Georgia ’s former Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan said goodbye to the Republican Party and joined the ranks of Democrats.

He suggested his move was imminent since before 2020, when President Donald Trump attempted to change the results of the Georgia election.

“My decision was centered around my daily struggle to love my neighbor, as a Republican,” Duncan wrote in an opinion piece for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

He served as the lieutenant governor from 2019 until 2023.

He touched on many policy issues where he agreed more with Democrats, including drawing urgency toward the 11.4% of Georgians who don’t have health insurance or the half a million residents who make too much to qualify for Medicaid but not enough to afford health insurance. View Comments

These residents belong to working

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