Nikki PorcherNikki Porcher

The Labor Commissioner leads the Georgia Department of Labor by connecting workers with jobs, supporting employers, administering unemployment insurance, and preparing Georgia’s workforce for the future. The office serves workers, job seekers, veterans, entrepreneurs, and businesses in all 159 counties. Nikki Porcher has built organizations, created workforce opportunities for small businesses, advocated for entrepreneurs, and traveled every corner of Georgia listening directly to workers and employers. Her experience gives her a practical understanding of how to modernize the Department of Labor and create a Georgia where work works for everyone.

“Members of Georgia’s LGBTQ community and our allies are already part of this campaign—not on the outside looking in, but helping shape it from within. I don’t believe in building policy for people without building it with them. The voices of LGBTQ Georgians are part of how I approach creating safe, fair, and equitable workplaces across this state.

This campaign is about more than traditional conversations around wages. It’s about making sure every worker—no matter who they are—has access to opportunity, protection from discrimination, and the ability to show up fully as themselves without fear.”