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Stacey Abrams, a Democrat, lost the Georgia governor's race in 2018. She is a former House Minority Leader for the Georgia General Assembly and State Representative for the 84th House District.

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Stacey Abrams
stated on July 23, 2020 in an MSNBC interview:

“Right now, we are about 4% behind the (census) response rate where we were in 2010. But for Black and Latino and Native American communities, they’re behind by 10%.”

By Miriam Valverde • July 31, 2020
Stacey Abrams
stated on May 7, 2020 in an interview with Mother Jones:

“Since the reopening of (Georgia), we’ve seen our COVID rate skyrocket by 40%.”

By Jon Greenberg • May 15, 2020
Stacey Abrams
stated on February 14, 2018 in campaign website:

"The majority of Georgians incarcerated in local jails have never been convicted of crime. They are simply too poor to pay their bail."

By Miriam Valverde • February 21, 2018
Stacey Abrams
stated on January 17, 2018 in a statement to The Root:

Says under her leadership, "Democrats fought to ... make sure the (2011 HOPE) bill ... prevented the use of ACT/SAT testing standards."

By Jon Greenberg • January 24, 2018
Stacey Abrams
stated on November 15, 2017 in a post on Twitter:

"The average cost for infant care in GA is almost $7,700/yr – more than average in-state college tuition."

By Emily Tanaka • November 22, 2017

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stated on February 5, 2019 in a Facebook post:

Says Stacey Abrams said "Who needs agriculture when you can just get food at the store?"

By Ciara O'Rourke • February 7, 2019
Bloggers
stated on June 18, 2018 in a tweet:

"Bill Clinton passed a law in 1996 that separated children from adults illegally entering America."

By Manuela Tobias • June 21, 2018
Stacey Abrams
stated on June 13, 2014 in In an article:

More than 1.5 million people moved into Georgia between the past two Census counts, and a majority consider themselves, African-American, Latino or Asian-American.

By April Hunt • June 17, 2014

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