What our state needs to shift its leadership in a direction that serves marginalized communities is a surge of bold, courageous politicians with fresh perspectives and room to learn. With candidates like this increasing representation for Georgia's black, LGBTQ+, Indigenous, female, working class, and rural communities, the future will get brighter for the fate of equity.
GROUNDWORK
They Ran For Local Office First
The Year of Fight Back for GA Women
A total of 219 Georgia women qualified to run for office. The number of 2022 female Georgia candidates, including some in uncontested races, include:
• 31 women at the Federal Level - 18 Democrats, 12 Republicans and 1 Libertarian
• 18 women for statewide office – 15 Democrats, 3 Republicans and 2 Libertarians
• 35 women seeking Senate seats – 27 Democrats and 8 Republicans
• 133 women seeking House seats – 90 Democrats and 43 Republicans
From Organizing to Electoral Office
These well-recognized leaders started as organizers trying to solve issues relevant to their communities.
Long before they held public office or had their names carved in the halls of histories, these figures started out just like you. They took action from where they were, with what they had, and transformed the support of the people they served into the power to make change on a grand scale.
Cori
Bush
Harvey
Milk
Pramila
Jayapal
Barack
Obama
Shirley
Chisolm
Stacey
Abrams
What Comes Next?
Take a look at the first priorities you'll need to address to prepare yourself for a successful leadership role.
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