2025 GRA Endorsements

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Here is the list of candidates who have been endorsed from our state 2025 GRA Endorsement Convention and by local GRA chapter endorsement conventions reported to us:

End2025GRA Endorsed Candidates for State Party

  • Under 80K Chair: Joanna Hildreth from Catoosa County
  • Over 80K Chair: James Dvorak from Cherokee County (ELECTED!)
  • Treasurer: Laurie McClain (incumbent) from Gwinnett County (ELECTED!)
  • 2nd Vice Chair: Norine Cantor from Hall County
  • Assistant Secretary: Kylie Kremer from Cobb County

The 2025 GRA Endorsement Convention opted to not endorse any candidate for State Party Chairman, 1st Vice Chairman, Secretary, or Assistant Treasurer. No candidate won the required 2/3rds majority required to earn the endorsement of the GRA in those races.

Although some of our endorsed candidates did not win election, many of those who did win election were also GRA members, including Josh McKoon (GA GOP Chairman), Salleigh Grubbs (1st Vice Chairman), Seanie Zappendorf (2nd Vice Chairman), Suzi Voyles (Secretary), and Jenny Eckman (Assistant Treasurer).

You can see the GRA Vetting Committee Report that provides information on all of the candidates running for state party office in contested races, which will be elected by the delegates, in 2025 by clicking here.

GRA Endorsed Candidates for District Chair Positions

  • 11th Congressional District Chairman: David Oles, Esq. (incumbent) (ELECTED!)
  • 7th Congressional District Chairman: Richard Jordan (ELECTED!)
  • 5th Congressional District Chairman: Anita Lane Favors (ELECTED!)
  • 4th Congressional District Chairman: Jim Duffie (incumbent) (ELECTED!)

In addition to these endorsed candidates, GRA member Brittany Brown won election as the 1st Congressional District Chairman, and GRA-member Katie Frost was re-elected as the 3rd Congressional District Chairwoman.

GRA Endorsed Candidates for Other District Positions

  • GRA-endorsed Catherine Bernard from DeKalb for State Committee Slot #1 from the 5th District (ELECTED!)
  • GRA-endorsed candidate Orien Roy from Fulton for 1st Vice Chairman in the 7th District (ELECTED!)
  • GRA-endorsed candidate Kent Byers from Forsyth for at-large Vice Chair in the 7th District (ELECTED!)
  • GRA-endorsed candidate Christiana Corley from Fulton for at-large Vice Chair in the 7th District (ELECTED!)
  • GRA-endorsed candidate Honey Burfield from Cherokee for Secretary in the 7th District (ELECTED!)
  • GRA-endorsed Lisa Newlin for 7th District at-large Committeeperson (ELECTED!)
  • GRA-endorsed Seanie Zappendorf for 7th District State Committee from Dawson County (ELECTED!)
  • GRA-endorsed Honey Burfield for 7th State Committee from Cherokee #1 (ELECTED!)
  • GRA-endorsed Sigfried Jucknies for 7th State Committee from Cherokee #2 (ELECTED!)
  • GRA-endorsed Stephanie Endres for 7th State Committee from Fulton #1 (ELECTED!)
  • GRA-endorsed Nancy Babbitt for 7th State Committee from Forsyth #1 (ELECTED!)
  • GRA-endorsed Sage Gott for 7th State Committee from Fulton #3 (ELECTED!)
  • GRA-endorsed Casandra Dean for 11th 1st Vice Chairman (ELECTED!)
  • GRA-endorsed Marcia Cox for 11th VC of Programs & Events (ELECTED!)
  • GRA-endorsed Sandy Docherty for 11th Recording Secretary (ELECTED!)
  • GRA-endorsed Jim Riticher for 11th Corresponding Secretary (ELECTED!)
  • GRA-endorsed Jason Jones for 11th Treasurer (ELECTED!)
  • GRA-endorsed Todd Smith for 11th Assistant Treasurer (ELECTED!)
  • GRA-endorsed Dave Ware for 11th at-large District committee-person (ELECTED!)
  • GRA-endorsed Jack Norton for 11th at-large District committee-person (ELECTED!)
  • GRA-endorsed Michael Opitz for 11th State Committee from Cobb # 3 (ELECTED!)
  • GRA-endorsed Anabella Branco for 11th State Committee from Cherokee #1 (ELECTED!)
  • GRA-endorsed Todd Smith for 11th State Committee from Cherokee # 2 (ELECTED!)
  • GRA-endorsed Susann Haddad for won 11th State Committee from Cherokee #3 (ELECTED!)
  • GRA-endorsed Sandy Docherty for 11th State Committee from Cherokee #4 (ELECTED!)
  • GRA-endorsed Terri Collins for 11th State Committee from Gordon (ELECTED!)
  • GRA-endorsed Derek Keeney for 11th State Committee from Bartow (ELECTED!)

In addition to these candidates who were formally endorsed prior to winning election, numerous other GRA members from various districts were elected to state committee and district committee positions around the state.