Georgia’s Youngest Lawmaker
Host Greg Bluestein sits down with state Rep. Akbar Ali, the 21-year-old freshman lawmaker who just became the youngest member of the Georgia General Assembly. Ali talks about his rapid rise from community organizing to the Gold Dome, his first bill aimed at protecting planning time for public school teachers, and why affordability, health care, and economic opportunity are driving his agenda.
Later, Patricia Murphy joins Greg to put Ali’s win in context, looking at how generational change is reshaping Georgia politics, why younger candidates are finding new openings with voters, and what…
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