Fayetteville, GA — Yesterday, the West GA Republican Assembly chapter held a meeting to re-charter and renamed itself the “3rd Congressional District Georgia Republican Assembly! It remains a multi-county regional chapter including Carroll, Coweta, Douglas, Fayette, Haralson, Harris, Heard, Henry, Lamar, Meriwether, Muscogee, Pike, Spalding, Troup, and Upson Counties.
After voting to adopt new chapter bylaws, Lisa Pierce from Upson County was elected the chapter Chairwoman and Linda Menk from Coweta County was elected the new chapter President along with other chapter officers. Also elected were Nancy Holland as the 1st Vice President, Julie Stone as the 2nd Vice President, Sharlene Alexander as the 3rd Vice President, and Angela Bean as the Secretary.
GRA Chairman Alex Johnson & GRA President Nathaniel Darnell with Linda Menk and Lisa Pierce at the meetingLisa Pierce calls the meeting to order
“We will be holding local in-person meetings now!” said Lisa Pierce. Leaders of the new chapter said they would seek to rotate the location of the chapter meetings around the district to encourage more participation from GRA members in the district. Pierce currently serves as the Upson County GOP Chairwoman and previously ran for 1st Vice Chair of the GAGOP.
Linda Menk is a long time activist and patriot fighter who previously served on the Coweta County School Board. GRA members from the 3rd District are excited about their new chapter’s potential. “Everything seems impossible until you try,” said Menk.
Atlanta, GA — The Fulton County Commission held a long-awaited vote on whether to approve the Republican appointments to the Board of Elections. They had previously defied the law by refusing the appointments, and a judge had ordered the county commission to follow the law and accept the two appointments from GRA member and Fulton GOP Chairman Stephanie Endres. She appointed GRA Election Integrity Chairman Jason Frazier and election integrity activist Julie Adams to serve, but when it came time for the Commissioners to vote, several of the Democrat Fulton County commissioners left the room before the vote was taken.
The final result was 2 in favor and 2 against. Thus, the motion failed.
The Democrats on the commission have labeled Frazier and Adams as extremists simply because they take election integrity seriously. Yet now, these same Democrats are disregarding both the law and a court order—and they may soon find themselves in serious trouble.
The Fulton County Republican Party, with help from attorneys from the RNC, filed a motion on Thursday to find the defiant Democrat commissioners in contempt.
Frazier had also been the one to discover that there were approximately 20,000 duplicate voter registrations in Fulton and approximately 2,000 registrations had no address listed.
Etowah RA chapter President Angela Rubino said, “Thanks to the vision and tireless work of Lynda Phelps—who first brought this idea to us back in February at an ERA meeting—and with the generous support of Karen Dobson with Trump Force 47, the Etowah Republican Assembly, and our anonymous donors, these nine framed documents now hang proudly in the Floyd County Commissioner’s administration building.”
The Magna Carta, the Declaration of Independence, the Preamble to the Georgia Constitution, the National Motto, and the National Anthem were also a part of the display.
This is more than a historical display, but rather a present-day acknowledgment of the sovereignty of God — from whom all our rights originate — over our institutions.
“Our mission doesn’t end here,” said Rubino. “We’ve already sparked interest in neighboring counties, and on August 18th we’ll be before the Floyd County School Board to propose placing these documents in every school throughout our county. Imagine every child, every teacher, every parent pausing for a moment each day to read those words and to remember how our great country came to be.”
Last week, you discovered how the GAGOP began to re-establish relevance to politicians and voters when it banned Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger from ever running again as a Republican, following their ban of Former Lt. Gov Geoff Duncan. This occurred at the GAGOP State Convention this year.
Did you know that, right now, government entities, funded by YOUR tax dollars, can hire lobbyists to get laws passed and other government action that go against your interest?
You don’t have lobbyists working for you at the Gold Dome, yet those “Republicans” who support bigger government and wealth redistribution to corporate interests get to use your tax dollars to ensure that their policies get enacted.
We still have an income tax in this state, and it’s not because government has hired lobbyists to advocate cutting its own taxes or spending.
Senate Bill 378 would end this practice: ensuring that politicians can’t use your tax dollars to lobby the government.
Additionally, right now, certain state level politicians can receive unlimited contributions through “leadership committees”. These committees were created in 2021 to allow special corporate interests to give extreme monetary power to certain political office holders (mostly so-called “Republican” politicians), who then are able to use the money to terrify other Republicans to fall in line in how they vote.
For example, if politicians had voted against Gov. Brian Kemp’s corporate welfare bill for insurance companies and caused it to fail, they would have potentially had to deal with primary challengers funded by millions of dollars of his “leadership committee” money.
This resolution stated the Georgia Republican Party’s stance on the bill, and called on ALL Republican politicians to support it. While the Brad Raffensperger resolution forces the GAGOP to not qualify him for office, the resolution supporting the Anti-Corruption Act simply makes it clear that the Georgia Republican Party wants to see it passed. What does this mean about getting it done?
It means that each and every Republican in Georgia (including you) are needed to make it happen. How could you do that? Here are two ideas:
Demand Action From Your County, District, and State Party Officers:
This resolution was passed by the GAGOP. Meaning that it is the official position of the entire Georgia Republican Party.
Every person you elected into GAGOP party office needs to be making sure the rest of the party volunteers know about it (forward a copy to them), and that each of them are bringing it up to every state house and state senate member they interact with and letting you know they have done so.
If they refuse to end these two obvious corrupt practices, challenge them at the ballot box next year.
Bring it up to your state senator or state representative if you see them at party meetings. E-mail them. Call them. Make sure they know the Party’s stance, and hold them accountable!
If Republicans are going to win in November and next year, the Georgia Republican Party needs to lead with common-sense solutions that represent the concerns of citizens in politics: like ending corruption and self-dealing by government, and listening to the GAGOP and not to monied interests. Maintaining the GAGOP brand is the key to Advancing the GOP.
Atlanta, GA — This morning the Fulton County Superior Court issued a Writ of Mandamus that requires the Fulton County Commission to accept the two appointments that GRA-member & Fulton County GOP Chairwoman Stephanie Endres made to the Fulton County Board of Elections: Julie Adams and the GRA’s Election Integrity Action Group Chairman Jason Frazier. Both of them have pointed out countless flaws with Fulton’s election systems since 2020.
This court decision represents a great victory for our GRA activists and election integrity activists in Fulton County, who have been vigilantly fighting the corruption for the last five years. Jason and Julie’s combined presence on the Board of Elections would bring with it heightened scrutiny and awareness of Fulton County’s corruption.
That all changed two years ago, in 2023, when grassroots activists, led by former Johns Creek city council member and GRA endorsed candidate Stephanie Endres, defeated the Establishment in Fulton County. Then, this year, in 2025, after two years of the Establishment refusing to unify and work with the grassroots activists in Fulton, and spreading lies about them during the convention process, Fulton County GOP Chairman Stephanie Endres and her team were re-elected again in a resounding victory.
Now, why does this matter? Due to their victories, the Fulton County Republican Party was able to appoint two really principled Republicans to the Fulton County Board of Registrations and Elections: Jason Frazier, head of the GRA Election Intergrity Committee, and Julie Adams.
Both of them are anti-Establishment fighters for Republican values.
This is a big deal, since often the people appointed by the Establishment to these positions are self-interested RINO types who get appointed to these positions because they will act nice and friendly with the Democrats, but not fight for what the party wants on the board.
Essentially, Establishment people appointing Establishment people.
Jason and Julie are the opposite of that.
Jason FrazierJulie Adams
Which is why the Fulton County Board of Commissioners refused to accept their appointment to the Board of Registrations and Elections.
The Fulton County Republican Party, under this anti-Establishment leadership, refused to back down and brought a lawsuit against the Fulton County Board of Commissioners for not following the law.
Many are concerned that the Fulton County Commission, which is controlled by Democrats, will attempt to appeal the decision of the Fulton Superior Court. But with this decision, it appears that such action would only prolong the inevitable win for Stephanie, Jason, and Julie.
Now, while the litigation is still ongoing and may still continue, it is important to recognize the important truth: who is elected into party leadership matters.
The Establishment fears making appointments that will stand for the people/party instead of with the political industry. The Establishment fears lawsuits instead of fighting for the party to be relevant and active.
That’s not what the grassroots/”We the People” do. And it’s not what Fulton County GOP’s leadership did.
Because it’s not easy to put up with faux Republicans trying to minimize your accomplishments while not truly caring about election integrity. And thanking and congratulating fellow grassroots activists when things go well?
How do you know when having a “Big Tent Party” has gone too far? How about when the opposing Chairman and Vice Chair of the local Democrat Party organization are welcomed into your local Republican Party meeting? That’s exactly what happened at the June 26th Floyd County GOP Meeting just a few weeks ago.
Floyd County Democrat Party Chairman Vincent Mendes was seen attending the previous meeting of the Floyd County Republican Party featuring Janelle & Kelvin King as the guest speakers.
Floyd Democrat Party Chairman Vincent Mendes signing in at Floyd Republican Meeting on June 26th.
Mendes was accompanied by the Floyd Democrat Party Vice President Marquita Davis and Shawn Harris, the current Democrat opponent of Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-14), and the Democrat nominee in the last election. One has to wonder how MTG feels knowing her Democrat opponent was welcome to attend a GOP meeting in her home town …
Shawn Harris on his campaign website says he wants to “restore Roe,” the unconstitutional murderous abortion precedent, and he wants to expand nanny-state welfarism through more government programs. Why would someone with such ideology so diametrically opposed to the Republican platform want to attend a GOP meeting?
Floyd County GOP Chair Pam Peters stands proudly beside Floyd Democrat Party Vice Chair Marquita Davis(circled) at the meeting.Democrat nominee Shawn Harris (circled) attending the GOP meeting
“I am not really surprised but rather disappointed,” said Etowah RA President Angela Rubino. “I would have hated to have been photographed with Democrats at a GOP members’ meeting.”
If your “big tent” is so big it encompasses everyone and every ideology, you cease to have a tent at all. If the goal of the party is to make itself appealing to an ever larger and broader electorate, this would defeat the purpose of having a political party at all. Simply put… if everyone is a Republican, then no one is.
One might argue that Election Integrity (the topic of the Floyd GOP Meeting) might be a topic of interest for both Republicans and Democrats, but this kind of fraternization at a GOP members’ meeting is still quite bizarre.
Another might argue that DINOs (Democrats in Name Only) do exist, and perhaps this is an example of Democrats defecting. But it would be strange if Democrat party officers, and an active Democrat candidate were to fit into that category
“It appears Floyd County is pushing a Uni-Party agenda and blurring the lines when the people spoke clearly on November 5th for radical change in policies,” added Rubino. “It is concerning. As a member of the Floyd GOP, I feel unwelcome and unwanted when I attend these meetings, but the Democrats look pretty cozy!”
This incident highlights the concern across the state regarding Democrats infiltrating the Republican Party with their Leftist ideas and policies.
DONKEYS AND RINOS AND BEARS! OH MY!
Georgia has far more RED counties than BLUE counties, and in those rural red counties, many Democrats, RINOs, and possibly even Marxists are trying to sneak in wearing Republican masks so that they can advance Statism using the resources of the proponents of freedom!
That is why the Georgia Republican Assembly’s successful work is so crucial to help the state and local GOPs protect their branding by enforcing minimum standards against fake Republican politicians.
Now the RINO Establishment at the Gold Dome and their minions across the state are working to strike back against the GRA! Over the next several weeks and months you can count on seeing the Establishment and their Leftist friends in the “fake news” media publicly lie about, attack, and malign the GRA, its leadership, and its membership.
You’ll probably see more political harassment and misrepresentation. They will use anything they can to try to prevent the grassroots from holding politicians accountable to long-professed Republican principles that have made America great. But we urge you to stay the course! The grassroots have never been stronger!
Atlanta, GA — On last Tuesday, dozens of election integrity activists (many of whom are GRA members) spoke before the State House’s “Blue Ribbon Study Committee” at the State Capitol, urging legislators to adopt real election integrity reform in Georgia.
Field Searcy
“Much like the fable The Emperor’s New Clothes, we continue to hear strong declarations that Georgia’s elections are secure, yet beneath these confident statements of public trust and high turnout, are persistent, well-documented problems that are impossible to ignore for anyone paying attention,” said GRA member Field Searcy, leader of Georgians for Truth, during public comments.
The public speakers included both conservatives and Democrats however the vast majority advocated for hand marked paper ballots.
Georgia House Blue Ribbon Study Committee on Election Integrity
Cheating can also occur using paper ballots, they would be auditable and can be verified with a “paper trail,” unlike the electronic Dominion system.
“We are still voting on the same system we voted on in 2020,” said election integrity leader Sam Carnline, also with Georgians for Truth.
Garland Favorito of VoterGA also spoke and raised concerns that our voter data has been outsourced to a Sales Force cloud and our PII (Personally Identifiable Information) is going to third parties without our consent.
This Study Committee may be an attempt to placate the election integrity patriots without providing any meaningful reform, but if so, it is still a good sign that Georgia legislators felt a need to do so. This is an indication of progress for the election integrity movement. Every meeting gives activists an opportunity to keep pressure on the legislators and make our concerns heard by both legislators and constituents. Hopefully we can break through the noise to awaken the disengaged Republicans who only pay attention on Election Day.
We desperately need your Republican-voting friends, neighbors and church members to help us turn Georgia around by getting politically informed and engaged in between elections. Please encourage your less-engaged Republican friends to take a look at our Legislative Scorecards and sign up for our email newsletter on our website.
We urge all GRA members to consider attending the next Blue Ribbon committee meeting August 8th in Rockmart.
Another opportunity to advance election integrity is coming up at the State Election Board Meeting July 29th-30th at 9AM at the Georgia State Capital – Room 341.
Today the GRA Board met in-person in Woodstock at the Cherokee County GOP Headquarters. Among the business addressed at the meeting were the passage of timely resolutions addressing several recent events in Georgia politics.
This is the first Board meeting we’ve been able to have since the GA GOP State Convention, the “Goodbye GRA” email attacks, and the announcement of the shut down of First Liberty Capital in Coweta County. So the Board unanimously passed a series of resolutions as official statements on these and other urgent events, which we invite you to read here:
The GRA addresses the use of microphones at Republican conventions.The GRA calls for justice & restitution for all harmed by the alleged actions associated with First Liberty Building & LoanThe GRA commends GOP organizations which have blocked RINOs from primary ballot.
In January of 2013, at the height of the Tea Party movement, the Georgia Republican Assembly officially chartered as a state chapter of the National Federation of Republican Assemblies (NFRA). The initial charter included only 25 members, and few could have imagined the 1,000+ member organization the GRA would become.
During the first year, the fledgling organization hosted a debate between candidates running for GAGOP Chair and adopted a model to endorse candidates with a 2/3rds vote (proving strong consensus), a model that is used by NFRA chapters across the country. Initial GRA calls to action encouraged voters to urge their Congressman to defund Obamacare and withdraw from Common Core curriculum.
Early GRA Executive Committee
However, the organization struggled to get off the ground and by September of 2015 Julianne Thompson, the original President, acknowledged that she and the other officers were too busy on campaigns for Ted Cruz and others. She sent an email calling for a reorganization that led to Alex Johnson being elected as President with Kay Godwin and Pat Tippet from South Georgia also being elected among the officers. This is when things began to change. At that time, only six members were reported to be on the organization’s roster.
Alex Johnson had recently concluded his second campaign as an anti-Establishment candidate for state party Chairman, which had given the 30-year old attorney a platform to expose numerous problems in the party. Johnson’s campaign had galvanized an anti-establishment caucus and made him an ideal recruit for the newly created organization.
“The Establishment has always just been horrible,” said Johnson.
Thanks to the hard work of our volunteers, we have finally completed the 2025 GRA Legislative Scorecards! Special thanks to our team of volunteers who devoted a large amount of time to collecting, sorting, and reviewing the data, and publishing it on our site. We have been publishing these scorecards longer than any other conservative organization — since 2017.
You can see the 2025 GRA Legislative Scores by clicking here. If you want to take a deep-dive into how the scores were earned on specific bills, you can also click here. Legislators in 2025 were evaluated by their votes on 66 substantive pieces of legislation (both House Bills & Senate Bills). That is far more bills than most other conservative organizations evaluate.
The state legislators are evaluated based on principles and policies that are and have been pillars of the Republican Party for years: Policies such as small government, less regulation, parental rights, gun rights, equal protection for all human life, low taxes, fiscal responsibility, etc.
One thing that makes our GRA Legislative Scorecards different, too, is that since last year we have started to include a 20% bonus credit for legislators who sponsored or co-sponsored excellent bills—whether they made it out of committee for a vote or not. This is because we have observed over the years how officials like the GA Speaker of the House or RINO committee chairs will often hold up good bills in committee and never allow them a hearing or vote, and we believed that our patriot legislators willing to promote good legislation, even when they are standing alone doing so, deserve credit for that courage.
Even so, this year, we have separated out the proportion of the score that was from their votes in the chamber verses their sponsorships so you would be able to evaluate both. We did this because we significantly increased the number of bills legislators could earn bonus credit on for sponsorships, and we wanted to allow you to be able to attribute the weight to each in your own minds.
The results of the scorecard evaluation are both encouraging and disturbing in different ways. On the positive side, we are pleased to report that the number of “A”-rated Republican legislators has continued to increase from four to five. Under our current system, a legislator who earns 80% or higher gets an “A” (following Ronald Reagan’s formula about 80 percenters). Over the years, very few state legislators have earned 80% or more.
Rep. Noelle Kahaian
The Best Performers
We were particularly glad to see the newest addition to the GA Freedom Caucus, Noelle Kahaian (R-Henry), added to the plus 80% club! It was great to see her integrity and courage under pressure in the legislature this last session. She earned a 96% vote score and a 100% score with her sponsorships added to the equation. She came in third place only behind Rep. Charlice Byrd (R-Cherokee) with a 98% vote score, and Sen. Colton Moore (R-Dade) with a 100% vote score.
In the GRA Bylaws, we have a rule that if a state legislator who is a GRA member scores lower than 80% for two years in a row, that person is “automatically” removed from GRA membership.
The Problem
On the more disturbing side of the evaluation, our review exposed that the most popular section for “Republican” legislators at the Georgia State Capitol was the “D” section (those who earn between 49% and 40%) with 68 “Republican” legislators belonging to that category. That is more than half (51%) of all the 133 “Republican” legislators at the state capitol!
Add to that the “Republican” legislators in the “F” section (those earning 39% or lower), which was 22, and then you have 90 so-called “Republican” legislators of the 133 who more oftenvote for Democrat policies in the legislature than they do policies that match the Republican principles and platform. That means that only 33% of the Republican legislators at the state capitol vote for Republican policies over Democrat policies at least most of the time. That’s truly pathetic!
Overall, the State Senate Republican Caucus did slightly better than the State House Republican Caucus. At least the Senate Republican Caucus had no members who fell into the “F” section this year.
The Worst Performers
Rep. Marcus Wiedower
The worst RINO in the legislature in 2025 was Rep. Marcus Wiedower (R-Watkinsville) with an “F” score of 30 percent. There were seven Democrats who had better voting scores than he had!
The best Democrat was Rep. Lynn Heffner (D-Augusta) who, with a score of 41%, performed better this year than 25 so-called “Republican” state legislators! This is demonstrable evidence that we have genuine “RINOs” in the state legislature.
Creating awareness of the extent of the problem with RINO-ness (or what some call “the Uni-Party”) is the first step to fixing the problem. Many are still in denial that we have a RINO problem in the Republican legislative caucuses. We cannot coordinate to build accountability for our Republican legislators if our activists are not first aware of how bad the conditions are.
