'Excited' and 'ready to go to work,' Georgia Democratic delegation unanimously backs Kamala Harris

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Georgia Democratic Delegates unanimously pledge their support to Vice President Kamala Harris.

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Georgia delegates to the Democratic National Convention are unanimously backing Vice President Kamala Harris as the party's presidential nominee.

Harris clinched the delegates she needs to be the next democratic presidential nominee on Monday, but won’t officially earn the spot until the delegates vote in August.

Georgia House Democratic Caucus Chair Billy Mitchell is a convention delegate. He said that Harris’ candidacy excited Georgia Democrats to pledge their support.

"A unanimous decision to do so — and, I might add, enthusiastically so." Mitchell said. "Normally, we have to have meetings about these kinds of things with our caucus. So we sent an email and everyone responded in kind and was ready to go to work."

Mitchell added that Harris has the backing of all Democrats in the state legislature.

State Senate Democratic Caucus Chair Elena Parent is also a delegate. She said Harris added a "jolt of excitement" to the campaign. 

"Kamala Harris made the most sense as the nominee, for a number of different reasons," she said. "And at this late date, we need to move forward and get excited. And that's exactly what everyone's doing."

No stranger to the state, Harris has visited Georgia over a dozen times since she was sworn in as vice president in 2021.