Teen GOP activist steps down from party leadership post
A teenage college student who earlier this year became the youngest person ever elected to a Georgia GOP leadership post abruptly stepped down Saturday.
Ja’Quon Stembridge submitted his resignation as the party’s assistant secretary over the weekend, Georgia GOP Chair Josh McKoon said.
McKoon declined to comment further, and Stembridge did not respond to requests for comment.
Stembridge, 19, is a Greene County native who announced his candidacy in March and spent the final stretch of his freshman year at the University of North Georgia commuting from campus to campaign for the job.
He won the post at this summer’s Georgia GOP convention on a platform focused on expanding the party’s outreach and amplifying younger voices.
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Greg Bluestein is the Atlanta Journal Constitution's chief political reporter. He is also an author, TV analyst and co-host of the Politically Georgia podcast.
