Greetings everyone. Today Hopium is diving into the upcoming Supreme Court races in Georgia by backing two terrific candidates, Jen Jordan and Miracle Rankin, who are running to unseat Republican incumbents in their May 19th election. You can find an interview with them above - they are great candidates!!!! - their bios are below, and you can contribute to their campaign through a new Hopium ActBlue page. We are setting an ambitious goal of raising $50,000 for them by Election Day - please consider making a contribution today!
Despite Democrats winning statewide races in recent years, and having two Democratic Senators, the Georgia Supreme Court is 8 to 1 Republican. Georgia Democrats are following the model of Wisconsin and North Carolina in building a multi-year campaign to flip the court. The goal is to win these two seats this year, and flip another two in 2028, giving us a 5-4 majority. And yes the election itself - not a Democratic primary - is on May 19th. So we need to get to work!
Here’s a note Georgia Democratic Party Chair Charlie Bailey asked me to share with you:
Democrats have the momentum in Georgia.
Democrats won the November 2025 Public Service Commission elections – our first non-federal statewide wins in two decades – by a margin of 26 points. We flipped 22 counties from red to blue and shifted towards the Democrats in 157 of our 159 counties.
Then, a month later, we flipped a Trump +12 State House seat in Northeast Georgia.
And even in seats we haven’t won, we’ve been dramatically overperforming, showing just how strong Dems are and how weak Republicans are even in “safe” districts.
And this month, Shawn Harris posted a jaw-dropping 25-point overperformance in Marjorie Taylor Greene's former district in deep-red Northwest Georgia—the most Republican congressional district in the state.Georgia and others across the country – you don’t have to wait until November to take a stand for your rights. On May 19th, every single Georgia voter can vote on Justices for the Supreme Court of Georgia and on judges for the Court of Appeals.
I don’t have to tell you all that the federal government no longer protects our freedoms – instead, it attacks them. Now, the fight to protect our rights plays out state by state, and state courts are where these freedoms are won or lost.
The Georgia Supreme Court is the last line of defense for Georgians’ fundamental rights, from voting rights to reproductive freedom. That’s why it’s so critical that we elect pro-rights, pro-democracy candidates – and those candidates are Jen Jordan and Miracle Rankin for Supreme Court!
I would add that latest statewide polling we have in Georgia shows a very favorable climate for us there now:
Early voting has begun. We are in the home stretch people!
Monies donated to our Jordan/Rankin ActBlue page go to the Judicial Fund of the Democratic Party of Georgia, which is the campaign account for these Supreme Court races. The very capable Georgia Dem Chair, Charlie Bailey, is driving the strategy behind our far more aggressive - and so far successful - efforts to score wins/overperform in special elections and these critical statewide races for Public Service Commission and state Supreme Court. It’s another example of how strong, ambitious state parties can help us win in races and places that have been out of reach for us in previous cycles.
So, here we go peeps. These Georgia Supreme Court races are a chance to build on our recent wins and go get some more. It’s a sprint now - just three weeks until Election Day. Watch our discussion and consider supporting these two great candidates today!
Keep working hard all. We have a country to save, and elections like these to win, together! - Simon
Bio - Miracle Rankin, candidate for GA Supreme Court
Miracle Rankin is running for the Supreme Court of Georgia to ensure that our State’s highest court remains a place where the Constitution protects the people — not the powerful.
As a trial attorney representing victims of catastrophic truck wrecks, medical malpractice, wrongful death, and corporate negligence, Miracle has built her career taking on the most powerful interests— and winning. She has secured eight-figure resolutions for her clients. But more than the numbers, she measures success by the trust she builds and the dignity she restores to those who feel powerless.
Now, she is stepping forward to serve all Georgians and to uphold the Georgia Constitution. Miracle will ensure that the courtroom remains open and accessible to everyday citizens — not just those with power and influence.
A graduate of Spelman College and the University of Georgia School of Law, Miracle has served Georgia’s legal community with distinction as the 40th President of the Georgia Association of Black Women Attorneys. Her work has been recognized nationally, with Miracle receiving the National Bar Association’s “Award of Achievement for Outstanding Service”, Congressional recognition for service to the community, and being recognized as a Georgia Super Lawyer.
As a wife and mother of two young children, she understands that justice should not depend on wealth, status, or influence. Miracle Rankin is running to ensure Georgia’s Supreme Court remains a guardian of liberty, fairness, and equal justice under the law for all.
Learn more about Miracle Rankin here.
Bio - Jen Jordan, candidate for GA Supreme Court
Jen Jordan (pronounced Jer-Dun) has spent the last 25 years as an attorney, and then as a state senator, fighting for everyday Georgians.
Jen grew up in Dodge County, the oldest child of a single mother who worked as a hairdresser and who taught her daughters the value of hard work and perseverance.
As a girl, Jen learned those lessons and benefitted from the support that Georgia offers determined students, going to Georgia Southern University on the encouragement of her public-school teachers and a HOPE scholarship, and then working her way through law school at the University of Georgia, where she graduated at the top of her class.
It was in law school that Jen found her voice and came to believe deeply that the courthouse should be a place where everyone is treated equally and that the law can be a powerful tool for justice.
Jen’s small-town background informs her approach to the law and public service. Put simply, she believes in helping people when they need it the most. Jen has put those beliefs into practice throughout her career – fighting to protect Georgians’ right to vote and right to privacy, to prevent corporate polluters from poisoning Georgia’s air and water with cancer-causing chemicals, and to protect children from sexual predators and abusers.
Because of her real-life experience in the courtroom and out of it, Jen knows that now, more than ever, we need a Supreme Court that will take a stand and fight for the rights of each and every Georgian. That’s why Jen is running – to protect the constitutional rights of her children and every other Georgian.
Learn more about Jen Jordan here.
