Showing posts with label Valarie Wilson. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Valarie Wilson. Show all posts

Tuesday, September 30, 2014

Five black women are running for statewide office in Georgia.


Robbin Shipp
There is probably no better example of Georgia being the "new South" than this: Five black women will be on the ballot for statewide offices in November -- a record.

Known as the "Georgia Five," the women are running at a time of major demographic shifts in the state and as Democrats see Georgia as a state that could begin to loosen the GOP's grip on the South.
So who are the Georgia Five?

Former State senator Connie Stokes is running for lieutenant governor.

Doreen Carter is up for secretary of state.

Liz Johnson is on the ballot for insurance commissioner.

Valarie Wilson is running for state schools superintendent.

Robbin Shipp is up for labor commissioner.

Read more: Five black women are running for statewide office in Georgia. Here’s why that matters.