Source: Originally posted on November 22 by MCO Georgia
01. Georgia Election Hand Count Confirms Trump’s Victory
A hand-count audit of Georgia’s presidential election reported minuscule discrepancies from the machine count, confirming President-elect Donald Trump’s victory. The results of the manual review showed 11 more votes for Trump and six fewer for Harris out of nearly 750,000 ballots reviewed by election officials across the state.
02. Gov. Kemp Elected RGA Chair
Gov. Brian Kemp has been elected the Republican Governors Association (RGA) Chair, with Montana Governor Greg Gianforte as RGA Vice Chair for 2025. The election occurred at the end of RGA’s 2024 Annual Conference, and both governors will assume their positions immediately, serving for a one-year term.
03. Georgia AG Announces Run for Governor
Georgia Republican attorney general Chris Carr announced he's running for governor in 2026, becoming the first major candidate from either party to announce a bid. Prominent Republicans and Democrats are eyeing the seat, which will be open in two years after term-limited Republican Gov. Kemp leaves office. Other potential Republican contenders include Lt. Gov. Burt Jones and Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger.
04. Georgia Promise Scholarship Approved for School Voucher Program
The Georgia Education Savings Authority approved the Georgia Promise Scholarship program, which offers $6,500 education savings accounts to students zoned for any public school in Georgia’s bottom 25% for academic achievement. The program will start accepting applications in January 2025. However, Georgia’s General Assembly must determine how many scholarships the state will pay for. The law creating the scholarship program mandates a cap of 1% of the $14.1 billion that Georgia spends on its K-12 school funding formula. As a result, $141 million can be spent on the scholarship program, providing at least 21,000 scholarships.
05. House Democrats Choose New Leaders
House Democrats elected Rep. Carolyn Hugley of Columbus as minority leader for the next two years, defeating Rep. Derrick Jackson of Tyrone. Second-term Rep. Tanya Miller of Atlanta was elected caucus chair, Rep. Sam Park of Lawrenceville remains Whip, and Rep. Saira Draper of Atlanta was elected Deputy whip. Park Cannon of Atlanta remains caucus secretary and Solomon Adesanya of Marietta remains treasurer.
