organizations and Supports Opportunity School District ATLANTA — Today, to coincide with the first week of school for Georgia students, State Representative Brenda Lopez, State Senator Tonya Anderson, and other public education advocates convened to discuss exactly why Brian Kemp is bad for public education. Georgia’s public education system is ranked 33rd […]
Rep. John Lewis Calls for Brian Kemp’s Resignation
ATLANTA — Today, civil rights icon and United States Representative John Lewis called on gubernatorial candidate Brian Kemp to resign his position as Secretary of State. The call comes as Brian Kemp has let the duties of his gubernatorial campaign take precedence over the responsibilities of the Secretary of State’s office, jeopardizing the sanctity of […]
DPG Calls on Brian Kemp to Resign as Secretary of State
Kemp Should Follow the Bipartisan Examples of Max Cleland and Karen Handel GEORGIA—Today, the Democratic Party of Georgia called on Brian Kemp to resign from his position as Secretary of State. Brian Kemp has failed to maintain vital boundaries between the Secretary of State’s office and his gubernatorial campaign, risking the integrity of the election. In the past […]
DPG Calls on Brian Kemp to Give Back Secretary of State Salary
Kemp’s Blatant Conflict of Interest Apparent GEORGIA — Today, the Democratic Party of Georgia called on Brian Kemp to return the $172,294 full-time salary he is receiving as Secretary of State while concurrently running for Governor of Georgia, since he first announced his candidacy in March 2017. This comes on the heels of the ethics […]
RELEASE: Do Cagle and Kemp Agree with Trump on Russian Interference?
Trump Chooses Putin Over U.S. Intelligence; Do Kemp and Cagle? GEORGIA – In the past several days, President Trump attacked our NATO allies, insulted Germany’s Chancellor and Britain’s Prime Minister, blamed a former president for Russia’s invasion of Crimea, and described the European Union as one of America’s ‘foes’. But yesterday, Donald Trump made his […]
VIDEO RELEASE: Cagle, Kemp Call Each Other Untrustworthy, Democratic Party of Georgia Agrees
Cagle, Kemp Hit the Nail on the Head: Georgia Voters Can’t Trust Either of Them GEORGIA — Today, one week from the Republican Gubernatorial election, the Democratic Party of Georgia releases two videos, one featuring Casey Cagle and one featuring Brian Kemp, in which each calls out the other for being untrustworthy and unfit to […]
ICYMI: Cagle’s use of state-funded flights exceeds quarter of million dollars
By Aaron Holmes – The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Tuesday, July 03, 2018 GEORGIA — In his bid for governor, Casey Cagle has run as a fiscal conservative — but he regularly bills the state for air travel between Atlanta and his hometown 55 miles away, an Atlanta Journal-Constitution investigation has found. Records show that, when taking […]
DPG Chair DuBose Porter on Casey Cagle’s Secret Tape
GEORGIA – Democratic Party of Georgia Chair DuBose Porter releases the following statement regarding Casey Cagle’s admission that he passed bad legislation due to political ambition: “The Casey Cagle that we heard in the audiotape is the same Casey Cagle that Georgians have gotten to know all too well over the past 28 years. The […]
DPG Latino Caucus Chair Statement on GOP Candidate Michael Williams “Deportation Bus Tour”
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, May 15 2018 CONTACT: Antonio Molina DPG Latino Caucus Chair Democratic Party of Georgia (678) 557-8292 ATLANTA – Antonio Molina, chair of the Democratic Party of Georgia’s Latino Caucus, issues the following statement: “Michael Williams is not the only Republican dividing our state along hate-filled racial lines, he’s simply the latest. […]
GA Dems Release Ballot Questions, Challenge GA GOP to Support Fair Elections
Georgia Republicans refuse to join Democrats in supporting fair elections by calling for independent non-partisan redistricting commission Release: Thursday, March 1, 2018 AJC // Greg Bluestein Georgia Democrats will ask primary voters whether they support allowing an independent nonpartisan commission to redraw state legislative lines – and urged state Republicans to put the same question […]