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Mask Mandate
Georgia House Democrats call for mask mandate from Gov. Kemp. Click Here to read more On September 1, 2021, the Georgia House Democratic Caucus subcommittee on COVID-19 held a press conference in support of protecting our children, and teachers while we are going...
COVID update August 2021
Gov. Kemp deploying Georgia National Guard to hospitals amid COVID-19 spike. Click here to read more FDA Approves First COVID-19 Vaccine Click here to read more CDC reinstitutes mask recommendations for some vaccinated people. Click here to read more Beware: The...
Recess can wait
The Georgia State Democratic delegation went to Washington to lobby Congress for voting rights.Recess Can Wait but our democracy cannot. Over 100 Legislators from across the United States joined Texas Democrats in Washington, DC, as part of the Summer of Action. Texas...
Child Tax Credit
Thanks to President Biden and Democrats’ American Rescue Plan, starting on Thursday, July 15, 2021, 91% of all Georgia families with children (ages 6 to 17 before July 14) will begin receiving a tax cut as part of the expanded Child Tax Credit program included in the...
The War On Science
As a Chemical Engineer, science, data, and facts are part of my decision-making process. The War on Science, Data, and Facts Is a War on Democracy, Life, Progress, and Civility. In a time when facts and science are being muzzled, American democracy is the real victim...
Redistricting update
On Tuesday, June 29, 2021, the Minority Leader of the Georgia House Democratic Caucus, James Beverly was in Gwinnett County to explain the difference between Reapportionment and Redistricting. He also discussed how the Census numbers will impact the future of...
Fight for the vote!
This week started with the US Senate taking a vote on whether to start debate on S.1, The for the People's Act. The outcome was as expected, along Party line, 50-50. Click Here to read more. Senator Jon Ossoff, Representative Nikema Williams, and Senator Raphael...
Open the Doors!
Governor Brian Kemp said Georgia is open for business, but the doors at the Georgia Department of Labor are still closed over 1 year later. One of my constituents, Amanda, lost her job due to no fault of her own, and the GDOL has been derelict in providing the support...
Filibuster
One of the greatest obstacles to members of the Democratic Party in Congress passing any sort of legislation is the filibuster, a racist relic of the Jim Crow era, that allows a minority of Senators to block voting on proposed legislation unless 60 or more Senators...
Juneteenth
Juneteenth (short for “June Nineteenth”) marks the day when federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas in 1865 to take control of the state and ensure that all enslaved people be freed. The troops’ arrival came a full two and a half years after the signing of the...
Black Wall Street
Black Wall Street, in the Greenwood neighborhood in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where in the early 20th century African Americans had created a self-sufficient prosperous business district. The term Black Wall Street was used until the Tulsa race riot of 1921. In 1921 a white...
Memorial Day 2021
Monday, May 31, 2021, is Memorial Day; a federal holiday in the United States for honoring and mourning the military personnel who have died in the performance of their military duties while serving in the United States Armed Forces. The holiday is observed on the...