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Georgia NOW Announces Supported Candidates for 2022 Election Cycle

Candidates for Equality

ATLANTA, GA. – Today, Georgia National Organization for Women, the nation’s largest feminist organization, supports candidates and incumbents in the upcoming election cycle. Triana Arnold James, President of Georgia NOW, released the following statement:

“I am honored to announce that Georgia NOW is supporting champions in the State of Georgia. We know that they will work tirelessly to protect our six core issues of Constitutional Equality, Reproductive Rights, Racial Justice, Ending Violence Against Women, Economic Justice and the LGBTQ+ community. Within those core issues, we advocate for voting rights, educational resources and expansion of health care. We are confident that these candidates will advocate, promote advancement of rights for all Georgians.

Georgia NOW supports the following slate of challengers and incumbents and announces recommendation for National NOW endorsement:

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GOVERNOR --STACEY ABRAMS

LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR --KWANZA HALL

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SECRETARY OF STATE --DEE DAWKINS-HAIGLER

ATTORNEY GENERAL--JENNIFER "JEN" JORDAN

COMMISSIONER OF INSURANCE--MATTHEW WILSON

COMMISSIONER OF LABOR--WILLIAM "WILL" BODDIE JR

UNITED STATES REPRESENTATIVE, DISTRICT 1--MICHELLE L. MUNROE

UNITED STATES REPRESENTATIVE, DISTRICT 8--DARRIUS BUTLER

UNITED STATES REPRESENTATIVE, DISTRICT 10--PHYLLIS HATCHER

UNITED STATES REPRESENTATIVE, DISTRICT 12--ELIZABETH 'LIZ' JOHNSON

STATE REPRESENTATIVE, DISTRICT 58--PARK ELIZABETH CANNON

STATE REPRESENTATIVE, DISTRICT 88--BILLY MITCHELL

STATE REPRESENTATIVE, DISTRICT 115--REGINA LEWIS-WARD

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There will be more announcements to come within the next week of State and Local Candidates that Georgia NOW supports. We have hope that each and every candidate will prevail and be victorious. Early voting starts May 2, 2022 and the Primary is May 24, 2022.

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