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In reply to the discussion: Abrams really seems to be putting herself out there [View all]OnDoutside
(20,860 posts)interview with Tremayne Lee on Into America podcast
https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/into-america/e/69173967
I think she has a tremendous amount going for her, having only been denied the Georgia Gubernatorial win by criminality. She now leads Fair Fight Action, which fights voter suppression (how topical !!!)
From wiki
In 1995 Abrams earned a Bachelor of Arts in interdisciplinary studies (political science, economics and sociology) from Spelman College, magna cum laude. While in college she worked in the youth services department in the office of Atlanta mayor Maynard Jackson. She later interned at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
As a Harry S. Truman Scholar, Abrams studied public policy at the University of Texas at Austin's LBJ School of Public Affairs, where she earned a Master of Public Affairs degree in 1998.
In 1999 she earned a Juris Doctor from Yale Law School
After graduating from law school, Abrams worked as a tax attorney at the Sutherland Asbill & Brennan law firm in Atlanta, with a focus on tax-exempt organizations, health care, and public finance.
In 2010, while a member of the Georgia General Assembly, Abrams co-founded and served as the senior vice president of NOW Corp. (formerly NOWaccount Network Corporation), a financial services firm.
Abrams also co-founded Nourish, Inc., a beverage company with a focus on infants and toddlers,[12] and is CEO of Sage Works, a legal consulting firm that has represented clients including the Atlanta Dream of the Women's National Basketball Association.
In 2002, at age 29, Abrams was appointed the deputy city attorney for the City of Atlanta
Georgia General Assembly, 20072017
In November 2010, the Democratic caucus elected Abrams to succeed DuBose Porter as minority leader over Virgil Flood.[19] Abrams's first major action as minority leader was to cooperate with Republican governor Nathan Deal's administration to reform the HOPE Scholarship program. She co-sponsored the 2011 legislation that preserved the HOPE program by decreasing the scholarship amount paid to Georgia students and funded a 1% low-interest loan program for students.
On August 17, 2019, Abrams announced the founding of Fair Fight 2020, an organization that will assist Democrats financially and technically to build voter protection teams in 20 states. Abrams is Fair Fight Action 2020's chair.[42] Billionaire and former Republican New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg contributed $5 million shortly after announcing his run for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination
Political Positions
Abrams is pro-choice, advocates for expanded gun control, and opposes proposals for stricter voter ID laws. Abrams has argued that voter ID laws disenfranchise minorities and the poor. Abrams pledged to oppose legislation similar to the religious liberty bill that Governor Deal vetoed in 2016.
Health care
In her campaign for governor, Abrams said her top priority was Medicaid expansion.[21][51] She cited research showing that Medicaid expansion improved health care access for low-income residents and made hospitals in rural locations financially viable.[51] She also created a plan to address Georgia's high maternal mortality rate.[52]
Education
Abrams would like to increase spending on public education.[21] She opposes private school vouchers, instead advocating improvements to the public education system. She supports smaller class sizes, more school counselors, protected pensions, better pay for teachers, and expanded early childhood education.[53]
Criminal justice reform
Abrams supports criminal justice reform in the form of ending cash bail for poor defendants, ending the death penalty, and decriminalizing small amounts of marijuana possession.