SpeakHER50: Stacey Abrams

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Former Georgia House Democratic Leader Stacey Abrams made history in 2018 when she earned the Democratic nomination for governor of Georgia. Though she lost the election, her work to uncover the gross mismanagement of Georgia’s election system has made a lasting impact through the formation of the organization Fair Fight and her prior establishment of The New Georgia Project. In 2010, Stacey became the first woman to lead either party in the Georgia General Assembly and the first African American to lead in the House of Representatives. Stacey is the award-winning author of eight romantic suspense novels, which have sold more than 100,000 copies. As co-founder of NOW Account – a financial services firm that helps small businesses grow – Stacey has helped create and retain jobs in Georgia.