HRC’S Commitment to Georgia

by Lynne Bowman

This year, HRC has three organizers on the ground across Georgia working to bring home pro-equality wins for LGBTQ+ communities this election season. HRC is dedicated to electing leaders across the state who champion policies that will support the rights and lives of LGBTQ+ people.

Georgia is home to over 2 million Equality Voters, a voting bloc of demographically and geographically diverse Americans who are united by the advancement of LGBTQ+ equality. Equality Voters are younger, more racially diverse, and more female than the general electorate, they recognize and trust the HRC brand, and they are more likely to identify with issue-specific organizations than candidates or political parties.

HRC’S ENDORSED CANDIDATES IN GEORGIA

U.S. House:
Sanford Bishop Jr. (GA-02)
Hank Johnson (GA-04)
Nikema Williams (GA-05)
Lucy McBath (GA-07)
David Scott (GA-13)
Georgia State Senate:
Josh McLaurin - District 2
Nabilah Islam Parkes - District 7 - PRIORITY TO ACHIEVE BASIC EQUALITY
Nikki Merritt - District 9
Jason Esteves - District 35
RaShaun Kemp - District 38
Sonya Halpern - District 39
Sally Harrell - District 40
Kim Jackson - District 41
Elena Parent - District 44
Ashwin Ramaswami - District 48 - PRIORITY TO ACHIEVE BASIC EQUALITY
Georgia State House:
Elaine Padgett - District 25
Karl Gallegos - District 34
Lisa Campbell - District 35
Danielle Bell - District 44
Eric Castater - District 45
Michael Garza - District 46
Debra Shigley - District 47 - PRIORITY TO ACHIEVE BASIC EQUALITY
Laura Murvartian - District 48 - PRIORITY TO ACHIEVE BASIC EQUALITY
Grace Demit - District 49
Michelle Au - District 50
Shea Roberts - District 52
Susie Greenberg - District 53 - PRIORITY TO ACHIEVE BASIC EQUALITY
Betsy Holland - District 54
Bryce Berry - District 56 - PRIORITY TO ACHIEVE BASIC EQUALITY
Park Cannon - District 58
Phil Olaleye - District 59
Tanya Miller - District 62
Kim Schofield - District 63
Eric Bell - District 75
Long Tran - District 80
Karla Drenner - District 85
Imani Barnes - District 86
Omari Crawford - District 89
Saira Draper - District 90
Karen Lupton - District 94
Dar'Shun Kendrick - District 95
Ruwa Romman - District 97
Marvin Lim - District 98
Michelle Kang - District 99 - PRIORITY TO ACHIEVE BASIC EQUALITY
Farooq Mughal - District 105 - PRIORITY TO ACHIEVE BASIC EQUALITY
Shelly Hutchinson - District 106
Sam Park - District 107
Jasmine Clark - District 108 - PRIORITY TO ACHIEVE BASIC EQUALITY
Dewey McClain - District 109
Regina Lewis-Ward - District 115
El-Mahdi Holly - District 116
Andrew Ferguson - District 120
Courtney Frisch - District 121
Spencer Frye - District 122
Carolyn Hugley - District 136
Miriam Paris - District 142
Tangie Herring - District 145
Ariel Phillips - District 147
Floyd Griffin Jr - District 149 - PRIORITY TO ACHIEVE BASIC EQUALITY
Patty Marie Stinson - District 150
Dexter Sharper - District 177
Note: HRC does not endorse in all state-level races.