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Competitive Race in HD 111: Rep. Brian Strickland vs. Darryl Payton

Henry County has a competitive House race on it’s hands — with conservative incumbent Rep. Brian Strickland squaring off against Democratic challenger Darryl Payton. Rep. Strickland has a clear, conservative record. He voted for the anti-gay “religious freedom” legislation Gov. Nathan Deal ultimately vetoed; for funding unregulated, anti-abortion crisis pregnancy centers (read more about that legislation here); in favor of campus carry; and supported Gov. Nathan Deal’s school takeover legislation. He also sponsored a piece of anti-social safety

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Funding anti-abortion centers in Ga. Where does your legislator stand?

*Correction: an earlier version of this article linked to the Georgia NAACP’s opposition to Amendment 2, the Safe Harbor Amendment. The Georgia NAACP has since reversed their position, and now supports the amendment. The article has been updated to reflect this. In this state, it’s easier to find work-arounds to fund an anti-abortion agenda than to fund programs supporting survivors of child sex trafficking (or to fully fund education, for that matter). What legislators have

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Competitive HD 138 Race: Mike Cheokas v. Bill McGowan

Americus, Ga. has a competitive House race on their hands. Republican incumbent Mike Cheokas is facing Democrat and former Americus Mayor Bill McGowan. Cheokas has held the HD 138 seat since being elected in 2004, but the race to keep the seat has gotten tight. Cheokas was originally elected as a Democrat, but, in 2010, followed the shift in power at the state house — and the impacts this would have on redistricting — and

Georgia 2016

Crooked judge tries to eliminate judicial watchdog agency

A former state judge who resigned after being investigated for sexual harassment is trying to get rid of the watchdog agency that investigated him. The ballot this November will include Amendment 3, a proposed constitutional amendment to get rid of the Judicial Qualifications Commission, an independent agency that polices the state’s judges. The former judge, now Representative Johnnie Caldwell Jr., is one of the amendment’s house sponsors. Caldwell claims that the JQC has “lost its

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SD 6: Anti-gay conservative Sen. Hunter Hill vs. pro-public schools progressive Jaha Howard

One of the state’s most conservative senators, Hunter Hill, is squaring off against political newcomer Jaha Howard for the Senate district six seat. The district covers parts of Smyrna, Vinings, Marietta, Sandy Springs and Atlanta, a diverse and growing area of Northwest metro Atlanta. What does it take to be one of the state’s most conservative state legislators? In 2015, the American Conservative Union (ACU) Foundation gave Sen. Hill a perfect rating for his pro-charter

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State house candidate Meagan Hanson holds birther, transphobic views

Everyone leaves a social media trail these days, but when you decide to run for office, those birther conspiracies and transphobic comments on your Twitter aren’t so easy to bury, and can leave voters wondering what your values are. Enter Meagan Hanson, candidate for House District 80 in Brookhaven. She’s the conservative candidate trying to unseat Democratic incumbent Taylor Bennett. These days, her social media is full of lovely pictures of herself and her supporters engaging