Given the rhetoric and hype surrounding our national, state and local elections, Georgia Stonewall Democrats would like to ask your consideration of these hard-working candidates at the state and local level who are standing firm for equality, civility, justice and fair-mindedness. Many of these candidates have been advocates for the LGBT community for years and deserve our support. This is the first round of our endorsements ahead of the November Election. Please stay tuned for further updates.

Please vote for these candidates:

Georgia State House of Representatives: 
David Wilkerson – District 38
Erick Allen – District 40
Stacey Evans – District 42
Sheila Jones – District 53
Bob Gibeling – District 54
Able Mable Thomas – District 56
Pat Gardner – District 57
Park Cannon – District 58
David Dreyer – District 59
Keisha Waites – District 60
Derrick Jackson – District 64
Sandra Scott – District 76
Taylor Bennett – District 80
Mary Margaret Oliver – District 82
Renitta Shannon – District 84
Karla Drenner – District 85
Michele Henson – District 86
Billy Mitchell – District 88
Dar’shun Kendrick – District 93
Pedro Marin – District 96
Brenda Lopez – District 99
Pam Dickerson – District 113
Spencer Frye – District 118

Georgia State Senate: 
Curt Thompson – District 5
Harold Jones – District 22
Nan Orrock – District 36
Horacena Tate – District 38
Vincent Fort – District 39
Elena Parent – District 42
Gail Davenport – District 44
Patrick Thompson – District 56

Local and County Elections:
Keith Gammage – Fulton County Solicitor
Sherry Boston – District Attorney for DeKalb County
Donna Coleman-Stribling – Solicitor General for DeKalb County

**Georgia Stonewall Democrats can only consider endorsement for candidates who apply. No inference should be made for Democratic candidates not listed.

Georgia Stonewall Democrats (GSD) is Georgia’s lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and ally Democratic community.  As LGBTQ and ally Democrats, we have a unique and critically important role to play in our community’s struggle for equality.  We are working to make progress within our Party on issues important to our community, to inform the LGBT community about the differences between the political Parties, and to elect fair-minded Democrats to public office.

Posted by Admin on Tuesday, October 18th, 2016 @ 7:58PM
Categories: Election News, Endorsements, Press Release