Update: December 5 runoff results Earlier this month, women won elections in many parts of the U.S. When we at NewPower PAC heard the news, we were thrilled! Specifically, here in Georgia, our women are making progress at the polls. In the Atlanta Mayor’s race, women received the top three places in a field of…
Read MoreOn October 25, 2017, NewPower PAC hosted a Judicial Networking Reception at the law firm of Hall Booth Smith in Atlanta. Participants were able to meet several women who sit on the Georgia bench and listen as they discussed how they reached their judicial seats. The Honorable Regina M. Quick, who is the first woman to…
Read MoreExpand your NETWORK and CONNECT with Local Judges Featured speakers and guests include: Judge Sara Doyle, Georgia Court of Appeals Judge Paige Reese Whitaker, Superior Court of Fulton County Judge Shawn LaGrua, Superior Court of Fulton County Judge Tiffany Carter Sellers, Municipal Court of City of South Fulton (Additional speakers and honored guests may be…
Read MoreGeorgia Court of Appeals Judge Carla Wong McMillian, who in 2014 also became the first Asian American to be elected to statewide office in Georgia, visited the Advanced Placement Government class at Calvary Christian School in Columbus, Georgia. Read the full article here. By Alva James-Johnson
Read MorePresident Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, the first female head of state on the African continent, visited Columbus on her way from delivering a historic farewell speech at the 72nd Session of the United Nations General Assembly. She came to town at the request of her son, Dr. James Sirleaf, medical director of the Department of Emergency…
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