Stacey Abrams, who ran for governor last year in Georgia, will give the Democratic response to President Trump‘s State of the Union speech next week, Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) announced.
“Three weeks ago, I called Stacey Abrams and asked her to deliver the response, I was very delighted when she agreed,” Schumer told reporters on Tuesday.
Abrams has previously served as the Democratic leader of the Georgia General Assembly. She unsuccessfully ran against Brian Kemp (R) for governor in November in what turned out to be a hotly contested election, with her receiving 48.8 percent of the vote.
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