Stacey Abrams announced Wednesday that she is launching her second bid for governor of Georgia.

Abrams, a Democrat, narrowly lost to Gov. Brian Kemp in 2018 and refused to concede, though she acknowledged her GOP rival would be certified the victor, because she said minority votes that would have favored her were suppressed. If she wins in 2022, she would become the first black female governor elected in the United States.

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"I'm running for Governor because opportunity in our state shouldn't be determined by zip code, background or access to power," Abrams said in a tweet announcing her campaign.


Georgia has become a battleground state, with several close elections in recent years narrowly favoring Democrats. Abrams, minority leader of the Georgia House of Representatives from 2011 to 2017, has spent the last three years advocating for voting reform in Georgia after she said Kemp purged voters from the registration lists while he was secretary of state.

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The Republican Governors Association criticized Abrams's liberal policies and vowed to support Kemp in his reelection bid.

"Abrams stands firmly on the side of the woke activists who cost Georgia millions in revenue all because Governor Brian Kemp made it a priority to protect lives and livelihoods, keep kids in school and in the classroom, let businesses stay open and grow their workforce, and make it easier to vote and harder to cheat," the RGA said in a statement.