McLaurin says Georgia's divided Legislature can work together

(The Center Square) – Democrats will hold a slight majority in the Georgia House of Representatives, and Republicans retained a slight majority in the Senate in last week's election, but Lt. Gov.-elect Josh McLaurin tells The Center Square he thinks the two can work together. McLaurin, a Democrat, scored a double-digit win over Republican Greg Dolezal, 55.97%-44.03%, according to the Georgia Secretary of State's election results. kAms6>@4C2ED 9@=5 h` @7 `g_ D62ED :? E96 w@FD6 @7 #6AC6D6?E2E:G6D] k^Am kAm|4{2FC:? E@=5 3C@2542DE 9@DE vC68 q:D9@A @? %96 r6?E6C $BF2C6VD Q%96 $E2E6DQ @? %F6D52J E92E 3:A2CE:D2?D9:A :D :>A@CE2?E[ 3FE s6>@4C2ED ?@H 92G6 E96 >2?52E6 7C@> G@E6CD[ 96 D2:5] k^Am kAmQ*6D[ 3:A2CE:D2?D9:A :D :>A@CE2?E[ 3FE E96 ?6H BF6DE:@? ?665D E@ 36[ 42? #6AF3=:42?D H@C< H:E9 E96 ?6H s6>@4C2E:4 >2;@C:EJnQ |4{2FC:? D2:5] Qp?5 F?7@CEF?2E6=J[ E96JVG6 366? 3=@4<:?8 E96D6 A@=:4J AC@A@D2=D E92E 2C6 @G6C f_T A@AF=2C 7@C 2 =@?8 E:>6i |65:42:5 6IA2?D:@?[ E96 >@DE 32D:4 8F? D276EJ] %96J :>A=6>6?E65 2 G6CJ F?A@AF=2C A@=:4J 3J :>A=6>6?E:?8 E96 D:I\H66< 23@CE:@? 32?]Qk^Am kAmx? E96 v6@C8:2 $6?2E6[ ah @7 de >6>36CD 2C6 #6AF3=:42?D]k^Am kAm#6AF3=:42?D Q42?VE 6G6? 8@ E@ E96 32E9C@@>[Q |4{2FC:? D2:5 @7 E96 D=:> >2;@C:EJ 5:776C6?46]k^Am kAmQp?5 D@ H92E xV> 2D<:?8 E96> E@ 5@ :D E@ C6DA64E E96 H:== @7 E96 G@E6CD @? %F6D52J[ E@ 9@?@C E96:C >2?52E6[ E@ H@C< H:E9 FD 2D H6 42CG6 @FE ?6H AC:@C:E:6D 7@C v6@C8:2 27E6C a_ J62CD @7 #6AF3=:42? CF=6[Q 96 D2:5] Qp?5 32D65 @? >J C6=2E:@?D9:AD H:E9 E96D6 8FJD[ xV> @AE:>:DE:4]Qk^Am kAm%96 v6@C8:2 #6AF3=:42? !2CEJ C6=62D65 :ED 2?2=JD:D @7 E96 }@G] b C246 :? H9:49 s6>@4C2ED H@? E96 8@G6C?@CVD C246 2?5 E@@< 2== 4@?DE:EFE:@?2= @77:46D] %96 r6?E6C $BF2C6 H2D F?DF446DD7F= :? @3E2:?:?8 2? :?E6CG:6H H:E9 A2CEJ @77:4:2=D 367@C6 AF3=:42E:@?] k^Am kAm%96 2?2=JD:D D2JD E96 A2CEJ 42? 7:?5 4@>>@? 8C@F?5 H:E9 #6AF3=:42?D @? 4@DE\@7\=:G:?8 C6=:67[ DA64:7:42==J AC@A6CEJ E2I6D[ 82D E2I C6=:67 2?5 CFC2= 9@DA:E2= DFAA@CE] k^Am kAm#6AF3=:42?D H:== AC@E64E 2 a_ad E@CE C67@C> 3:== E92E 32??65 E9C66 =682= AC@465FC6D] ~?6 :D A92?E@> 52>286D E92E H6C6 32D65 @? 9:89 >65:42= 3:==D E92E H6C6 ?6G6C A2:5 :?DE625 @7 24EF2= >65:42= 4@DED] p D64@?5 :D ;FCJ 2?49@C:?8 2==@H65 2EE@C?6JD E@ DF886DE 2 9:89 2H2C5 E92E H@F=5 Q2?49@C :? ;FC@CDV >:?5DQ H96? 564:5:?8 2H2C5 2>@F?ED] %96 E9:C5 :D AC@E64E:?8 3FD:?6DD6D 7C@> =2HDF:ED :?G@=G:?8 4C:>:?2= 24ED 4@>>:EE65 3J 2 E9:C5 A2CEJ 2E @C ?62C E96:C AC@A6CEJ]k^Am kAm%96 #6AF3=:42?D H:== 2=D@ AC@E64E D49@@= 49@:46[ 6=64E:@? D64FC:EJ DE2?52C5D 2?5 2 =@H\E2I[ AC@\8C@HE9 3FD:?6DD 4=:>2E6[ 244@C5:?8 E@ E96 2?2=JD:D] k^Am kAm~?6 :DDF6 5:G:5:?8 E96 A2CE:6D :D 52E2 46?E6CD] k^Am kAm|4{2FC:? D2:5 96 28C66D H:E9 2 AC@A@D2= 3J s6>@4C2E:4 v@G]\6=64E z6:D92 {2?46 q@EE@>D E@ A2FD6 52E2 46?E6C 56G6=@A>6?E] k^Am kAmQyFDE D=@H E96> 5@H? F?E:= H6 42? 86E E96 C:89E C68F=2E:@?D :? A=246[ F?E:= H6 42? 6>A@H6C =@42= 4@>>F?:E:6D E@ >2<6 E96:C @H? 564:D:@?D 23@FE H96E96C E96J H2?E @?6 @7 E96D6 56G6=@A>6?ED 2?5 E96 E2I :>A=:42E:@?D E92E 4@>6 H:E9 E92E[Q |4{2FC:? D2:5] k^Am kAm%96 v6@C8:2 #6AF3=:42? !2CEJ D2:5 :? :ED 2?2=JD:D E92E v6@C8:2 D9@F=5 36 @A6? E@ 52E2 46?E6C :?G6DE>6?E] %96 A2CEJ :D C64@>>6?5:?8 E92E =2H>2<6CD 6?24E 2 a_ad !F3=:4 $6CG:46 r@>>:DD:@? CF=6 C6BF:C:?8 ?6H FD6CD @7 >@C6 E92? `__ >682H2EED @7 6?6C8J E@ A2J E96:C @H? 8C:5 4@DED] p =2H H@F=5 @FE=2DE 2 !F3=:4 $6CG:46 r@>>:DD:@? >2;@C:EJ[ E96 A2CEJ D2:5 :? :ED 2?2=JD:D] k^Am kAms6>@4C2ED !6E6C wF332C5 2?5 $96:=2 t5H2C5D H6C6 6=64E65 E@ E96 !F3=:4 $6CG:46 r@>>:DD:@? @? t=64E:@? s2J[ 8:G:?8 E96 A2CEJ 2 >2;@C:EJ @? E96 C68F=2E@CJ 3@2C5] k^Am kAmwF332C5 2?5 t5H2C5D ;@:? s6>@4C2E p=:4:2 y@9?D@?[ H9@ H2D 2=D@ 6=64E65 :? a_ad 3J 56762E:?8 =@?8\E:>6 4@>>:DD:@?6C %:> t49@=D]k^Am kAm%96 4@>>:DD:@? :D 492:C65 3J #6AF3=:42? y2D@? $92H] #6AF3=:42? {2FC6? |4s@?2=5 H:== 36 E96 @?=J @E96C #6AF3=:42? @? E96 4@>>:DD:@? :? y2?F2CJ 27E6C t5H2C5D 2?5 wF332C5 2C6 DH@C? :?]k^Am