Porter to Run for Georgia Democratic Party Chair

Former Georgia House Minority Leader and gubernatorial candidate DuBose Porter says he’ll run for state Democratic Party chairman. Georgia Democrats have been without a permanent chair since Mike Berlon resigned in May.Hear the audio version of this story.

  Berlon stepped down after receiving a suspension from the Georgia Bar Association and a reprimand from the state Supreme Court for alleged ethics violations.

Steve Anthony is a former executive director for the Party and a current lecturer at Georgia State University. He says the field of nominees, which includes former state Sens. Doug Stoner and Mary Squires, is pretty strong.