Charlie Bailey won election to chair Georgia’s Democratic Party on Saturday, pledging he’ll raise the money to help the party win elections in 2025 and 2026.
Bailey was the Democratic nominee in 2018 for attorney general and in 2022 for lieutenant governor, losing both times to Republicans. He replaces U.S. Representative Nikema Williams, who stepped down after Kamala Harris’ loss to Donald Trump in the Southern swing state spotlighted discontent with her leadership.
Bailey said that Democrats “have not been fighting enough” and that he would begin by clearly communicating what his party stands for. Bailey was nominated Saturday by U.S. Rep. Lucy McBath and was endorsed by U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff, among many others.
