Georgia House Democrats to Hold Virtual Town Hall Meeting Today on Election Legislation

ATLANTA – State Representative Henry “Wayne” Howard (D-Augusta), along with other Democratic state legislators from the Augusta area, will hold the “Protect Your Voting Rights” virtual town hall meeting TODAY, Tuesday, March 2, 2021, 7 p.m. via Zoom. To register for the Zoom meeting, please click here.

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Georgia House Democratic Caucus to Host Virtual Town Hall Meeting Tomorrow on School Voucher Program Legislation

ATLANTA – Members of the Georgia House Democratic Caucus will host a virtual town hall meeting TOMORROW, Tuesday, March 2, 2021, at 7 p.m. To participate in this virtual town hall meeting, please contact kimberly.romaine@house.ga.gov

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Georgia House Democratic Caucus Responds to Citizen’s Arrest Reform Legislation

ATLANTA – The Georgia House Democratic Caucus (GHDC), led by House Minority Leader James Beverly (D-Macon), today responded to Governor Brian Kemp’s bipartisan plan to address Georgia’s citizen’s arrest statute, which is an issue that Georgia House Democrats have worked to repeal before a video of Ahmaud Arbery’s death was released in 2020. The caucus is encouraged by the support of repealing and reforming the citizen’s arrest law since the release of this video, and the caucus believes the law is tied to slave-owning and emboldened three men to kill Mr. Arbery.

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House Democratic Caucus Elects Officers

ATLANTA – The House Democratic Caucus met to elect it key leaders on Tuesday, November 15, 2016. The Minority Caucus re-elected House Minority Leader Stacey Abrams (D-Atlanta) and House Minority Whip Carolyn Hugley (D-Columbus) for their current positions, as well as House Minority Caucus Secretary Pat Gardner (D-Atlanta), House Minority Caucus Treasurer David Wilkerson (D-Powder Springs) and House Minority Deputy Whip Gloria Frazier (D-Hephzibah). The Minority Caucus also elected State Representative Stacey Evans (D-Smyrna) as the new House Minority Caucus Chairwoman and Rep. Robert Trammell (D-Luthersville) as the new House Minority Caucus Vice-Chairman. Continue reading “House Democratic Caucus Elects Officers”