FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Tuesday, July 17, 2012
Contact: Juliana Illari (770-314-4776 ) or Tim Cairl (404-538-4034)
juliana.illari@gmail.com or timcairl@gmail.com

Atlanta Stonewall Democrats PAC Announces Final Slate of 2012 Primary Endorsements

Today, Atlanta Stonewall Democrats PAC (ASD PAC) announced its final round of endorsements for the 2012 election cycle. “This has been a tough year for Democrats, with re-districting of Democrats into new and challenging districts, some with their fellow progressive legislators. But Stonewall is committed to supporting fair-minded Democrats and increasing our equality-driven majority in Georgia”, says Tim Cairl, Chair for Atlanta Stonewall.

Please join us at Las Margaritas on Tuesday, July 17th at 5:30 till 7:30pm for a reception honoring our endorsed candidates!

Below are the newly added endorsed candidates for the July 31, 2012 Democratic Primary Election. ASD used a rolling endorsement process this year to accommodate the heavy campaign season and to more fully evaluate the candidates.

New Endorsements for State House Districts:

ENDORSED – Sheila Jones HD#53

ENDORSED – Margaret Kaiser HD#59

ENDORSED – Keisha Waites HD#60

ENDORSED – Renita Hamilton HD#105

 

New Endorsements for State Senate Districts

ENDORSED – Gail Davenport SD#44

 

Our previous endorsements:

Judicial Endorsements:

ENDORSED -Clarence Johnson Fulton Superior Court

ENDORSED-Jane Morrison State Court Fulton County

 

House Districts:

ENDORSED-Alisha Thomas Morgan HD#39

ENDORSED-Diana Eckles HD#41

ENDORSED-Ken Britt HD#56

ENDORSED- Pat Gardner HD#57

ENDORSED-Simone Bell HD#58

ENDORSED- Marvin Arrington Jr. HD #62

ENDORSED-TJ Copeland HD#63

ENDORSED-Doreen Williams HD#92

ENDORSED-Dar’shun Kendrick HD#93

ENDORSED-Jaye Lynn Peabody HD#94

Please join us at Las Margaritas on Tuesday, July 17th at 5:30 till 7:30pm for a reception honoring our endorsed candidates!

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We recognize that the road to equality is paved by fair-minded Democrats. Atlanta Stonewall Democrats is the metro area’s lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender 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 continue making progress within our Party on issues important to our community, to inform the LGBT community about the differences between the Parties, and to elect fair-minded Democrats to public office.

We are an affiliate of National Stonewall Democrats, a nationwide, grassroots federation of more than 90 other LGBT Democratic chapters.  We are committed to working closely with other LGBT organizations, along with our allies in progressive communities and traditionally Democratic constituency groups to build a fair-minded Democratic majority in Georgia.

Posted by Admin on Thursday, July 12th, 2012 @ 5:18AM
Categories: Press Release