Release: Georgia Equality Releases Endorsements for 2022 General Elections

The Board of Directors of Georgia Equality, the state’s largest advocacy organization for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) Georgians and allies, is proud to announce its endorsements in the upcoming General Election in November.

“Recent developments from United States Supreme Court show how important it is to have elected leaders at every level of government that understand the lives of LGBTQ people. It is imperative that LGBTQ Georgians and our allies support and elect officials who are guided by a fundamental belief in equality” said Jeff Graham, executive director at Georgia Equality.

At this time, when many people seeking elected office are supportive of the LGBTQ community, the Georgia Equality Board of Directors will issue an endorsement for a candidate who we feel is best placed to advance our policy agenda.  The lack of an endorsement should not necessarily be viewed as a negative reflection of a particular candidate’s views on LGBTQ issues in general.


 

 

Key Election Dates:

Earliest Day to Apply for an Absentee Ballot: August 22, 2022

Last day to register to vote to be eligible to vote in the 2022 general election: October 11, 2022

Earliest Date that Absentee Ballots Will be Mailed to Voter: October 10, 2022

Early in-Person Voting Begins: October 17, 2022 

Saturday Voting Available Statewide: October 22 and 29, 2022

Optional Sunday Voting: October 23 and 30, 2022

General Election: November 8, 2022

 


 

2022 General Election Endorsed Candidates:

Governor: Stacey Abrams 

Lieutenant Governor: Charlie Bailey

Secretary of State: Bee Nguyen

Attorney General: Jen Jordan

Labor Commissioner: William Boddie

State School Superintendent: Alisha Searcy

Senate District 2: Derek Mallow

Senate District 6: Jason Esteves

Senate District 7: Nabilah Islam

Senate District 14: Josh McLaurin

Senate District 17: Brian Strickland (I)

Senate District 18: Chris Benton

Senate District 22: Harold Jones (I)

Senate District 40: Sally Harrell (I)

Senate District 41: Kim Jackson* (I)

Senate District 46: Andrew Ferguson

Senate District 48: Josh Uddin

House District 29: Devin Pandy

House District 30: Kim Floria

House District 35: Lisa Campbell

House District 37: Mary Frances Williams (I)

House District 40: Doug Stoner

House District 43: Solomon Adesanya

House District 48: Mary Robichaux

House District 49: Peggy Gillen

House District 50: Michelle Au

House District 51: Ester Panitch

House District 52: Shea Roberts (I)

House District 53: Kelly Coffman

House District 54: Betsy Holland (I)

House District 55: Inga Willis

House District 68: Tish Naghise

House District 74: William Harris

House District 81: Scott Holcomb (I)

House District 82: Mary Margaret Oliver (I)

House District 83: Karen Lupton

House District 86: Imani Barnes*

House District 89: Becky Evans (I)

House District 90: Saira Draper

House District 96: Pedro ‘Pete’ Marin (I)

House District 97: Ruwa Romman

House District 99: Om Duggal

House District 101: Gregg Kennard (I)

House District 102: Gabe Okoye

House District 105: Farooq Mughal

House District 106: Shelly Hutchinson (I)

House District 107: Sam Park* (I)

House District 108: Jasmine Clark (I)

House District 120: Mokah Jasmine Johnson

House District 121: Jeff Auerbach

House District 147: Ariel Phillips*

House District 151: Joyce Barlow

Fulton County Commissioner District 1: Maggie Goldman

Fulton County Commissioner District 3: Lee Morris (I)

Gwinnett County Commissioner District 2: Ben Ku* (I)

Gwinnett County Commissioner District 4: Marlene Fosque (I)

(*) denotes openly LGBTQ candidate 

To learn more about our endorsed candidates, visit our website. 

Founded in 1995, Georgia Equality is the state’s largest advocacy organization working to advance fairness, safety and opportunity for Georgia’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender communities, and our allies.