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Democratic state Rep. Erick Allen will challenge Republican Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan next year, the start of an expected wave of candidates to declare for 2022 races at the end of the legislative session.

Featured Georgia 2022: Erick Allen to run for state’s No. 2 job

March 31, 2021 by Allen for Georgia

Democratic state Rep. Erick Allen will challenge Republican Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan next year, the start of an expected wave of candidates to declare for 2022 races at the end of the legislative session.

Rep. Erick Allen says he is ready to be Georgia’s next Lieutenant Governor. He has officially filed a declaration of intent to begin campaigning and fundraising for the position.

Rep. Erick Allen launches campaign for Lt. Governor saying Georgia needs “progressive, sound leadership”

April 6, 2021 by Allen for Georgia

Rep. Erick Allen says he is ready to be Georgia’s next Lieutenant Governor. He has officially filed a declaration of intent to begin campaigning and fundraising for the position.

Georgia State House Representative and Tennessee native, Erick Allen (D), was in Nashville on June 29th for a reception in support of his candidacy for Lieutenant Governor of Georgia. Allen is the son of retired St. Luke CME pastor, Harry Allen and retired Metro-Nashville Public Schools teacher Patricia Allen.

Candidate from Georgia Lieutenant Governor, Erick Allen Returns Home to Thank His Community

June 25, 2021 by Allen for Georgia

Georgia State House Representative and Tennessee native, Erick Allen (D), was in Nashville on June 29th for a reception in support of his candidacy for Lieutenant Governor of Georgia. Allen is the son of retired St. Luke CME pastor, Harry Allen and retired Metro-Nashville Public Schools teacher Patricia…

Mental health groups are working to make a specialty license plate that would send the proceeds to organizations working on mental health issues a reality. The "Georgia Recovers" plate will go to production once 1,000 pre-orders are submitted. The plate was approved in a Georgia General Assembly vote last year, a passion project of state Rep. Erick Allen (D-Smyrna).

Featured Groups Seeking 1,000 Commitments to Make Mental Health Awareness Georgia License Plates a Reality

October 6, 2021 by Allen for Georgia

Mental health groups are working to make a specialty license plate that would send the proceeds to organizations working on mental health issues a reality. The “Georgia Recovers” plate will go to production once 1,000 pre-orders are submitted. The plate was approved in a Georgia General Assembly vote…

Mental health and addiction care aren’t prioritized in Georgia. A bipartisan group is changing that

November 30, 2021 by Allen for Georgia

Mental health and addiction recovery advocates say 2022 is the year to start focusing on mental health and substance use disorders. They traveled to the state Capitol on Nov. 10, 2021, to present their vision to lawmakers. GPB’s Ellen Eldridge reports.

Theories Differ on Cobb Turning Blue; Rep. Allen Credited

March 30, 2022 by Allen for Georgia

For the first time in nearly a decade, state Rep. Erick Allen, D-Smyrna, didn’t qualify to run for House District 40 after opting to throw his hat in the ring for lieutenant governor. Back in 2013, when he first decided to run for the Georgia House, “it was fairly uncool” to run as a Democrat,…