Democratic Georgia Secretary of State candidate Bee Nguyen visited locally owned Athens businesses Wednesday afternoon before a fundraiser at The Tree Room.
Nguyen, a state representative from Atlanta, first visited Agora Vintage before stopping at Bubble Cafe and Condor Chocolates. At each location, Nguyen spoke to respective owners Airee Edwards (Russell Edwards’ wife), Linda Li and Peter Dale about their experiences as business owners in the city, and sampled the products at each store.
Nguyen’s tour was led by Athens-Clarke County Commissioner Russell Edwards, who was joined by state Rep. Spencer Frye (D-Athens).
After her visit downtown, Nguyen joined Athens supporters and political figures, including District Attorney Deborah Gonzalez and Commissioner Jesse Houle, at a fundraising event at The Tree Room, an event space in the Chase Park Warehouses. Nguyen spoke about campaign issues including protecting voting rights, education, access to abortion and reproductive health care, Medicaid expansion and gun reform.
Nguyen emphasized her platform of voting rights, saying there was a “concerted effort, a coordinated campaign” to question the validity of voting by mail in Georgia, and denounced the controversial Senate Bill 202, passed in 2021, which restricted absentee voting.
Nguyen faces Republican incumbent Brad Raffensperger in November.
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