Josh McLaurinJosh McLaurin

Throughout his time in office, he has been a strong supporter of universal background checks, red flag laws, domestic violence protections, and safe storage laws, as well as an advocate for better funding for violence prevention initiatives—all policies that will make Georgians safer. Additionally, he’s pushed to establish a five-day waiting period for firearm purchases.

The Lieutenant Governor presides over the Georgia Senate and helps shape which legislation moves through the General Assembly. Success in this role requires understanding policy, building coalitions, and working with legislators across the state. As a state senator, Josh McLaurin already understands how Georgia’s legislative process works and has experience writing, debating, and negotiating legislation. That legislative background prepares him to lead the Senate effectively.

“I have taken the ‘tough’ votes and given the ‘tough’ speeches. I put ‘tough’ in scare quotes because I believe strongly that the positions I’ve taken do not actually carry political cost if they are taken with skill and conviction, which I have tried to do. I’m unafraid of cheap political attacksand will fight for the rights, safety, and overall well being of vulnerable people as if they are my own family.

Senator Josh McLaurin is running for Lieutenant Governor to give Georgia Democrats something we need now more than ever: a messenger who can advocate for our values…

and challenge Republican narratives with clarity and conviction.

Josh has been a state legislator for eight years, first serving in the State House and now in the State Senate. At the Capitol, he’s earned a reputation as one of the leading voices fighting back against Republican efforts to stack the deck for corporations and bully vulnerable people for political gain.

Atlanta Democratic Socialists of America

McLaurin raised concerns during Senate floor debate on free speech legislation related to IHRA. He has a consistent record as a civil libertarian-leaning Democrat who criticizes Republican efforts to restrict speech in Georgia's legislature.

• Endorsed by: Georgia Equality, Fmr. Lt. Gov. Taylor, NAACP's Woodall, 17 Senate colleagues

June 16 Primary Runoff