Georgia Democrats nominated the state party’s first Black chairwoman, Nikema Williams, to succeed the late Rep. John Lewis, a civil-rights icon, on the ballot in November. The Democratic Party of Georgia’s executive committee overwhelmingly selected Ms. Williams, who also serves as a Georgia state senator, from a group of five finalists during a public virtual meeting on Monday. A total of 131 people had applied for the role. That group was whittled down to the five finalists by a nomination committee made up of Democratic...

Source: Wall Street Journal July 20, 2020 19:37 UTC