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News Articles: Lucy McBath

Rep. Lucy McBath D-Ga., discusses Congressional Black Caucus priorities for the 119th Congress and the Trump administration, Dec. 4, 2024, on Capitol Hill in Washington.

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Georgia Democrat Lucy McBath suspends 2026 run for governor, citing her husband's cancer

Georgia U.S. Rep. Lucy McBath says she's suspending her exploratory 2026 bid for governor, casting uncertainty on the Democratic field. McBath said Monday that she might still run for governor. But she says she needs to focus on her husband's health after complications from cancer surgery.

March 31, 2025
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McBath forms exploratory committee to run for governor

U.S. Rep. Lucy McBath, D-Marietta, filed paperwork Wednesday creating an exploratory committee for a potential race for governor next year.

 

March 05, 2025
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  • Dave Williams
U.S. Rep. Lucy McBath, D-Ga., speaks on stage during the final day of the Democratic National Convention at the United Center on Aug. 22, 2024 in Chicago.

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Democrats stress gun violence prevention on convention’s final night

The final night of the Democratic National Convention included a lineup of lawmakers and others who have long advocated for gun safety and have dealt with the aftermath of gun violence in their communities — including Georgia's Lucy McBath.

August 23, 2024
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  • Ariana Figueroa
U.S. Rep. Lucy McBath (D-GA) is shown in this official photo.

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Democratic challengers take McBath to task for not showing up to debate

Much of Sunday’s debate between the two Democrats challenging incumbent U.S. Rep. Lucy McBath, D-Marietta, in Georgia’s 6th Congressional District focused on McBath’s absence from the stage.

April 29, 2024
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  • Dave Williams
A Dec. 2023 map shows the new congressional district lines.

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Cobb County Commissioner Jerica Richardson reaffirms congressional run

Richardson announced Tuesday that she still plans to run for the seat, which will pit her against McBath, D-Marietta, in May’s Democratic primary.

January 11, 2024
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  • Dave Williams
Georgia Rep. Mack Jackson, D-Sandersville, looks at a map of proposed state House districts before a House hearing, Nov. 29, 2023, at the state Capitol in Atlanta. On Tuesday, Dec. 12, plaintiffs who successfully sued to overturn Georgia's legislative and congressional districts asked a federal judge to reject Georgia's new Republican-backed maps.

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Challengers attack Georgia's redrawn congressional and legislative districts in court hearing

Challengers are telling a federal judge that Georgia Republican state lawmakers' new voting districts don't cure illegal vote dilution and should be rejected. But the state of Georgia told the judge Wednesday that new congressional and state legislative maps comply with a court order to draw new Black-majority districts, even if the plaintiffs don't like Republicans' partisan choices.

December 20, 2023
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  • Associated Press
Georgia state Rep. Mack Jackson, D-Sandersville, looks at a map of proposed state House districts before a House hearing, Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2023, at the Georgia Capitol in Atlanta. State lawmakers were ordered to redraw Georgia's legislative and congressional districts after a federal judge ruled some illegally diluted Black voting strength. (AP Photo/Jeff Amy)

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Plaintiffs in a Georgia redistricting case are asking a judge to reject new Republican-proposed maps

The people who sued to overturn Georgia's congressional and legislative districts are attacking plans that Republican state lawmakers claim cure illegal dilution of Black votes while preserving GOP power.

December 13, 2023
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Rep. Lucy McBath, D-Ga., speaks during a rally near Capitol Hill in Washington on June 8, 2022. Georgia Republicans on Friday, Dec. 1, 2023, proposed to radically transform McBath's current district for the second time in two years during a special legislative session to redraw congressional and legislative maps.

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Georgia lawmakers advance congressional map keeping 9-5 GOP edge; legislative maps get final passage

Georgia state senators are advancing a new congressional map that would maintain a 9-5 GOP edge in the state's delegation. The Senate voted 32-22 to pass the plan, which seeks a wholesale reconfiguration of a suburban Atlanta district now represented by Democrat Lucy McBath.

December 05, 2023
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  • Associated Press
Four Black Democrats vote against a proposed congressional redistricting plan in a Georgia Senate committee, Monday, Dec. 4, 2023 at the state Capitol in Atlanta. Opponents of the plan argue it illegally breaks up a majority nonwhite district currently represented by Democratic U.S. Rep Lucy McBath.

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In GOP's proposed Georgia congressional map, a key question is which voters are legally protected

Georgia Republicans are advancing a proposed congressional map that maintains their party's 9-5 majority in the state's congressional delegation. A Senate committee voted 7- 4 along party lines on Monday to send the map to the state Senate for more debate.

December 04, 2023
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  • Associated Press
A proposed map of Georgia's 180 state House districts sits outside the chamber before lawmakers approved it on a mostly-party line vote.

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Judge orders new maps after finding Georgia redistricting 'dilutes Black voting power'

Judge Steve Jones ordered Georgia lawmakers to create new legislative redistricting maps by Dec. 8 that add more majority-Black districts.

October 26, 2023
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  • Stephen Fowler
Quavo poses for a portrait at the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023.

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Quavo steps up advocacy against gun violence after his nephew Takeoff's shooting death

The trauma Migos rapper Quavo suffered after witnessing his nephew Takeoff being gunned down last year is a disturbing experience he says he doesn't want anyone else to endure. These days, Quavo has turned his pain into purpose as a vocal advocate for gun violence prevention.

September 20, 2023
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 Sen. Raphael Warnock, left and Rep. Lucy McBath, right, urge Congress to take up new gun regulations.

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Warnock, McBath join president’s call for new gun restrictions in wake of mass shootings

On Thursday, the fifth anniversary of the 2018 Sante Fe High School shooting that left 10 people dead and 13 others wounded, President Joe Biden issued a statement urging Congress to act on a list of gun safety proposals.

May 19, 2023
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  • Ross Williams
Hands behind bars

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McBath, Ossoff reintroduce prison oversight bill

Two Democratic members of Georgia’s congressional delegation introduced legislation Wednesday to overhaul oversight of the federal prison system.

April 27, 2023
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  • Dave Williams
U.S. Rep. Lucy McBath (D-GA) is shown in this official photo.

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Three Georgia U.S. House members co-sponsor Aviation Workforce Development Act

Three members of Georgia’s U.S. House delegation have signed on as original co-sponsors for federal legislation that would add training at commercial airline schools as qualified expenses under tax-advantaged investment accounts that are used to save for colleges and universities.

April 03, 2023
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  • Orlando Montoya
Chairman Jon Ossoff, D-Ga., questions Michael Carvajal, the outgoing director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons, as the Senate Permanent Subcommittee On Investigations holds a hearing on charges of corruption and misconduct at the U.S. Penitentiary in Atlanta, at the Capitol in Washington, July 26, 2022.

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Senators push new oversight to combat federal prison crises

A bipartisan group of U.S. senators introduced legislation Wednesday to overhaul oversight and bring greater transparency to the crisis-plagued federal Bureau of Prisons.

September 28, 2022
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