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Revision as of 06:25, 7 January 2021
Democratic Party of Georgia | |
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| Chairperson | Nikema Williams |
| Headquarters | Atlanta |
| Ideology | Centrism Conservatism Modern liberalism Progressivism |
| National affiliation | Democratic Party |
| Colors | Blue |
| Seats in the U.S. Senate (2021) | 2 / 2 |
| Seats in the U.S. House (2021) | 6 / 14 |
| Website | |
| www | |
The Democratic Party of Georgia is the affiliate of the Democratic Party in the U.S. state of Georgia. It is one of the two major political parties in the state and is chaired by Nikema Williams.
History
For over a century, the Democratic Party dominated Georgia state and local politics with a membership largely consisting of conservative Southern Democrats. From 1872 to 2002, the Democratic Party controlled the governorship, both houses of the state legislature, and most statewide offices.
In 1976, former Democratic governor Jimmy Carter (1971−1975) was elected the 39th president of the United States.
After switching to the Republican Party in 1998, Sonny Perdue went on to defeat Democrat Roy Barnes in the 2002 gubernatorial election. In 2004, the Democratic Party lost control of the Georgia House of Representatives, putting the party in the minority for the first time in state history.
The Democratic Party of Georgia entered the 2010 elections with hopes that former governor Roy Barnes could win back the governorship. Polls showed a tight race between Barnes and Republican gubernatorial nominee Nathan Deal,[1] with some predicting a runoff election.[2] However, on election day, Republicans won every statewide office.[3]
Since the passage of the Affordable Care Act, Georgia Democrats have prioritized advocating Medicaid expansion in the state, a policy that would provide a federally subsidized healthcare plan to approximately 500,000 Georgians.[4][5][6]
Leadership
Officers of the Democratic Party of Georgia are elected by the state Democratic committee at a January meeting following each regular gubernatorial election.[7] Officers serve four-year terms, and there is no limit on the number of terms an individual can serve as a officer. Below are the current officers:[8]
- Chair: Nikema Williams
- First Vice Chair: Ted Terry
- Vice Chair of Candidate Recruitment: Adrienne White
- Vice Chair of Congressional District Chairs and County Party Liaison: Sarah Todd
- Vice Chair of Constituency Groups: Bee Nguyen
- Secretary: Justin Holsomback
- Treasurer: Jason Esteves
- House Leader: Bob Trammell[9]
- Senate Leader: Steve Henson[10]
Caucuses and affiliates
- AAPI Caucus
- African American Caucus
- Democratic Women's Council
- Disability Caucus
- Georgia Democratic Rural Council
- Georgia Federation of Democratic Women
- Georgia House Democrats
- Georgia Senate Democrats
- Greening Georgia
- Latino Caucus
- LGBTQ Caucus
- Senior Caucus
- Veterans Caucus
- Young Democrats of Georgia[11]
Current officeholders
Of Georgia's fourteen seats in the United States House of Representatives, five are currently held by Democrats. Democrats do not hold either of the two United States Senate seats. The last Democratic U.S. senator from Georgia was Zell Miller, who served from 2000 to 2005.
- U.S. House of Representatives
The party controls none of the fourteen state constitutional offices. Democrats control 21 of the 56 State Senate seats and 75 of the 180 State House seats. Two-year terms of office apply to both chambers, and the entire membership of each body is elected at the same time in even-numbered years.
Presidential elections
Since 1948, Democrats have won Georgia's presidential electoral votes 9 times, while Republicans have won Georgia 10 times. However, in the last 10 presidential elections, Democrats have won Georgia only twice, in 1992 and 2020.
List of chairs
Elected by the state convention
- Thomas Hardeman (1872)
- L. N. Trammell (1880)
- Charles F. Clay (1883)
- B. H. Bigham (1886)
- Hoke Smith (1888)
- William Yates Atkinson (1890–1892)
- Allen Fort (1892-1894)
- Alexander Stephens Clay (1894–1898)
- Fleming W. Dubignon (1898–1900)
- E. T. Brown (1902–1904)
- E. J. Yeomans (1904–1906)
- Alexander Lawton Miller (1906–1908)
- Hewlett A. Hall (1908–1909)
- Charles R. Pendleton (1909–1910)
- W. C. Wright (1910–1912)
- William J. Harris (1912–1913)
- William S. West (1913–1914)
- E. J. Reagan (1914–1916)
- John James Flynt Sr. (1916–1920)
- William Jerome Vereen (1920–1921)
- G. E. Maddox (1925–30)
- Lawrence S. Camp (1930–32)
- Hugh Howell (1935–1937)
- Charles S. Reid (1937)
- Jim L. Gillis (1939)
- William Y. Atkinson Jr. (1942)
- J. Lon Duckworth (1943–1946)
- James S. Peters (1948–1954)
- John Sammons Bell (1954–1960)
- J.B. Fuqua (1962–1966)
- James H. Gray Sr. (1966–1970)
Appointed by the governor
- David Gambrell (1970–1972)
- Charles Kirbo (1972–1974)
- Marge Thurman (1974–1982)
- Al Holloway (1982)
- Bert Lance (1982–1986)
- John Henry Anderson (1986–1990)
- Ed Sims (1990–1994)
- John Blackmon (1994–1998)
- David Worley (1998–2001)
- Calvin Smyre (2001–2004)
Elected by the state committee
- Bobby Kahn (2004–2007)
- Jane Kidd (2007–2010)
- Mike Berlon (2011–2013)
- Nikema Williams (2013)
- DuBose Porter (2013–2019)
- Nikema Williams (2019–present)
See also
References
- ^ Real Clear Politics: Georgia Governor - Deal vs. Barnes
- ^ WSB Radio Georgia Governor: Runoff Likely[permanent dead link]
- ^ WXIA-TV Republicans Sweep Statewide Races
- ^ "State Dems pan governor's healthcare plan, call for Medicaid expansion". 11 Alive. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
- ^ "With Rural Hospitals in Danger of Closing, Kemp, Duncan Continue to Rail against Medicaid Expansion". Georgia Democrats. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
- ^ Nolin, Jill. "Dem state lawmaker urges Kemp to expand Medicaid to fight COVID-19". Georgia Recorder. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
- ^ "Charter of the Democratic Party of Georgia" (PDF). Democratic Party of Georgia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-11-22.
- ^ "Officers". Georgia Democratic Party. 12 July 2016. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
- ^ "Representative Robert Trammell". www.house.ga.gov. Retrieved 2020-07-20.
- ^ "Senate Dems elect leadership team for 2013-14 term". AccessWDUN. Retrieved 2020-07-20.
- ^ "Caucuses". Georgia Democratic Party. 11 July 2016. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
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