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July 21, 2020

Georgia Dems Select State Senator Nikema Williams to Run for Late John Lewis's Congressional Seat
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The House of Representatives held a moment of silence for Congressmember
John Lewis on the House floor Monday. Meanwhile, Georgia Democrats have
selected state Senator Nikema Williams to appear on the November ballot
for late Congressmember John Lewis's seat. Williams says she considered
Congressmember Lewis to be a friend and mentor. In 2018, she was
arrested at a peaceful protest at the state Capitol demanding that all
votes be counted in the hotly contested gubernatorial election. She is
expected to handily win in November against Republican Angela
Stanton-King, a reality-TV personality and author whom Trump pardoned
after she was convicted for her role in a car theft ring.


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