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    Democratic leaders from 17 states recommend that the Democratic Party hold its 2024 presidential nominating convention in Atlanta, Georgia. They argue that strong Democratic turnout in Georgia led to Biden's victory in 2020 and maintained Democratic control of the Senate. Holding the convention in Atlanta would inspire and energize Democrats in competitive Southern states. It would also send a message that Democrats do not take support in Georgia for granted and reflect Biden's values of civil rights.

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    Democratic leaders from 17 states recommend that the Democratic Party hold its 2024 presidential nominating convention in Atlanta, Georgia. They argue that strong Democratic turnout in Georgia led to Biden's victory in 2020 and maintained Democratic control of the Senate. Holding the convention in Atlanta would inspire and energize Democrats in competitive Southern states. It would also send a message that Democrats do not take support in Georgia for granted and reflect Biden's values of civil rights.

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    January 30, 2023

    The Honorable Joseph R. Biden


    President of the United States
    The White House
    1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
    Washington, DC 20500

    Dear President Biden,

    Now that the dust has settled from the 2022 midterm election, Democrats are smartly
    preparing for the coming battle in 2024 with urgency. Instead of basking in what the
    pundits have declared an unlikely victory, we are now focused on maintaining this
    momentum into 2024 by assessing the strategies, tactics, and investments that helped us
    buck historical trends and expand our majority in the US Senate, a feat that was
    cemented this month with the reelection of Sen. Raphael Warnock in Georgia.

    As Democratic leaders who have had to compete for votes in some of the most contested
    battlegrounds in our country, we humbly offer our own piece of advice: The Democratic
    Party should immediately select the city of Atlanta as the site of its 2024 presidential
    nominating convention.

    Democratic turnout in the state of Georgia is the single greatest reason that you and Vice
    President Harris are in the White House today instead of Donald Trump and it is the single
    greatest reason why Democrats have maintained a majority in the United States Senate.
    Everything we have accomplished as a party since January of 2021 can be traced back to
    Georgia, and specifically, to the metro Atlanta area which swung the state in our favor.

    While some pundits might argue that there is no correlation between a convention site
    and partisan performance in the ensuing election, holding the 2024 Democratic National
    Convention in Atlanta will have effects that reverberate far beyond Georgia’s borders.
    Selecting Atlanta in the aftermath of the 2022 election cycle will send a message to the
    base of our party that we will never take you for granted; that we see you, we respect you,
    and we are counting on you to reelect Joe Biden and Kamala Harris.

    Selecting Atlanta will inspire Democrats in other competitive Southern states to run, to
    organize, to fundraise, and to volunteer in what is now truly fertile Democratic territory.
    Selecting Atlanta will put Republicans on notice, making it abundantly clear to them that
    they will have to compete and allocate resources across every corner of the map if they
    want to keep pace with the gains we are making as Democrats.
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    Equally important as these tactical imperatives, selecting the city of Atlanta will offer our
    nation a vision of America at its best. Atlanta served as the cradle of America’s civil rights
    movement. It stands as a beacon of LGBTQUIA+ rights in the Deep South. As the cultural
    and economic hub of Black America, the city embodies the American Dream in the 21st
    Century. A nominating convention in the city of Atlanta will provide you with a backdrop
    that reflects your personal values and embodies your vision for America.

    So, as we look forward to 2024, we have many choices to make as Democrats. But in our
    opinion the first choice is very clear. Let’s nominate Joe Biden in the very building where
    over 40,000 Georgians cast their ballots – the deciding ballots for Georgia’s 16 electoral
    votes – for him in 2020. Hosting the Democratic National Convention in Atlanta, Georgia
    will reignite the sense of enthusiasm that led him to victory and inspire Democrats around
    the country down the home stretch in 2024.

    Warmest Regards,

    ALABAMA
    State Rep.Anthony Daniels, House Minority Leader
    Jim Folsom, Jr., former Governor
    Doug Jones, former U.S. Senator
    Randall Kelly, State Party Chair
    Walt Maddox, Mayor of Tuscaloosa
    Steve Reed, Mayor of Montgomery
    U.S. Representative Terry Sewell
    Randall Woodfin, Mayor of Birmingham

    ARKANSAS
    Blanche Lincoln, former U.S. Senator
    Mark Pryor, former U.S. Senator
    Mike Ross, former U.S. Representative
    Frank Scott, Jr, Mayor of Little Rock
    Grant Tennille, State Democratic Party Chair

    FLORIDA
    U.S. Representative Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick
    State Rep. Fentrice Driskell, House Democratic Minority Leader
    Oliver Gilbert, Chair – Miami-Dade County Commission
    State Senator Shevrin Jones
    State Rep. Michele Raynor-Goolsby, House Democratic Whip
    Page 3

    GEORGIA
    Stacey Abrams, former candidate for Governor
    Roy Barnes, former Governor
    U.S. Representative Sanford Bishop
    Hardie Davis, Jr., Mayor of Augusta
    Andre Dickens, Mayor of Atlanta
    Shirley Franklin, former Mayor of Atlanta
    Kelly Girtz, Mayor of Athens
    Skip Henderson, Mayor of Columbus
    U.S. Representative Hank Johnson, Jr
    U.S. Representative Lucy McBath
    U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff
    U.S. Representative David Scott
    U.S. Senator Rapheal Warnock
    U.S. Representative Nikema Williams

    KENTUCKY
    State Rep. Derrick Graham, House Democratic Leader
    Joni Jenkins, former House Democratic Leader
    Mike Ward, former U.S. Representative

    LOUISIANA
    Mary Landrieu, former U.S. Senator
    Cedric Richmond, former U.S. Representative

    MISSISSIPPI
    David Baria, former Member of the MS House and MS Senate
    Travis Childers, former U.S. Representative
    Jim Hood, former Attorney General
    Rep. Roger Johnson, House Democratic Caucus Leader
    Ray Maybus, former Governor, former SECNAV
    Ronnie Musgrove, former Governor
    State Senator Derrick Simmons, Senate Democratic Caucus Leader
    Ronnie Shows, former U.S. Representative

    NORTH CAROLINA
    Cheri Beasley, former Chief Justice NC Supreme Court
    GK Butterfield, former U.S. Representative, Chair of the CBC
    Dr. Bobbie Richardson, State Party Chair
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    OHIO
    Aftab Pureval, Mayor of Cincinnati

    SOUTH CAROLINA
    U.S. Representative Jim Clyburn
    State Senator Dick Harpootlian
    Jim Hodges, former Governor

    TENNESSEE
    State Senator Raumesh Akbari, Senate Minority Leader
    State Rep.Karen Camper, House Minority Leader
    U.S. Representative Steve Cohen
    Jim Cooper, former U.S. House Representative
    Indya Kincannon, Mayor of Knoxville
    State Rep. Sam McKenzie, Chair, Black Caucus of Legislators
    Hendrell Remus, State Party Chair
    Madeline Rogero, former Mayor of Knoxville

    TEXAS
    Sylvester Turner, Mayor of Houston

    VIRGINIA
    U.S. Senator Tim Kaine
    Elaine Luria, former U.S. House Representative
    Terry McAuliffe, former Governor
    U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger
    Levar Stoney, Mayor of Richmond
    Susan Swecker, State Party Chair
    U.S. Senator Mark Warner

    CC Jaime Harrison
    Chairman, Democratic National Committee
    430 South Capitol Street SE
    Washington, DC 20003

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