Five things you should know about Stacey Abrams
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STACEY ABRAMS SAYING: "When people rise up together. When people fight together, change comes, success comes, deliverance comes."
Here are five things you should know
about Stacey Abrams
1// The Georgia politician became a national Democratic icon
after losing a governor’s race in 2018 by just 55,000 votes
Her race shone a spotlight on voter suppression in Georgia
2// She co-founded the New Georgia Project
to register more Democrats in the state
Since 2014, it has registered more than 500,000 Georgians to vote
(Source: Stacey Abram's spokesperson)
3// She became the first African-American woman
to deliver a response to the State of the Union address
4//She's also a lawyer, entrepreneur, and romance novelist
5// She's credited for boosting Joe Biden's victory in Georgia
The state last voted for a Democratic president in 1992
Date: December 14, 2020
STACEY ABRAMS: "I am pleased to announce that Joseph R. Biden has received 16 votes for President of the United States."
