Doing my voter research this morning & learned that I am now in the 13th US Congressional District!! I was in the 7th!

[RamblingRose]

They can't stand the fact that Gwinnett County turned Blue, but WTF! We live nowhere near the 13th!

The last general election we had to vote between 2 Democratic incumbents - Lucy McBath & Carolyn Bourdeaux.

We need to flip the whole state Blue!

[patphil]

1. For those who wonder where that is.

It's in the Atlanta metro area.

https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-1-e&q=+Gwinnett+County#eim=CAEQCRoRMzMuOTYwNTkzNjkwMjY1MDgiEi04NC4wMzgwOTg0OTk5OTk5OQ

[RamblingRose]

2. This is the 13th congressional map

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgia%27s_13th_congressional_district

Gwinnett County is in the NE Atlanta suburbs (Minority Majority County)

From what I can tell the 13th US Congressional District is S & SW Atlanta suburbs, heavily minority.

[jimfields33]

3. You should be happy to live in a democratic district

It’s a privilege to live in that district. You have to live in the 13th. It’s a requirement.

[RamblingRose]

4. True! One of the candidates vying for the incumbent Rep. David Scott's seat is Marcus Flowers who ran to beat

MTG. There are 7 candidates vying for the seat.

I consider myself political savvy and am just figuring this out though I knew the districts were redrawn.

When it comes to Judges, DA, Sheriff, Tax Commissioner, etc. I struggle to do my research, especially since the AJC no longer does endorsements.

Suggestions of places to go for research??

[jimfields33]

6. I can understand that. I still think going by zip code woulf

Be so much easier and fair. But I’m not in charge.

[appmanga]

5. They've changed her district...

...so that it runs from Lawrenceville at the north, Covington at the east, Jonesboro in the west, and a panhandle that runs southeast of Lovejoy. I used to live in Duluth, which is now in the 4th, with about 3/4 of DeKalb County. While she hasn't been "mapped out", they've given McBath a truly, unwieldy, gerrymandered district that might put her into conflict with David Scott, who's served the southside part of this district for years.

[RamblingRose]

7. Part of the way I discovered this was I got a text from candidate for the US Congressional seat inviting me to

"Join us for Cinco de Mayo sip with 'X, candidate for 13th Congressional District for a Meet + Greet + Sip. She will work for you.

When you click on the link it gives more information & states:

Join candidate 'X' for a Meet & Greet! Enjoy a free margarita & light refreshments as you learn more about her platform & vision for Congressional District 13.


Is giving free alcohol allowed w/ campaign contributions? I'm not so cheap where she can buy my vote w/ one margarita.

[RamblingRose]

8. FYI Fair Fight & Blue Voter Guide helped a lot. Unfortunately, there are several crappy judges running unopposed n/t