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Young Democrats Of Georgia
The Democratic Party of Georgia (DPG), formally known as the Union Democratic Republican Party, commonly shortened to the Union Party (UP), until 1840, is the affiliate of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party in the U.S. state of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia. Since its founding, it has been one of the major political parties in the state and is currently chaired by Charlie Bailey (politician), Charlie Bailey. As of 2023, Democrats control both U.S. Senate seats, 5 out of Georgia's 14 U.S. House seats, and minorities in both houses of the state legislature. Former Democratic president Jimmy Carter served one term as Governor of Georgia, Governor of the state from 1971 to 1975. History Troup/Clark Rivalry During the later bit of the first party system and early second party system politics in Georgia was divided between two Democratic-Republican, later Democratic, political factions, the Troup party, earlier called the Jackson and Crawford parties, and the Cl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlie Bailey (politician)
Charlie Bailey (born February 19, 1983) is an American lawyer and politician from the state of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia. Since 2025, Bailey has served as Chair of the Democratic Party of Georgia. He was previously the Democratic nominee for both the 2018 Georgia Attorney General election and the 2022 Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election. Biography Bailey was born on his family's cattle farm in Harris County, Georgia. He attended the University of Georgia where he received undergraduate degrees in political science and religion. After graduation, Bailey worked as political director on Lt. Governor Mark Taylor (American politician), Mark Taylor's race against Sonny Perdue in the 2006 Georgia gubernatorial election. He then served as campaign director for James Marlow during the 2007 special election for the 10th congressional district. He then attended and graduated from the University of Georgia School of Law, University of Georgia Law School. In 2010, following law scho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
