GA-SD21: Democrats' chief visits Georgia to campaign with state Senate candidate as runoff enters homestretch

MILTON – The national Democratic Party’s top official campaigned in Georgia this weekend with Democrat Debra Shigley in hopes of helping her flip a conservative state Senate district in the north Atlanta suburbs.

Ken Martin, who chairs the Democratic National Committee, called Shigley’s surprising first-place finish in last month’s seven-way race “a huge overperformance for Democrats in a district that has historically been pretty red.”

Shigley, a Milton mom, attorney and small business owner, won about 40% of the vote in the first round of voting. She now faces a head-to-head matchup with Republican Jason Dickerson, a Cherokee County resident who is the president of a private investment firm. The district includes north Fulton and Cherokee counties.

Martin, who became the new DNC chair in February, said his visit to Georgia represents an effort to rebuild after Democrats suffered devasting losses last year and to broaden the party’s focus beyond federal power. That includes supporting candidates running for mayor, school board and other local races too, he said.



https://georgiarecorder.com/2025/09/21/democrats-chief-visits-georgia-to-campaign-with-state-senate-candidate-as-runoff-enters-homestretch/