The national Democratic party plans to target four Republican-held seats in the Georgia General Assembly this year in hopes of chipping away at the GOP’s grip on power under the Gold Dome.
The Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee announced Wednesday morning that it would boost the campaigns of four Democrats who are trying to flip legislative districts in the north Atlanta suburbs: Susie Greenberg, Laura Murvartian, Michelle Kang and Ashwin Ramaswami.
The announcement is part of the escalating fight this year for control of state legislatures across the country, even though both chambers in Georgia are expected to stay in GOP hands. In Georgia, Republicans have the advantage in the House with a 102-78 split, and they have more comfortable control over the Senate, where the divide is 33-23.
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