Nabilah Islam Parkes
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Democratic Senator of the 7th District. Fighter.
Duluth, GA
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My response to Gov. Brian Kemp’s state of the state address. Georgia Democrats demand more from this administration. The time for change is now.
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Hey everyone I need to set the record straight. People love to assign labels but I am not “Georgia’s AOC.” I am Georgia’s Nabilah Islam. Thanks.
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BREAKING: My Republican opponent was arrested for a DUI and then advocated to loosen drunk driving laws. I can’t believe I have to say this but drunk driving is dangerous and we should not make it easier for people to drink and drive.
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I turned 33 today and I finished celebrating my birthday by casting my vote to re-elect Senator Warnock. Let’s get it done Georgia, I have faith in you.
#postthepeach
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WE WON!!!
We are absolutely thrilled to call the race for
@NabilahIslam
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#GASenateDems
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#gapol
🎉
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WE DID IT! WE WON!!! This victory is our victory. Thank you to every single voter, volunteer and supporter. I couldn’t have done this without you. I can’t wait to get to work in the legislature to improve the lives of every Georgian.
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Today I was sworn in with my family by my side. I’m officially Georgia State Senator Islam.
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I just voted y’all! I voted for healthcare, abortion rights, a strong public education, and our voting rights. I encourage you to vote early! I hope to earn your vote to be your next State Senator for District 7. Let’s turn this seat blue!
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Running for state senate here in Georgia has been a quick reminder of the lengths in which white Republican men will go to in order stop women of color like me from being successful. It happens in every corner of this country. I am SICK AND TIRED OF IT.
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The Atlantic Ocean is getting a Marta line before Gwinnett County. What a time to be alive.
WATCH as one of two MARTA railcars is pushed into the Atlantic Ocean off the coast Savannah.
The expectation is they will develop into reef habitats for marine wildlife.
I just think it is cool to have gone from the rail lines of Atlanta to the Atlantic. (Video:
@MARTAtransit
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To everyone asking if my last name is really Islam. Yes it is.
Senator-Elect Islam.
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GA Republicans are good at planning ahead when it comes to voter suppression. Make no mistake this was intentional. Restricting Saturday voting during the runoff b/c we gotta celebrate Confederate Robert E. Lee’s birthday is a slap in the face of voters especially Black voters.
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Hey guys, want to help me win my general election, you can chip in here! Let’s do this!!!
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Today, I am launching my campaign for GA’s 7th State Senate district. Our community is one the most diverse in GA, it’s important that leaders understand our lived experiences b/c representation matters. I will fight for you everyday in the State Senate, we can’t wait for change.
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This guy just deleted his entire Twitter account after I retweeted him. Just know some of these people are keyboard warriors. For all the nice people out there, I do wish you a very happy Valentine’s Day. Have a great day.
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Today my 1st bill was read on the Senate floor— SB 51 will eliminate the state sales tax on menstrual products. This tax is discriminatory, we should not make it more costly for women & girls to access a necessity. Let’s make GA the 29th state to not tax period products!
#gapol
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Meet Nabilah, Nabeela and Zaynab. We are the first Muslim women to be elected in our respective chambers. Georgia, Illinois and Minnesota in the house! Thank you Voices of Muslims for putting together an amazing gala!
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Some personal news, I’m engaged! Happy as can be! ✨
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Happy International Women’s Day!Today I qualified to be on the ballot to become the next State Senator for District 7. When elected I’ll be the only Asian woman in the Senate and the first Muslim woman to be elected to the Georgia legislature. Let’s win this!
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It was great seeing Georgia’s next Governor at today’s AAPI event. It’s incredible I’ll get to be on the same ballot as Stacey Abrams. Let’s make history y’all!
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My mom went to see a new doctor today & she mentioned that her daughter was running for office & the doc immediately asked her if it was Nabilah Islam. The doc said her dad has been constantly reminding her to vote for me.
Here is another reminder to vote tomorrow!
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My dad has been hospitalized with COVID. Please keep him in your thoughts and prayers.
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Walker held a gun to his ex-wife’s head and said he wanted to blow her brains out. He told another girlfriend he wanted to blow her head off. This is beyond the pale. GA GOP should be mortified and embarrassed that this is their Senate candidate.
📺 VIDEO
Herschel Walker’s run for Senate has highlighted not only his lack of qualifications, but the bizarre and dangerous things he has said and done.
#WalkerFumbles
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Being a Muslim woman, being a woman of color, you have to work 10 times harder. That’s just the reality of things. You might lose your first time, but that’s part of the journey.
I am ready to make history with all of you. Let’s win this!
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I’m so excited to announce, my husband and I are expecting a new addition to our family in August! 🍁
We have so much to fight for in 2024! Excited for the year ahead.
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Today I stood with my Democratic colleagues in support of the Reproductive Freedom Act. We didn’t ask for this fight but we are going to finish it. My body, my choice!
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I’m honored to be the first Muslim woman, the first South Asian woman, and the youngest woman to be elected to the State Senate in Georgia’s history. Representation matters. Let’s keep breaking more glass ceilings. 💪🏽
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Republicans are running this state into the ground. Go around screaming “number one” state to do business and at the same time we are leading in the nation in kicking kids off their healthcare. What a disaster.
Georgia dropped more than 300,000 children from the Medicaid and PeachCare for Kids health insurance program, with one of the worst child disenrollment rates in the nation, according to a new study from Georgetown University.
#gapol
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I’m calling on Chris Carr to resign effective immediately. He is a liar and more importantly abused his power as Attorney General to advance his and Gov Kemp’s political agenda. These organizer’s first amendment rights have been violated.
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11alive News Report:
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@SandySprings_PD
@ADL
@GBI_GA
I’m so sorry you woke up to this. Antisemitism has no place here or anywhere. Those responsible must be held accountable.
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This is now one of my favorite photos with my parents. It’s so hard to get my dad to smile but once in awhile he breaks out that cheesy smile.
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Our election results were certified today - the last day of AAPI Heritage month. As a proud Bangladeshi American, the symmetry & significance is not lost on me. We need more AAPIs elected to office. Our communities deserve more representation & I will work to make that happen!
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EMERGENCY here in Georgia. I’m a Democrat running for an OPEN Senate seat. The last thing I needed in this state was another reason to run for office as you can imagine. Tonight I learned the Democrat I am running against said she won’t support removing confederate statues. I do.
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An attempt to overthrow the federal government prompted by our former president is a crisis, a stain on our democracy and no one will actually remember it as just a bad day including yourself.
I don’t think January 6th is going to help the Democrats like the media seems to think it will. But there is a genuine obsession in the press about it. It was a bad day, but it doesn’t outweigh crime, inflation, COVID, school closures, etc. for voters.
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My opponent has not conceded. While we are dedicated to making sure every vote is counted, we are confident the outcome will not change. We won. I will continue to monitor the vote to make sure every person's voice was heard while also turning my attention to the general election
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Happy Pride Y’all! 🏳️🌈 Every LGBTQIA+ person deserves equality, dignity, and joy. Stay proud!
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This is what Republican healthcare looks like — ONLY 265 Georgians eligible for Kemp’s alternative h/c plan.
If Kemp had fully expanded Medicaid— 500,000 Georgians would have been eligible on July 1st.
Republicans need to quit taunting the poor. Full Medicaid Expansion NOW.
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Georgia Republicans are trying to pass a law that would ban candidates like me from fundraising until they are out of legislative session. This is a power grab to protect corrupt politicians. This will severely hurt grassroots candidates, I can’t stress this enough!!
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My boyfriend’s daughter graduated high school today. She finished top 10 in her class & will be going to Georgia Tech. 🐝We are so proud of you Madison, you did it!! 🎓🎉🎊
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Super excited to march with my favorite Congresswoman!
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Ah yes the classic racist white woman that doesn’t realize she’s being racist and feels victimized because how dare someone be their authentic self and not be a whitewashed person of color. Proud to be
#VeryAsian
. 2022 goals, leaning all the way in.
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These RICO charges are baseless. The local DA recused themselves due to the unprecedented attack on the 1st amendment of Georgians. This is a political witch hunt by AG Carr against protestors & bail fund organizers. Charges need to be dropped immediately.
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Bindi ✅
Nose ring ✅
Matching petticoat ✅
Bangles that required Vaseline to put on ✅
Classic Bengali face pose ✅
Hopefully becoming the 1st South Asian woman in the Georgia state legislature— priceless.
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Sinema and Manchin voted with Republicans to block filibuster reform and now they are both retiring?!? We could have codified Roe v Wade, passed legislation on gun control, passed the John Lewis Voting Rights Act, had climate change reform and extended the child tax credit.
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It’s so cringe to see a grown South Asian woman like Nikki Haley try so hard for racist white people to like her. She has deliberately made the political calculation that if she emulates the same racism as her base then perhaps they will see her as Nikki and not Nimrata.
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BREAKING: GA 6-week abortion ban has been overturned. This is a HUGE victory for women & all Georgians. If the Republicans are hell bent on denying our rights they’ll have to fight in Court.
A Fulton County judge has overturned Georgia's ban on abortion that begins when a doctor can detect a fetal heartbeat, which is as early as six weeks. Here's the ruling:
#gapol
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I’m running to represent Georgia’s 7th State Senate District - a majority minority seat that’s the epitome of Gwinnett’s diversity. I will be a fighter in the State Senate and that’s a promise.
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🚨🚨🚨BREAKING: Kemp is willing to ban birth control. This is OUTRAGEOUS. I’m so angry right now. This is EXACTLY why Democrats need to win every seat we possibly can in the Georgia legislature this year.
CAUGHT ON TAPE: Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp (R) said he is open to banning contraception “depending on where the legislatures are” during the next session.
“You could take up pretty much anything … I think, I’d have to check and see because there are a lot of legalities.”
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“It’s not our choice” Who signed these voter suppression laws into law??? The magical voter suppression fairy?? Republicans did. Don’t play dumb, we see you.
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Rudy Giuliani has committed crimes. Georgia will see to it that he pays for them.
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GA GOP already talking about a special session to ban abortions if Roe v Wade is overturned.
GA has the 2nd highest maternal mortality rate in America.
Call to Action- Organize your community to the polls. We have to elect Stacey Abrams. Our bodily autonomy is on the line.
A taste of what’s to come? State Sen. Bruce Thompson, an author of Georgia’s anti-abortion law, said he would encourage Kemp to summon lawmakers back to Atlanta this summer to ban abortions if Roe is overturned.
#gapol
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Not the church, not the state. Women must decide their fate!
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The Republicans are arguing Hershel Walker needs to win because they can basically bank on Manchin/Sinema to be their foil.
I am sick and tired of being at the mercy of Manchinema. We have to elect Warnock to ensure further progress of our country. Period.
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My former Democratic Congresswoman Carolyn Bourdeaux recruited our former anti-abortion Republican Lieutenant Governor, Geoff Duncan, to run against Joe Biden.
On top of that she wrote the most unhinged & spiteful op-Ed that Biden was going to lose because Black people are
Not
@GeoffDuncanGA
dropping the tea that former Congresswoman Carolyn Bourdeaux (a Democrat) is who invited him into the No Labels fold.
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Eid Mubarak from me and my pops! Wishing our Muslim community a day full of joy. Thankful for my family and community today.
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A voter told me he votes Republicans b/c he’s a business guy however his wife and him are appalled at what the GOP is doing to abortion rights. He told me his whole family is supporting me this time in November because we have to protect women’s reproductive rights.
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I am at the Gwinnett County school board meeting. Someone giving a public comment wanted to make it clear that they are not a white supremacist… if you have to say you are not a white supremacist you probably are one.
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Today I recognized International Mother Language Day on the Senate floor. I am proud to be a Bangladeshi American and it is important to remember our language martyrs on Ekushey February. May we always celebrate language diversity & language access in the State of Georgia.
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We won with 53% of the vote in a challenging year. Our margin of victory is a testament to our brilliant team & hard working volunteers. We ran a strong campaign & fought hard. My sincerest thank you to the voters who put their trust in me to be their voice in the State Senate.
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🧵My opponent is lying again. She claims that voting with Republicans nearly 90% of the time does not make her an outlier in the legislature. 1. That's a lie. 2. Every other Democrat should be offended by that claim. Here are the facts:
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American healthcare system.
What scam has become so normalized that people don't even notice it? 💭
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This is just my mom side of the family. This picture was so hard to take. why can’t we just all look at the camera the same time 😭. Eid Mubarak y’all! 🎊
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All of this is so wrong. How she died, the way the officer mocks her life. Jaahnavi’s life will always hold value to those that knew her and to all of us who now know her story. An officer like this should never be trusted to protect people, he needs to be fired.
This was Jaahnavi Kandula, 23. She was a masters student in Seattle supporting a single mother in India.
In January, she was killed by a police cruiser going 50 MPH through an intersection. Hours later, the VP of the police union was laughing about her death on a phone call.
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Reports of excessive force used by Georgia State Patrol in response to community members peacefully protesting at Emory University is deeply concerning & cannot become the new normal. My colleagues & I call on all state officials to immediately deescalate and prevent further harm
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Did you know Gwinnett County Public Schools sends kids with discipline issues to a school that is right across a prison, I mean c’mon. We need to end the school to prison pipeline and build school to college pipelines.
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One of my favorite things about Ramadan is being with family, something we couldn’t really do these past 2 years. Here is my dad with his favorite Bangladesh shirt and my cute niece.
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Sawda lives in my district. I met her last night at an event celebrating the 51st Victory Day of Bangladesh. Her mom told me Sawda would get so excited when she got my mailers & went with her to make sure she voted for me. I told her she could grow up to be a State Senator too!
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Yesterday’s mass shooting in Buffalo is a horrific hate crime, a senseless killing of Black people because of their race. White supremacists are the biggest domestic terrorism threat in America and they have been since the birth of this nation.
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Celebrating my cousin Shamima who graduated from Georgia State, got another Panther in the family! Shamima came to America when she was 10 and out of a family of 9 became the first person to graduate from college. She is such a hard worker and we are so proud of her. 💛
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With my my dad at the hospital & I told him that med students in GA can give pelvic/rectal exams to a patient w/o their consent while they are under anesthesia. He was shocked! The practice is banned in 20 states. I introduced SB267 to ban it too.
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Boy math is bragging about lowering gas prices while hundreds of thousands in Georgia don’t have healthcare, mothers & children going hungry waiting on delayed SNAP benefits and poor kids being forced to attend underfunded public schools.
While gas prices are on the rise across the country, Georgia is fighting back against Bidenomics.
That's why we're now home to the LOWEST gas prices in the nation!
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South Carolina legislators in the house, they came down to knock doors for Senator Warnock. Thanks for the solidarity!
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After 2 weeks, I have an office now! Looking forward to being Chairman
@Chuck_Payne
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My opponent Josh McKay is an extremist that rejects equal rights for all in Georgia. If you support equal rights vote for me on November 8th. Find your voting location here:
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Now to make sure Warnock gets elected and cancel out either Sinema or Manchin.
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About to hit the Nay button hard on the take away money from public schools to subsidize private school tuition bill. We already underfund public education in the State of Georgia and should not be diverting funding towards private school vouchers. I’m voting NO on SB233.
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I tried so many takes but he kept licking my face. Rucky is just as excited as me to have brand new yard signs!
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My campaign manager forgot to tell me he spilled a tray of collard greens in his front seat. So now I smell like collard greens as we knock out this turf to re-elect Senator Warnock! Life is great. Let’s get that W!
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Healthcare is a human right. Gov Kemp says he doesn’t have time to wait on Washington. Georgians sure as heck don’t have time to jump through new work requirement hoops to get healthcare. Every Georgian deserves to see a doctor when they are sick, we need to expand Medicaid.
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After I ran for Congress in 2020, I filed a petition to break down financial barriers that prevent many working Americans from running for office. I’m thrilled to announce the FEC ruled in favor of significant changes that will level the playing field. 💪🏽
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We are waiting for all the votes to be counted. We are confident when they are done, we will have won. Thank you to all my supporters. It will be my honor to serve everyone at the Georgia state legislature.
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Today I qualified for my re-election for state Senate district 7. It’s been my honor to represent this vibrant and diverse district. I look forward to continuing to serve our community!
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“Georgians are divided on many important issues, but we should all agree that drunk driving is bad," Islam said in a statement.
"Someone who wants to permit more drinking and driving is not fit to serve in the legislature."
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A reminder that this was an early voting line during the general election in Gwinnett County. It took pple up to 9 hrs to cast their ballot. 9 HOURS. Republicans, Manchin, & Sinema want to make it harder for Black & brown ppl to have their voices heard. Don’t tell me this is ok.
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Today Georgia Senate Democrats stood together and won their first vote of the session opposing the Republicans problematic partisan rules package. Democrats are fighting for transparency and we’re working together. Proud to begin the legislative session with this victory.
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Georgia now has the most diverse and inclusive democratic ticket up and down the ballot. I’m honored to be a part of it. A government by us, will be for us. Let’s do this!!!
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Days like these, I feel very proud of everyone in Georgia who organized and voted to elect Ossoff and Warnock. Your vote matters, today is proof of that!!
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Big News!!! Our campaign raised over $70k. Not only did we out raise our opponent, we are the only campaign in this race not taking money from lobbyists or corporations or past Republican elected officials.
You won’t have to second guess where I stand. It’s with the people. 💪🏽
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Happy Election Day!!!!
I just reminded 10 people this morning to go vote for
@SenatorWarnock
and then asked them to text me their I voted sticker because accountability works!
Y’all go hold some of your friends accountable & make sure they cast their ballot for the Reverand!
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Yesterday Republican
@BonnieRichForGa
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I got to hold a baby goat today. I think goats are a good omen. The last time I saw a goat at an event it was holding a Warnock sign during the runoff.
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