A Georgia State Senator officially left her post Monday on the last day of this year’s legislative session, as she continues her bid to be the Peach State’s top attorney.
“I leave the Senate perhaps most proud of the gains we’ve made in representation, with women now making up a supermajority of the Democratic Caucus. I know they’ll continue to fight the good fight,” State Senator Jen Jordan (D-Atlanta) said on Twitter. “From the bottom of my heart, thank you for all of your support. We’ve made a difference in the State Senate together, and I cannot wait to continue my service to this great state as Georgia’s next Attorney General.”
From the bottom of my heart, thank you for all of your support. We've made a difference in the State Senate together, and I cannot wait to continue my service to this great state as Georgia’s next Attorney General. pic.twitter.com/jN1sQkWkCO
— Jen Jordan (@attorney_jen) April 4, 2022
Jordan announced her intention to run for Attorney General last April.
In six months, she raised a whopping $1 million, the most for a Democrat candidate for that post in the history of the state. She even outraised incumbent Attorney General Chris Carr (R), who is seeking re-election this November.
“Jen’s small-town background informs her approach to the law and public service. Put simply, she believes in helping people when they need it the most. Jen has put those beliefs into practice throughout her career: fighting to protect Georgians’ right to vote, to prevent plants from polluting Georgia’s air and water with cancer-causing chemicals, and to protect children from predators and keep guns out of the hands of domestic abusers,” Jordan’s campaign website says.
“Because of her real-life experience in the courtroom and out of it, Jen knows that now, more than ever, we need an Attorney General who will take a stand and fight for the rights of each and every Georgian. That’s why Jen is running for Attorney General — to fight for the people of Georgia,” it continues.
Jordan is a graduate of the University of Georgia School of Law.
Her campaign boasts endorsements from a who’s who of far-left groups, some of them on the fringes of left-wing politics.
One of those groups is Let America Vote, which claims that all women and minorities, along with low income and elderly Americans, are oppressed in terms of voting rights. There is no law that prevents any of those groups from voting.
The abortion extremists at the National Abortion Rights Action League (NARAL) have also endorsed Jordan.
She squares off with fellow Democrat Christian Wise Smith on the state’s May 24 primary election day.
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Pete D’Abrosca is a reporter at The Georgia Star News and The Star News Network. Email tips to [email protected].
Photo “Jen Jordan” by Georgia State Senate. Background Photo “Senate Chamber, Georgia State Capitol” by DXR. CC BY-SA 4.0.
