ATLANTA – Members of the Georgia House Democratic Caucus (GHDC) will hold a series of virtual town hall meetings to discuss the GHDC’s “Healthy Georgia” 2021 legislative agenda. To watch the virtual town hall meetings, please contact Kimberly.Romaine@house.ga.gov. The virtual town hall meeting schedule is as follows:
Members of Georgia House Democratic Caucus Host First Virtual Town Hall Meeting on State of Georgia Jails
ATLANTA – State Representatives Sandra Scott (D-Rex), Kim Schofield (D-Atlanta) and David Wilkerson (D-Powder Springs) hosted the first of a series of virtual town hall meetings on the state of Georgia jails on Monday, Jan. 25, 2021. During this initial meeting, the legislators heard from those who have lost family members in Georgia jails, as well as addressed the need to have greater accountability to prevent future deaths.
Members of Georgia House Democratic Caucus to Host Virtual Town Hall Meeting on State of Georgia Jails
ATLANTA – State Representatives Sandra Scott (D-Rex), Kim Schofield (D-Atlanta) and David Wilkerson (D-Powder Springs) will host the first of a series of virtual town hall meetings to discuss the state of Georgia’s jails on Monday, January 25, 2021, at 10 a.m. via Zoom. To participate in the virtual town hall meeting, please register here. To view a Facebook live stream of the meeting, please click here.
Democratic State Legislators Introduce Legislation to End Felony Disenfranchisement in Georgia
ATLANTA – State Representatives Josh McLaurin (D-Sandy Springs), Bee Nguyen (D-Atlanta), Gregg Kennard (D-Lawrenceville), Kim Schofield (D-Atlanta), Rebecca Mitchell (D-Snellville) and Erick Allen (D-Smyrna) today filed legislation to end felony disenfranchisement in Georgia. These Democratic state legislators will hold a press conference to discuss the legislation TODAY, Tuesday, January 19, 2021, at 1 p.m. at the late U.S. Rep. John Lewis mural in Atlanta (219 Auburn Ave NE). At the press conference, the bill sponsors will be joined by community leaders and activists and will give remarks about the significance of ending felony disenfranchisement.
Georgia House Democratic Caucus Subcommittee on COVID-19 Submits Letter to Governor on Coronavirus Variant
ATLANTA – Members of the Georgia House Democratic Caucus (GHDC) Subcommittee on COVID-19 recently submitted a letter to Governor Brian Kemp to urge an action plan against a new variant of COVID-19, which is reported to be a more contagious strain of the virus. The members of the subcommittee, which includes State Representatives Rhonda Burnough (D-Riverdale), Viola Davis (D-Stone Mountain), Shelly Hutchinson (D-Snellville), Donna McLeod (D-Lawrenceville), Sandra Scott (D-Rex) and Kim Schofield (D-Atlanta), request that Gov. Kemp reevaluate his current response plan regarding the spread of COVID-19 within the state of Georgia.