The Board of Directors of Georgia Equality, a PAC that works to advance fairness, safety, and opportunity for LGBTQ Georgians, cultivated a list of candidates who the organization feels are best placed to advance LGBTQ policy.
Statewide:
Governor – Stacey Abrams
Lieutenant Governor – Sarah Riggs Amico
Secretary of State – John Barrow
Attorney General – Charlie Bailey
Labor Commissioner – Richard Keatley
Commissioner of Agriculture – Fred Swann
Public Service Commission District 3 – Lindy Miller
Public Service Commission District 5 – Dawn Randolph
State Senate:
District 6 – Jen Jordan
District 29 – Valerie Haskins
District 40 – Sally Harrell
District 41 – Steven Henson
District 44 – Gail Davenport
District 46 – Marisue Hilliard
District 48 – Zahra Karinshak
District 56 – Ellyn Jeagar
State House of Representatives:
District 23 – Adam Wynn
District 30 – Alana Watkins
District 36 – Jen Slipakoff
District 37 – Mary Frances Williams
District 39 – Erica Thomas
District 40 – Erick Allen
District 50 – Angelika Kausche
District 52 – Shea Roberts
District 56 – Able Mable Thomas
District 57 – Pat Gardner
District 58 – Park Cannon
District 60 – Kim Schofield
District 79 – Michael Wilensky
District 80 – Matthew Wilson
District 81 – Scott Holcomb
District 84 – Renitta Shannon
District 85 – Karla Drenner
District 86 – Michelle Henson
District 95 – Beth Moore
District 97 – Aisha Yaqoob
District 99 – Brenda Lopez
District 101 – Sam Park
District 102 – Gregg Kennard
District 105 – Donna McLeod
District 107 – Shelly Hutchinson
District 108 – Jasmine Clark
District 109 – Regina Lewis-Ward
District 111 – El-Mahdi Holly
District 113 – Pam Dickerson
District 117 – Deborah Gonzalez
District 119 – Jonathan Wallace
District 144 – Jessica Walden
District 153 – Camia Hopson
District 161 – Adam Bridges
District 179 – Julie Jordan
Gwinnett County:
County Commission District 2 – Ben Ku
County Board of Education District 2 – Wandy Taylor
The lack of an endorsement shouldn’t necessarily be viewed as a negative reflection on a candidate’s views on LGBTQ issues. In some instances, the board didn’t make an endorsement if there were multiple candidates with evenly matched views on LGBTQ issues or when an incumbent was running unopposed.
Find a printer-friendly endorsement guide here.