Lawrenceville Democrat Rep. Gregg Kennard
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Lawrenceville Democrat State Rep. Gregg Kennard

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Two Democratic members of the Georgia House have decided not to run for re-election after a federal judge last week upheld the redistricting maps passed by the Republican-controlled General Assembly in a special session last month.

A federal judge has ruled a conservative group did not violate the Voting Rights Act when it announced it was challenging the eligibility of more than 360-thousand Georgia voters just before the 2021 senate runoff election.

Republican leaders in the state Senate are looking to get around a ruling by the state supreme court that blocked implementation of an oversight board for local prosecuting attorneys.