Georgia House Democrat steps down as state party chair

Rep. Nikema Williams (D-Ga.), the chair of the state Democratic Party in Georgia, announced to state committee members Monday she would step down from her role following a party rules change to leadership and amid concerns about her ability to steer the party.

Williams, who took the helm of the state party in 2019, noted in an email to the party obtained by The Hill that committee members approved a change to the party rules over the weekend, now requiring the Democratic Party of Georgia to have a paid full-time chair.

“I was clear from the beginning of this process, that once the approved language was adopted, this would prohibit me from continuing to serve as your Chairwoman due to ethics rules in the US House of Representatives,” she wrote.

She said First Vice Chair Matthew Wilson would helm the party in the interim until the party elected its new chair.



https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5223266-republican-nikema-williams-step-down/