Daily headlines remind voters just what it means to shift important reproductive medical decisions which had been between a woman and her doctor for five decades to the whims of Republican appointed state court judges or male dominated and carefully gerrymandered legislative bodies. Here are a list of carefully selected articles:
- Arizona Abortion Ban, Washington Post
- New Florida law could make abortions harder to get in North Carolina, WRAL
- Welcome to 1864, Joyce Vance
- Interactive Map: US Abortion Policies and Access After Roe
- Arizona Judge Reinstates Strict Abortion Ban From 1864, NYTimes
- Heather Cox Richardson column
WINning Women FLIP Seats!
18 WIN List endorsed women have FLIPped seats in Georgia since 2017.
(As of 4-10-2024) BOLD means currently serving
2017:
- SD 6 – Jen Jordan Cobb County FLIP removes Senate Supermajority …
(Seat now held by Jason Estevez when Jen ran for AG)
2018:
- SD 48 FLIP by Zahra Karinshak (she defeated David Shafer and then ran for Congress and was replaced by Michelle Au who was gerrymandered and ran for a House seat.)
- SD 40 FLIP by Sally Harrell
- HD 37 FLIP by Mary Frances Williams
- HD 48 FLIP by Mary Robichaux who lost to Republican in 2022 after maps redrawn.
- HD 50 FLIP by Angelika Kausche for seat previously held by Brad Raffensperger. She chose not to seek re-election in 2022 and seat is now held by Rep. Dr. Michelle Au
- HD 54 FLIP by Betsy Holland
- HD 95 FLIP by Beth Moore who lost a 2022 bid for a Senate seat – seat # changed
- HD 105 FLIP by Donna McLeod, who served three terms –
- HD 107 FLIP by Shelly Hutchinson (Now 106 – gerrymandered with Mitchell)
- HD 108 FLIP by Jasmine Clark
- HD 117 FLIP by Deborah Gonzalez for seat later re-claimed by Republicans
2020:
- SD 9 FLIP with Nikki Merritt
- HD 52 FLIP by Shea Roberts
- HD 106 FLIP by Rebecca Mitchell, who served one term, was gerrymandered into same district as Shelly Hutchinson who won a contest in 2022. Mitchell moved to New York.
- HD 115 FLIP by Regina Lewis-Ward
2022:
- HD 35 FLIP by Lisa Campbell
- HD 97 FLIP by Ruwa Romman (re-drawn map – seat held by GOP’s Bonnie Rich)
