Bobby Franklin was an American state legislator who served in the Georgia General Assembly. Franklin was a Republican representing Georgia's District 43,which encompassed parts of northern Cobb County.
Karen Christine Handel is an American businesswoman and politician. A member of the Republican Party,Handel served as chair of the Fulton County Board of Commissioners from 2003 to 2006,as Secretary of State of Georgia from 2007 to 2010,and in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2017 to 2019.
Vernon Angus Jones is an American politician who served in the Georgia House of Representatives from 1993 to 2001 and from 2017 to 2021.
Jan Slaughter Jones is an American politician in Georgia. A Republican,she has been a member of the Georgia House of Representatives since 2003,and was acting Speaker of the House from November 2022 to January 2023 following the death of former Speaker David Ralston. Jones serves as Speaker pro tempore of the House,a position she has held continuously since 2010 with the exception of her brief stint as acting Speaker. She is the state representative for Georgia's 47th House district,which covers some of the northern Atlanta suburbs,including parts of Milton,Roswell,Alpharetta,Mountain Park,and unincorporated Cherokee County.
Nicole Malliotakis is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for New York's 11th congressional district since 2021. Her constituency covers Staten Island and southern Brooklyn.
Stacey Yvonne Abrams is an American politician,lawyer,voting rights activist,and author who served in the Georgia House of Representatives from 2007 to 2017,serving as minority leader from 2011 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party,Abrams founded Fair Fight Action,an organization to address voter suppression,in 2018. Her efforts have been widely credited with boosting voter turnout in Georgia,including in the 2020 presidential election,when Joe Biden narrowly won the state,and in Georgia's 2020–21 regularly scheduled and special U.S. Senate elections,which gave Democrats control of the Senate.
Douglas Allen Collins is an American lawyer and retired politician who served as the U.S. representative for Georgia's 9th congressional district from 2013 to 2021.
Earl LeRoy "Buddy" Carter is an American pharmacist and politician serving as the U.S. representative for Georgia's 1st congressional district since 2015. The district is based in Savannah and includes most of the state's coastal southern portion. A member of the Republican Party,Carter served as a Georgia state representative (2005–2009) and Georgia state senator (2009–2014).
A six-week abortion ban,also called a "fetal heartbeat bill" by proponents,is a law in the United States which makes abortion illegal as early as six weeks gestational age,which is when proponents claim that a "fetal heartbeat" can be detected. Medical and reproductive health experts,including the American Medical Association and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists,say that the reference to a fetal heartbeat is medically inaccurate and misleading because a conceptus is not called a fetus until eight weeks after fertilization,as well as that at four weeks after fertilization,the embryo has no heart,only a group of cells which will become a heart. Medical professionals advise that a true fetal heartbeat cannot be detected until around 17 to 20 weeks of gestation when the chambers of the heart have become sufficiently developed.
Stacey Godfrey Evans is an American politician and Georgia State Representative for District 57 starting in 2021. She received 56.8% of the primary vote,and was uncontested in the general election. A member of the Democratic Party,she was the Georgia State Representative for District 42 from 2011 to 2014. She was succeeded by Teri Anulewicz.
The 2018 Georgia gubernatorial election took place on November 6,2018,concurrently with other statewide and local elections to elect the next governor of the U.S. state of Georgia. Republican Secretary of State Brian Kemp won the election,defeating Democratic former State Representative Stacey Abrams.
Justin J. J. Humphrey is an American politician who has served as a member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives representing the 19th district,which covers parts of the counties of Choctaw,Pushmataha,Atoka,and Bryan. A member of the Republican Party,he was elected in the 2016 election and sworn in on November 16,2016.
Kathy Tran is an American politician who currently serves in the Virginia House of Delegates. A Democrat,she represents the 18th House of Delegates district.
Lucia Kay McBath is an American politician who has served in the United States House of Representatives from a district in the suburbs of Atlanta,Georgia since 2019. She represented Georgia's 6th congressional district from 2019 to 2023,and has represented the neighboring 7th district since 2023. McBath is a member of the Democratic Party.
Colton Chase Moore is an American auctioneer and politician who represents Georgia's 53rd Senate District in the Georgia State Senate. He previously represented Georgia's 1st House District in the Georgia State House of Representatives from January 14,2019,to January 14,2021. At 24 years old,he was the youngest elected official ever from Dade County,Georgia,and is a supporter of ex-president Donald Trump. On September 28,2023,the Georgia Senate Republican Caucus indefinitely suspended Moore for attacking his Republican colleagues.
Rolanda Hollis is an American politician. She serves as a Democratic member of the Alabama House of Representatives for the 58th district. She replaced Oliver Robinson in the seat.
The Georgia House Bill 481 was an American law passed in 2019 that sought to prevent physicians in the U.S. state of Georgia from performing abortions beyond six weeks,except in special situations. The bill was strongly criticized by supporters of pro-choice policies,but it was praised by many supporters of pro-life policies. Notably,many celebrities in Hollywood threatened to boycott the state of Georgia if it were passed. Passed in 2019,it was initially ruled unconstitutional in July 2020. That ruling was reversed,however,in July 2022.
The Human Life Protection Act,also known as House Bill 314 and the Alabama abortion ban,is an Alabama statute enacted on May 15,2019,that imposes a near-total ban on abortion in the state. Set to go into effect in November 2019,a legal challenge against the bill delayed implementation until 2022. The bill was passed in both chambers of the Alabama Legislature in a party-line vote and signed by Republican governor Kay Ivey. Under the Human Life Protection Act,a doctor who performs a banned abortion in the state of Alabama is guilty of a Class A felony,and could be sentenced to life imprisonment. Several proposed amendments that would have allowed abortions in cases of rape and incest were rejected.
Abortion in Georgia is legal up to the detection of an embryonic heartbeat,which typically begins in the 5th or 6th week after the onset of the last menstrual period (LMP) or in two to three weeks after implantation. This law came into force on July 20,2022,almost a month after the U.S. Supreme Court's Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization,No. 19-1392,597 U.S. ___ (2022) ruling. In 2007,mandatory ultrasound requirements were passed by state legislators. Georgia has continually sought to legislate against abortion at a state level since 2011. The most recent example,2019's HB 481,sought to make abortion illegal as soon as an embryonic heartbeat can be detected;in most cases that is around the six-week mark of a pregnancy. Many women are not aware they are pregnant at this time. An injunction was issued against this bill by a federal judge,who ruled that it contravened the Supreme Court's 1973 ruling. A poll conducted by the Pew Research Center in 2014 found that 49% of Georgians believed abortions should be illegal in all or most cases vs 48% legal in all or most cases.
The 2022 Georgia gubernatorial election took place on November 8,2022 to elect the governor of Georgia. Incumbent Republican governor Brian Kemp won re-election to a second term,defeating Democratic nominee Stacey Abrams in a rematch. Abrams conceded on election night. The primary occurred on May 24,2022. Kemp was sworn in for a second term on January 9,2023.
