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Podcast: Breaking down Georgia’s 6th and 7th Congressional District races

Gwinnett County residents cast their votes in 2016’s presidential election at Amazing Grace Lutheran Church in Lawrenceville. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM
Gwinnett County residents cast their votes in 2016’s presidential election at Amazing Grace Lutheran Church in Lawrenceville. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM
By Bria Felicien
April 11, 2018

Two of the biggest contests to watch in 2018 are the races for Georgia’s 6th and 7th Congressional Districts.

In the latest Politically Georgia podcast, the AJC’s Washington correspondent Tamar Hallerman joins host Greg Bluestein to outline the candidates, issues and strategies in those campaigns.

Hallerman also provides unique insight on Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue.

Subscribe and listen on Apple Podcasts, Google Play or Stitcher. You can also download or stream the episode below:

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Bria Felicien is a published author and staff writer at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. She produces podcasts for the AJC.

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