The Georgia Association of Black Women Attorneys (“GABWA”) has completed its endorsement process for candidates in the 2018 General Primary and nonpartisan General Election. GABWA is pleased to announce its list of endorsed candidates:
GOVERNOR OF GEORGIA
STACEY ABRAMS
| Georgia Court of Appeals,
Ellington seat KEN HODGES |
Fulton County Magistrate Court, Chief Judge
CASSANDRA KIRK |
Gwinnett County Superior Court, Davis seat
VERONICA HIGGS COPE |
| 4th Superior Court District, Stone Mountain Circuit, Johnson seat
COURTNEY JOHNSON |
4th Superior Court District, Stone Mountain Circuit, Coursey seat
TUNDE AKINYELE |
5th Superior Court District, Atlanta Circuit, Campbell seat
FANI WILLIS |
| Gwinnett County State Court Judge, Iannazzone seat
RONDA COLVIN LEARY |
Gwinnett County Superior Court, Turner seat
WESLEY GERARD PERSON |
Gwinnett County,
Solicitor General ROSANNA M. SZABO |
| Douglas County,
Solicitor General RUDY T. HARRIS |
*PLEASE NOTE THAT ENDORSEMENTS ARE ISSUED IN CONTESTED RACES WHERE AT LEAST ONE CANDIDATE SOUGHT GABWA’S ENDORSEMENT
REMEMBER: ELECTION DAY IS TUESDAY, MAY 22, 2018
GABWA, an organization open to all persons, regardless of race or sex, was founded in 1981 by a group of African American women who sought to form a voluntary bar organization that would 1) focus on women and children’s issues, 2) increase black female representation in the judiciary and in public offices, and 3) take a proactive stance on political issues. GABWA’s Political Action Committee and its work in vetting and endorsing political candidates is directly in-line with why GABWA was formed and the organization’s mission “to nurture, support and galvanize the power of Black women attorneys, advocate for women and children and empower our communities.” GAWBA encourages each person to stay informed about the candidates, local races and the relevant issues and to exercise his/her right to vote!