'You Can't Give Up Local Races': DNC Chair visits Georgia on eve of special election

Debra Shigley and Jason T. Dickerson will face off in another special election on Tuesday, Sept. 23. This will be the second election the two State Senate candidates have been involved in a month. A Democrat, Shigley, has received support from the Democratic National Committee in the past, but on Saturday, Sept. 20, she got that helping hand on the ground.

Democratic National Committee Chair Ken Martic was in Alpharetta and stumped alongside Shigley and others in District 21 on Saturday. The district includes parts of Fulton County (Alpharetta) and Cherokee County (Canton), and though Shigley is popular among voters in both parts of the district (she won 62% of the Fulton County votes, for example), she has to gear up for another election. Winning this special election may not seem like a big deal on the national level, but Martin thinks otherwise. Wins are wins, he says.

“It’s important for us to realize that we make sure we get Democrats elected on all levels,” Martin told The Atlanta Voice. “That’s where the rubber hits the road.”

Martin took part in door-knocking in Alpharetta and met Shigley supporters and local voters. He told The Atlanta Voice that he came away impressed with the level of support and interest. The DNC Chair used the phrase “off the charts” to describe the energy around the Democratic candidate.




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