David Wickert

David Wickert has been a reporter at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution since 2010. He writes about the state budget, finance and voting issues. Previously, he covered local government and politics in Gwinnett and Fulton counties. Prior to arriving in Atlanta, he worked at newspapers in Washington state, Illinois, Virginia and Tennessee. He lives near Lilburn with his wife Shelly and their two children.

Latest from David Wickert

House Democrats nominate Carolyn Hugley as Georgia’s first Black speaker

The Columbus Democrat has been in the Georgia Legislature for more than three decades.

Tanya Miller rose from working-class childhood to Georgia’s attorney general

Tanya Miller is part of a generational leadership change in Georgia, where Democrats won every statewide executive office and a majority in the state House of Representatives.

The unlikely upsets that turned Georgia’s House blue

Battleground districts in metro Atlanta got all of the attention. But Democrats scored several wins in places that were hardly on anyone's radar.

Missing memory card could flip Georgia House race, narrow Democratic edge

After a missing memory card in Seminole County was counted, a Republican incumbent went from trailing by 58 votes to leading by 262.

Democrats sweep Georgia statewide offices

Georgia Democrats won control of Georgia’s top elected state offices Tuesday, ending a generation of Republican control....

Keisha Lance Bottoms’ priorities may be limited by new budget realities

A new report shows Georgia's budget reserves have fallen by nearly 50% in just two years.

Democrats win a majority in the Georgia House for first time in 22 years

Republicans maintained control of the state Senate, setting up a divided government with Democrat Gov.-elect Keisha Lance Bottoms.

Harris turns her 2024 defeat into a rallying cry for Georgia Democrats

Georgia Republicans and Democrats are making all-out pushes for votes in the final days preceding midterm elections.

How Trump may affect Election Day (and how he already has)

From disproven claims of fraud to threats to seize ballot boxes and send in the National Guard, President Donald Trump has ratcheted up the rhetoric around this election.

Outside groups spend millions on Georgia legislative races

Most of the spending is concentrated in suburban districts held by Republican incumbents — the kind of seats Democrats need to flip to win control of the state House.