Former Macon-Bibb commissioner Seth Clark on Monday became the latest Democrat to enter the race for lieutenant governor. In an interview, Clark positioned himself as an alternative to the “career state Capitol folks (who) could learn a thing or two from local government,” saying that he is entering the race as a voice for middle […]
Seth Clark, a former Macon commissioner, has announced his campaign for lieutenant governor. Photo courtesy of the candidate
Former Macon-Bibb commissioner Seth Clark on Monday became the latest Democrat to enter the race for lieutenant governor.
In an interview, Clark positioned himself as an alternative to the “career state Capitol folks (who) could learn a thing or two from local government,” saying that he is entering the race as a voice for middle Georgia in the state Democratic party. He said he believes having a candidate with geographical diversity will help Democrats in Georgia prevail in November.
“The Georgia Democratic coalition is much bigger than the 10 square miles of Atlanta, Georgia … and the divide between these two Georgias you hear all the time is better served by a Democratic coalition that looks like and is geographically from the state that produced it,” Clark said.
Clark, who stepped down from the commission in early January, said he is entering the race for lieutenant governor now because policies at both the state and federal levels are hurting families financially. As he waited for someone to enter the lieutenant governor’s race who he felt “could step up and speak to the needs” of Georgians, Clark said, he realized that he wanted to run.
“What matters is that these offices have people in them every day that wake up with the interests of their neighbors at heart, and the lieutenant governor’s office does not have that right now, and that office could use the refreshing results that we have seen in local government,” Clark said.
State Sen. Josh McLaurin, a Sandy Springs Democrat who is serving his fourth term in the Georgia Legislature, was the first Democrat to announce in May.
McLaurin welcomed the “late-entering” candidate in a press release Monday, saying that he looks forward to contrasting their records.
“When we need to get hard things done in a partisan arena, Democrats in the state legislature turn to me to deliver,” McLaurin said. “This is not a moment when Democratic voters can or should settle for anything less than a proven fighter.”
Those interested in being on the ballot this fall have until March to decide whether to run. The primary will be held in May, and the winner will go on to face the Republican nominee.
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