The Georgia Hour, episode 55: April 4, 2024

JaQuon Stembridge’s Vision for GA GOP Assistant Secretary: Engaging the Next Generation

Summary: JaQuon Stembridge, a candidate for Assistant Secretary of the Georgia Republican Party (GAGOP), aims to engage Gen Z and young conservatives, inspired by his post-COVID realization of conservative values. A double major in finance and political science at UNG, he’s active in student government, substitute teaching, and church music. Stembridge, a Black Trump supporter, contrasts Republican focus on individual liberty and safety with Democrat control and suppression. He seeks to build coalitions with teen and college Republicans, emphasizing year-round messaging about party identity, not just during elections, as Democrats already target schools and Black communities.
The GAGOP leadership, particularly Chairman Josh McKoon, allegedly manipulates ballot access to favor his slate—Salleigh Grubbs, Betsy Kramer, Jeff, Suzi Voyles, and Caroline Jeffords—while denying candidates like Lisa Pierce and Kylie Kremer, despite timely submissions, raising election integrity concerns. Stembridge positions himself as a proactive leader, not a figurehead. Delegates, frustrated with lawmakers, aim to reassert GOP influence, while Stembridge’s campaign (stembridgejaquon27@gmail.com, active on social media) focuses on empowering the next generation and ensuring the party’s voice persists beyond election cycles.