Friends,

Since 2016, women across the country have stepped up to run for office, ready to get to work to create change in their communities.

I was one of them. I ran for Lieutenant Governor alongside Stacey Abrams in 2018, and then for the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate earlier this year.

But I’ve also seen that here in Georgia, though our politics are shifting and this state is slowly but surely turning blue, women and minority candidates are not making the inroads into elected office that we need in order to make policy changes that can finally undo the systems of oppression keeping marginalized communities from achieving the American Dream.

More women than ever now serve in our legislature, making up 30% of our General Assembly. But we accounted for 52% of the 2018 electorate. Georgia’s minority population is similarly underrepresented in our government.

The only way that women and minority communities can finally have a shot at their own American Dream -- at full participation in our society and undoing the lingering legacies of racism and sexism in every facet of life -- is by ensuring that they have the chance to lead.

We need more women in office. We need more Black, Latinx, Native, and Asian leaders in office. We need more LGBTQ women, immigrant women, businesswomen, and women entrepreneurs in office. It’s time for a Georgia that fully recognizes that Black Lives Matter and that women’s rights are human rights. It’s time for change.

That’s why, today, I’m so proud to announce my next project to lead Georgia to a more progressive, more inclusive future: Our American Dreams PAC.

This PAC will support women and minority candidates up and down the ballot here in Georgia and lift up the new leaders of the rising American electorate. With your support, together we can not only elect these incredible leaders, but also make a difference in flipping Georgia blue this year.

I’m so excited about our very first slate of 21 OAD-endorsed candidates. They are mothers, immigrants, entrepreneurs, and labor leaders, and we can’t wait to get to work alongside them. You can learn about these candidates here.

Regina Lewis-Ward - GA HD 109
Mokah Jasmine Johnson - GA HD 117
State Rep. Donna McLeod - GA HD 105
Sarah Beeson - GA SD 56
State Rep. CaMia Hopson - GA HD 153
Nikki Merritt - GA SD 9
Ceretta Smith - GA SD 23
Dr. Michelle Au - GA SD 48
Audrey Gibbons - Glynn County School Board
Former State Rep. Deborah González - District Attorney, Western Judicial Circuit
State Sen. Valencia Seay - GA SD 34
State Rep. Angelika Kausche - GA HD 50
Dr. Rebecca Mitchell - GA HD 106
Sara Ghazal - GA HD 45
State Rep. Stacey Evans - GA HD 57
Zulma Lopez - GA HD 86
Nakita Hemingway - GA HD 104
Ebony Carter - GA HD 110
State Rep. Bee Nguyen - GA HD 89
Nicole Hendrickson - Gwinnett County Commission Chair
State Rep. Dar’shun Kendrick - GA HD 93
Folks, there is work to do to make our state’s government reflect its population -- and to make Georgia a better place for all of us to live, work, and raise our families. I am committed to doing that work with you.

We’re ready for bluer, more progressive, more inclusive leadership in Georgia. Let’s go make it happen.

Yours,

Sarah Riggs Amico

Paid for by Our American Dreams PAC. Not authorized by any candidate or candidate’s committee.