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Gov. Brian Kemp speaks at a press conference at the Capitol on Saturday, April 3, 2021, as he and his supporters blast Major League Baseball's decision to move the All-Star game from Georgia over the state's new voting law. (Photo: Steve Schaefer for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
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Former mayor Kasim Reed accepts an endorsement from the International Association of Fire Fighters Local 134 at Reed's campaign headquarters on Thursday, Oct. 7, 2021. (Jenni Girtman for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
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Senator Jon Ossoff (D-GA) speaks at a press conference on Medicaid expansion with other democratic lawmakers on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC on September 23rd, 2021.
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Gov. Brian Kemp speaks at a press conference at the Capitol on Saturday, April 3, 2021, as he and his supporters blast Major League Baseball's decision to move the All-Star game from Georgia over the state's new voting law. (STEVE SCHAEFER FOR THE ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION)
Kemp takes a swing at MLB as Braves advance to World Series
The Atlanta Regional Mayoral Forum, moderated by Bill Bolling, is centered around Atlanta's housing challenges and takes place in two parts Wednesday, Oct 6, 2021. Candidates in the first set of questions, shown here, include Atlanta City Councilman Antonio Brown, from left, councilman Andre Dickens, attorney Sharon Gay, council president Felicia Moore and former mayor Kasim Reed. The second group of candidates include Kirsten Dunn, Nolan English, Mark Hammad, Kenny Hill, Rebecca King, Roosevelt Searles III, Richard Wright. (Jenni Girtman for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
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Former mayor Kasim Reed accepts an endorsement from the International Association of Fire Fighters Local 134 at Reed's campaign headquarters on Thursday, Oct. 7, 2021. (Jenni Girtman for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
The Jolt: Atlanta NAACP pens ‘rare repudiation’ of former Mayor Reed
Stacey Abrams, voting rights activist, speaks during a church service in Norfolk, Va., Sunday, Oct. 17, 2021. Abrams was in town to encourage voters to vote for Democratic gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe in the November election. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
Abrams’ group launches campaign pushing Medicaid expansion
Georgia Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan. (ALYSSA POINTER/ALYSSA.POINTER@AJC.COM)
The Jolt: Geoff Duncan for president?
Agriculture Commissioner Gary Black says onions harvested too early have resulted in inferior Vidalias with shorter shelf lives.
The Jolt: Gary Black attacks Herschel Walker’s immigration stance
IMAGE DISTRIBUTED FOR BUCKHEAD CITY COMMITTEE - Yard signs supporting the grassroots initiative to incorporate Buckhead, an Atlanta neighborhood plagued by a recent crime wave, as a distinct city have been popping up like mushrooms. Proponents of the effort have fielded thousands of requests for yard signs during the first three weeks of availability, pictured on Monday, Sept. 27, 2021 in Atlanta. (Jenni Girtman/AP Images for Buckhead City Committee)
The Jolt: Anti-‘Buckhead City’ effort firing up Monday at state Capitol
Stacey Abrams is seen with gubernatorial candidate, and former Virginia Governor, Terry McAullife (D-VA) after a rally for McAuliffe's gubernatorial campaign on October 17th, 2021 in Fairfax, Virginia.
Abrams, Bottoms help Virginia Democrat boost gov bid
Georgia Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan. (ALYSSA POINTER/ALYSSA.POINTER@AJC.COM)
Geoff Duncan is taking his ‘GOP 2.0′ pitch national
Sen. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., right, accompanied by Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Ga., left, speaks during a news conference on the inclusion of Solar Tax Credit Legislation in the reconciliation bill on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2021. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Warnock raises $9.5M over 3 months in bid to defend Senate seat
Former professional football player Herschel Walker speaks to the crowd before introducing President Donal Trump during a Blacks for Trump campaign rally at the Cobb Galleria Centre in Atlanta, Friday, September 25, 2020. Walker is now a candidate for the U.S. Senate. (Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com)
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Secretary Of State Brad Raffensperger speaks during a press conference at the Georgia State Capitol on Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2021. (Christine Tannous / christine.tannous@ajc.com)
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The Atlanta Regional Mayoral Forum, moderated by Bill Bolling, is centered around Atlanta's housing challenges and takes place in two parts Wednesday, Oct 6, 2021. Candidates in the first set of questions, shown here, include Atlanta City Councilman Antonio Brown, from left, councilman Andre Dickens, attorney Sharon Gay, council president Felicia Moore and former mayor Kasim Reed. The second group of candidates include Kirsten Dunn, Nolan English, Mark Hammad, Kenny Hill, Rebecca King, Roosevelt Searles III, Richard Wright. (Jenni Girtman for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
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12/15/2020 — Atlanta, Georgia — Former Democratic Georgia Gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams speaks during a “Get Ready to Vote” rally for Georgia Democrat U.S. Senator candidate Rev. Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff at Pratt-Pullman Yard in Atlanta’s Kirkwood neighborhood, Tuesday, December 15, 2020. (Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com)
The Jolt: Stacey Abrams hitting campaign trail, but not in Georgia
April 5, 2018 Atlanta - U.S. Attorney Byung J. "BJay" Pak speaks about bribery scandals at Atlanta City Hall during a press conference at the Richard B. Russell Federal Building on Thursday, April 5, 2018. Rev. Mitzi Bickers made her first appearance in federal court Thursday to face charges that she took $2 million in bribes to steer city of Atlanta contracts to at least two contractors from 2010 to 2015. She was released on a $50,000 appearance bond. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM
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Lieutenant governor candidate and Georgia Senate President Pro-Tem Butch Miller speaks at the Georgia GOP convention at Jekyll Island on Saturday, June 5, 2021. (Photo: Nathan Posner for The Atlanta-Journal-Constitution)
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May 18, 2021 Atlanta - Governor Brian Kemp speaks at his campaign office in Atlanta on Tuesday, May 18, 2021. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)
The Jolt: Brian Kemp headed to Texas border with nine GOP governors
Democrat Marcus Flowers is challenging U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene.
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Gov. Brian Kemp makes a speech during the 17th annual Floyd County GOP Rally at the Coosa Valley Fairgrounds on Saturday, Aug. 7, 2021 in Rome. (Photo: Troy Stolt / Chattanooga Times Free Press)
The Jolt: Cobb GOP infighting spells trouble for state Republicans
U.S. Rep. John Lewis holds a candle during an event in 2017 in front of the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C. Central Connecticut State University plans to open the John Lewis Institute for Social Justice in the fall to honor the late Georgia congressman, who died in 2020. (Olivier Douliery/Abaca Press/TNS)
New postage stamp could honor civil rights icon John Lewis
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas was in Pin Point on Saturday to dedicate a historical marker. One of Thomas' friends, Harlan Crow, spent millions on a museum in the community.
The Jolt: State Capitol statue for Clarence Thomas gaining steam
Senator Jon Ossoff (D-GA) pitches during the Congressional baseball game at Nationals Park in Washington, DC on September 29th, 2021.
The Jolt: Ossoff stars in, Greene skips the congressional baseball game
U.S. Rep. Barry Loudermilk, R-Cassville, has played in several Congressional Baseball Games. (Used with permission from Loudermilk's office.)
Congressional baseball game returns with four Georgians on the rosters
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In this photo from June 23, 2021, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) speaks at a press conference about COVID-19 and China. McCarthy opposed forming an independent commission to investigate the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol. (Michael Brochstein/ZUMA Wire/TNS)
McCarthy to headline Georgia GOP’s October fundraiser
Republican gubernatorial candidate Johnny Isakson works the crowd on the night he won the GOP primary, July 17, 1990, at his party headquarters at the Waverly Hotel. (John Spink / AJC Archive at GSU Library AJCP431-016g)
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U.S. Rep. Nikema Williams, D-Ga., talks to the crowd during AIDS Walk Atlanta in Piedmont Park on Saturday, September 25, 2021. (Photo: Steve Schaefer for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Georgia Democrats rally behind Biden’s social policy initiatives
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