Patricia Murphy

Patricia Murphy

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Patricia Murphy is the AJC's senior political columnist. She joined the AJC’s politics team in 2020 from CQ-Roll Call, where she was a nationally syndicated political columnist. Previously, she was the Capitol Hill Bureau Chief for Politics Daily, a columnist for Newsweek/Daily Beast, and a contributor to Garden & Gun and the Washington Post. Before working in journalism, Patricia was a staffer for three U.S. senators. An Atlanta native, Patricia graduated from The Westminster Schools and Vanderbilt University, and holds a master’s degree in journalism from Columbia University.

Patricia Murphy staff image

Patricia Murphy is the AJC's senior political columnist. She joined the AJC’s politics team in 2020 from CQ-Roll Call, where she was a nationally syndicated political columnist. Previously, she was the Capitol Hill Bureau Chief for Politics Daily, a columnist for Newsweek/Daily Beast, and a contributor to Garden & Gun and the Washington Post. Before working in journalism, Patricia was a staffer for three U.S. senators. An Atlanta native, Patricia graduated from The Westminster Schools and Vanderbilt University, and holds a master’s degree in journalism from Columbia University.

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Georgia Democrats prepare to revive long-stalled Stone Mountain measures

The debate over Stone Mountain’s Confederate legacy barely registered in Georgia’s elections, but don’t mistake a quieter campaign season for the end of the fight.

Georgia House Democrats set to elect leaders for their new majority

Carolyn Hugley, a Democrat from Columbus, is poised to be chosen as Georgia’s first Black House speaker.

Georgia Republicans divided over postelection path forward

A Georgia GOP briefing suggests Republicans could find common ground with Gov.-elect Keisha Lance Bottoms on grocery tax relief, pre-K funding and rural hospital incentives.

How Black churches helped turn Jon Ossoff’s win into a rout

Jon Ossoff has made it a point to cultivate relationships in the same Black churches where John Lewis spent decades advancing civil rights.

The Stone Mountain fight that faded

Years after Stone Mountain dominated Georgia’s 2018 governor’s race, a Black executive is set to oversee the sprawling monument to the Confederate war dead.

Georgia GOP distances itself from fringe group’s offensive post

A group calling itself the “Georgia College Republicans” published a wildly offensive post attacking a prominent Sikh Republican official as a devil worshipper.

A look at who fueled Bottoms’ multimillion-dollar late fundraising push

Gov.-elect Keisha Lance Bottoms' received roughly $10.1 million into her campaign accounts in the closing days of the campaign.

OK, Democrats, now what?

Georgia Democrats swept every statewide office and took control of the state House. How they use their mandate will decide if they're in control for a term or a generation.

Will Georgia Republicans switch parties after Democrats’ gains?

The last time Georgia politics underwent a transformation this sweeping, some lawmakers decided to change parties rather than fight the tide.

Democratic rout reshapes Georgia’s political landscape

Democrats won every statewide executive constitutional office and are poised to have a majority in the state House of Representatives for the first time in 22 years.