Lover of Ga. law & politics. Trial attorney at the Summerville Firm. Proud Mama of two. Former Ga Sen. & Dem. Nominee for Attorney Gen. Host of VoteHer podcast.
Fox News catches up with Jon Ossoff on the campaign trail and asks him about Raphael Warnock's "allegations of wrongdoing."
Ossoff takes the opportunity to call out Kelly Loeffler for "campaigning with a Klansman."
I am watching the "Stop the Steal" rally and have started drafting a tweet about 20 times...but mere words cannot convey what is happening.
Example: Lin Wood just announced that Sidney Powell and Major Mike Flynn should run as a presidential ticket in 2024.
🚪📋A little rain couldn’t slow us down! Volunteers at this Atlanta stop had already knocked 3000 doors by early afternoon— WOW. Keep it up!
#gapol
#GOTV
This is important distinction. Barrett believes that “life” begins after fertilization - before implantation. Meaning: birth control is considered an “abortion” drug. Yep, that’s where we are in 2020.
If I heard him correctly, I’m pretty sure Senator Cruz just referred to birth control and plan B as “abortion-inducing drugs” in reference to the Little Sisters of the Poor case. (Neither hormonal birth control nor plan B “induce” abortions, they prevent conception/implantation)
Um? Free market depends on insiders not trading on information not known publicly. If this is your defense- good frickin’ luck lady. (And do you think we are all stupid?)
"We have taken extraordinary measures to make sure that we can't be attacked for our success ... this is a socialist attack" -- Fox News just had
@SenatorLoeffler
on for an interview and the one question they asked her about her coronavirus stock selling scandal was a softball
Little did I know that most credible death threat that I encountered last week was Trump's own lawyer.
Giuliani - maskless, in packed hearing room for 7 hours.
To say I am livid would be too kind. Sham senate hearing was travesty of justice. Now impact might go far beyond that.
I’m very confused that a grown woman would use this as an excuse. Who “allowed” her to believe that Sandy Hook was a hoax? She has agency and has made her own free choices.
South Carolina lawmakers really covering themselves in glory this week. Republican Senate Majority Leader
@shanemassey
to a woman state senator on the floor during an abortion debate: “The Constitution does not say anything about your female parts.”
#scpol
2017: I flip Georgia Senate District 6
2021: Jon Ossoff flips his US Senate seat
2022: Together, we flip the Georgia Attorney General's office
I'm so proud to have the endorsement of my friend, Senator
@ossoff
!
#gapol
Stop with this boycott Georgia nonsense.
I would rather people and companies use their economic power in this state for change rather than not come here at all.
Best thing about DC is seeing well-known elected officials in real-life. You can tell a lot about folks by how they treat young people that approach them. Well,
@AOC
gets big props. She was really kind to my son & even took pic w him.
Real person in real-life just being kind.
I will simply repeat what
@AnthonyMKreis
said: "Kelly Loeffler was willing to throw out the votes of millions of her constituents and only reversed course when the conspiracy to deprive Georgians of their civil rights turned violent on January 6th. She’s no hero."
This is a sad day for Georgia. This is not just pro-life. It’s an assault on the fundamental rights of women.
#HB481
is a low point for our distinguished body. But it’s passage is just the beginning. Women won’t forget.
#gapol
Real talk: 8 Dems are in this race. There are only 5 Rs. That means each R gets bigger piece of overall GOP vote pie than each D gets of overall D vote pie. Lieberman is making Collins/Loeffler runoff real threat. How do I know this? This is how I won GOP seat in 2017 special.
“Either I’m in a statistical dead heat with Warnock or I’m sufficiently far behind not to be a threat,” says
@LiebermanForGa
. “And if I end up at 10%, I pose no threat whatsoever to Warnock advancing. If I’m at 20%, I’m every bit as strong as he is”
#gasen
This is so dangerous.
Apart from revealing a complete lack of understanding of Georgia law, it is a transparent attempt by the sitting President to have our Governor put his thumb on the scale and change the election results.
Last week Gov. Kemp attacked
@ajc
for disclosing White House report that showed GA was failing in its handling of
#Covid19
. Kemp couldn't argue that information was wrong so he attacked media instead. That isn't okay. So I wrote a response:
This
#VoterSuppression
bill eliminates automatic voter registration in GA. It passed out of committee today with no public testimony allowed and with no votes from
#GASenateDems
.
Georgia has one of the strictest voter registration deadlines in the US.
#gapol
“Let me be clear: Women are going to die because of this law because they cannot get appropriate health care from OBGYNs in this state,” says Dem. Georgia state
@senatorjen
, appearing with her GOP counterpart to discuss Georgia’s strict anti-abortion bill.
Today's
@POTUS
visit to GA is a reminder of how much YOUR VOTE matters! Shots in arms, stimulus checks in bank accounts, and kids back in school safely-- all thanks to determined voters (especially GA voters!)
#100daysofBiden
#gapol
A Census Bureau survey shows that two of every five jobless Georgians who have applied for benefits this year are not even receiving them, often because of backlogs in the labor department.
#gapol
Domestic violence calls are some of most dangerous & deadly for law enforcement. That's why I have tried every year to get legislation passed that would prohibit those convicted of domestic violence from owning a firearm. It's common sense, and it will save lives.
@MomsDemand
The presence of a gun in a domestic violence situation makes it five times more likely a woman will die, and nearly 1 million women alive today have reported being shot or shot at by an intimate partner. Thankfully, Brad Parscale’s wife was able to flee.
Today I voted no on the gerrymander of Georgia’s congressional map. Some people will look at this gerrymander and say our system is broken. The system isn’t broken. It’s working exactly the way Republicans designed it to.
#gapol
Finally. A Democratic candidate just correctly pointed out that red states like Oklahoma have HIGHER crime rates than New York and California.
The Republican candidate and moderator refused to believe it.
Today is the 49th anniv. of
#RoeVWade
. I’m running for Attorney General of Georgia to ensure that it’s not the last.
In 2019, I opposed Georgia’s dangerous 6 wk abortion ban in the Senate. Now, Chris Carr is defending this law in federal court. It's time to vote him out.
#gapol
Our state simply cannot afford to criminalize women and doctors. The
#HeartbeatBill
is dangerous in far too many ways.
Watch the closing of my dissent here:
I prosecuted sex predators. Trump is one.
I shut down for-profit scam colleges. He ran one.
I held big banks accountable. He's owned by them.
I'm not just prepared to take on Trump, I'm prepared to beat him.
Georgia bad but apparently not the worst re women’s bodily autonomy & healthcare. Ohio takes it over cliff w bill requiring reimplementation of fertilized egg from ectopic pregnancy into uterus? This is so dangerous & counter to any level of standard of medical care.Make it stop.
Sorry that I haven't posted official results for my state senate race, but presidential has had me on pins & needles!
Happy to announce that we did it! Honored to represent such diverse & dynamic district in GA. So many people made this possible. Big thank you to all of them!
@GovKemp
Kemp on critics who label the measure as "Jim Crow in a suit and tie." - "I'm sure they will threaten, boycott, sue, demonize and team up with their friends in the national media to call me everything in the book."
#gapol
I am soooo glad that I moved the octopus picture over.
@ratemyskyperoom
would have docked me if it looked like I had tentacles growing out of my head...🐙
Good news, Brad! Georgia already has a citizens only Constitutional amendment.
I'm happy to send you a copy of the Georgia Constitution if you need it.
An overwhelming majority of voters across the political spectrum support a constitutional amendment for citizens-only voting. It is time to make this measure a reality.
You want free birth control? Duct tape your legs together until you figure what the hell is going on down there and change your behavior. See how easy that was?
#KavanaughConfirmation
was partisan, but it felt personal. Maybe it felt personal because each of us has a story like Dr. Ford’s or loves someone who does. I don't want my daughter to ever feel the way so many of us are feeling. Don't be demoralized. Don't scream. Just vote.
A federal judge wants every attorney whose name was on court filings seeking to overturn Michigan's presidential election results in the "Kraken" suit there to show up for a sanctions hearing on July 6.
What a great day to be a
#GeorgiaDemocrat
! Looking forward to helping elect GA's first woman governor and serving alongside her as the first woman Attorney General!
#ElectWomen
#gapol
Just so I am clear.
@GovKemp
signing this bill is not the end of
#HB481
fight - it marks beginning of women in this state working to take their place at political table because we’re finished being on the menu.
#gapol
Breaking: Georgia
@GovKemp
will sign the “heartbeat” anti-abortion bill on Tuesday. His signature on the legislation, which bans most abortions as early as six weeks, will trigger a drawn-out legal battle.
#gapol
Just incredible.
So, what does this all mean? Well, pretty simply - it is uncontroverted that Georgia’s 6-week abortion ban was unconstitutional under existing Supreme Court precedent (i.e., Roe v. Wade et al.) at the time it was passed by the General Assembly in 2019. 1/5
A Fulton County judge has overturned Georgia's ban on abortion that begins when a doctor can detect a fetal heartbeat, which is as early as six weeks. Here's the ruling:
#gapol
Congrats to my senate BFF & office mate
@NikemaWilliams
@DPGChair
on being named as dem nominee to fill
@repjohnlewis
seat! We've come long way since 2017 special election. I'm a little weepy that you are leaving the state senate but so, so proud of you.
One thing that I steadfastly refused to do for the last four years was follow Donald Trump on Twitter.
No doubt one of the best decisions that I have ever made.
When the glowing critique of Herschel Walker is that he wasn’t a catastrophe, you have to ask yourself - where in the actual [heck] have we found ourselves?
On Fox News,
@GovKemp
signals his support for the elections legislation that’s about to pass the Legislature.
“We’re actually expanding the right to vote in Georgia. You’re not hearing that from the other side, but that’s what it’s doing …"
#gapol
There will never be true justice for George Floyd. He should be alive.
But this verdict is justice-affirming.
His family’s public loss & being put through a trial where Chauvin blamed Floyd for his own death are burdens no family should have to bear. 1/2
I listened to GA GOP debates for Lt. Governor & U.S. Senate - all GOP candidates said that they support complete prohibition on abortion - no exceptions. Rape. Incest. Life of mother. Fetal anomaly (that will result in death & pain to fetus). No exceptions. Let that sink in.
Hmmm ... I am at the Capitol where Democratic electors are about to vote. And I spotted a few GOP electors behind this door, as well as some Georgia Republican officials. A guy at the door called it an “education meeting” and scrambled when I tried to walk in.
#gapol
Ga Senate will debate and vote on over 15 voter suppression bills tomorrow - including one that ends no excuse absentee voting.
This picture is a reminder of what’s at stake and the sacrifice so many have made to secure our right to vote.
#Breaking
Gov. Kemp plans to sign an executive order authorizing the call up of up to 1000 National Guard troops to help protect some state buildings, freeing up GSP troopers to help patrol Atlanta streets.
A sample of the robocall sent out in advance of the Capitol insurrection. The Rule of Law Defense Fund is the fundraising arm of the Republican state attorneys general organization. It encourages "patriots" to march to the Capitol to "fight" to get "Congress to stop the steal."
"The race for the White House in Georgia is too close to call with 50 percent of likely voters supporting former Vice President Joe Biden and 47 percent supporting President Trump, according to a Quinnipiac University poll of likely voters released today."
🔥WATCH: “I’m the only woman on this podium… the only physician on this podium… THIS BILL IS A SHAM… YOU ARE KILLING WOMEN.”
Senator
@karenforky
explains her NO on Kentucky’s abortion bill. (😳RELATED TN’S IS FAR MORE RESTRICTIVE
@RepAlexander7
)
Sen.
@ossoff
: “Sunday would've been Rep. John Lewis's 81st birthday ... He nearly lost his life in the struggle for voting rights. But as we speak, Georgia’s state Legislature is considering legislation that would make it harder for Georgians to vote.”
I brought the whole family with me to vote today. Make a plan. Vote early. Tell your friends to do the same. There’s so much on the ballot this election, and your voice matters!
#gapol
#voteearly
🇺🇸
Elections are a referendum on our elected officials, and for the last 6 years
@ChrisCarr_Ga
has failed to do his job.
It’s time for new leadership, and as your next Attorney General, I promise to show up every day for the people of our state.
#gapol
#APCDebates
As Georgia’s next Attorney General, I promise to put the safety of you and your family first every single day.
We are just 8 days away from one of the most important elections of our lifetime, and I would be honored to have your vote.
#gapol
In addition to being sued over a mask mandate and voluntary advisory guidelines on COVID-19,
@GovKemp
has asked for an emergency injunction to “restrain” me from issuing press statements and speaking to the press. Far more have sacrificed too much more for me to be silent.
This has been bothering me for awhile. As Dems, we need to rethink primary process. Early states should represent diversity of party so that eventual nominee reflects choice of diverse group of Dems. Otherwise we could end up w nominee that doesn’t have enough support to win.
We are just SIX days away from the midterm election, Georgia, and it’s all hands on deck 💪Thank you Senator
@ossoff
for your unending support and efforts to
#GOTV
Make a plan now to vote early by this Friday or on Election Day. Because your voice matters. We got this!
#gapol
Georgia Sens.
@kloeffler
and
@Perduesenate
both back the Texas lawsuit seeking to overturn Georgia’s election results - a lawsuit that Republican Attorney General Chris Carr’s office says is “constitutionally, legally and factually wrong.”
#gapol
#gasen
When they think no one is looking, Ga’s Republican men sponsors of
#HB481
fist pump each other after stripping women of their Constitutional rights and bodily autonomy. Photo credit to
@ajc
Well, this is about as clear a sign of voter suppression that I have ever seen.
Republicans must be running scared after seeing those primary turnout numbers.
They should be.
I am tired of these antics intended to keep Georgians from voting so that the GOP can stay in power.
Hey, not only will the Secretary of State refuse to send out absentee ballot applications to all active voters, the General Assembly decided that not one governmental entity is ALLOWED to send out unsolicited absentee applications period.