Tag: Georgia GOP

Georgia Lawmaker Switches to Republican After Feuding With Former Democrat Colleagues Over School Choice, Policing

A member of the Georgia state House of Representatives has switched her party affiliation from Democrat to Republican, after breaking with her former party over issues like school choice and policing. “My name is Rep. Meisha Mainor and today I made the decision to leave the Democrat Party,” Ms. Mainor wrote on Twitter Tuesday. “I represent…


Trump, Not Governor Kemp, to Star at Georgia Republican Convention

Georgia’s GOP convention kicks off on June 9 in Columbus. While Republican governor Brian Kemp won reelection convincingly over Stacey Abrams in November, he and most of his cabinet won’t be there. Meanwhile, presidential candidate Donald Trump is set to arrive and speak, with much hoopla, on June 10—just after his June 8 announcement on…


Trump to Speak at GOP Convention in Georgia Amid Post-Indictment Chaos

Former President Donald Trump will deliver a speech at the Republican state convention in Georgia on June 10, his first public appearance after his federal indictment in the classified document probe. Republican governor Brian Kemp and his cabinet are not expected to attend the convention, which kicked off on June 9. Kari Lake, a prominent Trump…


Amid Trump Probe, Georgia GOP Passes Prosecutor Oversight Bill

The Senate of Georgia passed a bill last week that aims to toughen up oversight measures on the state’s prosecutors, after a special purpose grand jury counsel wrapped up investigations into alleged election interference by former President Donald Trump and his allies. The bill, SB 92 (pdf), would create a Prosecuting Attorneys Qualifications Commission, which would…