“I’m running for Governor because opportunity in our state shouldn’t be determined by zip code, background or access to power,” Stacey Abrams said in announcing she's running to replace Republican Brian Kemp
This will be Abrams’ second run at the state’s governorship. In 2018, she lost to Republican Brian Kemp, who at the time was serving as Georgia’s secretary of State and top election official. In July 2017, Kemp’s office removed more than 100,000 eligible registered voters from the rolls whose records were flagged for missing too many elections,. Abrams referred to the purge as a “use-it-or-lose-it scheme.” Kemp ultimately won the election by 54,000 votes — a narrow 1.4 percent margin of victory.
Following her defeat, Abrams founded Fair Fight Action, an organization that fights voter suppression in Georgia and other states where voting rights are at risk. “My approach to running for office has always been driven by where can I do the most good, and where are my skills best applied,”
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