Former Georgia Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan, once a rising star in Republican politics, says he is now a Democrat.
In an op-ed published this week in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Duncan announced the change, writing that his “political heart” had shifted over time and that the change began well before the 2020 election and its aftermath in Georgia.
“There’s no date on a calendar or line in the sand that points to the exact moment in time my political heart changed, but it has,” Duncan wrote. “My decision was centered around my daily struggle to love my neighbor, as a Republican.”
Duncan, who served as lieutenant governor from 2019 to 2023, framed his decision in both moral and policy terms. He said his support for Medicaid expansion, gun safety reforms, and humane immigration policy put him more in line with the Democratic Party than the GOP….
Former Georgia Lieutenant Governor Geoff Duncan Joins Democratic Party
