Karen René in the News!

LAWRENCEVILLE – Just days before the May 21 primary, Progressive Democrats of America, PDA, a large, vocal wing of the Democratic Party, and the Progressive Democrats of America’s Georgia Division on Saturday chose Karen René to be the next representative for Georgia’s 13th Congressional District.  The organization said René was the best candidate, and incumbent Rep. David Scott, aside from being physically...

ATLANTA — Voices of Muslims a grass-root organization of Muslim Americans in Georgia, endorsed Karen René today in her bid to win the 13th Congressional District. The organization encourages participation in American democracy for a better quality of life, religious freedom, universal justice, and human rights, racial equality, equal economic opportunities and voting rights. It also works go stamp out...

Leading congressional candidate Karen René told about 200 people at the candidate forum sponsored by the Greater Gwinnett Reentry Alliance how her legislative experience as a three-term council member in East Point made her intimately aware of the challenges and the solutions for similarly sized cities in the six counties of the 13th Congressional District. Karen René hears from concerned...

ATLANTA – – Georgia Rep. Derrick Jackson, D-Tyrone, endorsed Karen René today in her bid to become the representative for Georgia’s 13th Congressional District. Renè, a three-term member of the East Point, Georgia, city council, former East Point mayor pro tem, vice president of the NAACP Atlanta Branch, and a longtime activist, is a leading candidate in a crowded field...

CONYERS, Georgia — An Associated Press and ABC News report published today questions Rep. David Scott’s competence as voters begin early voting in the May 21 Democratic Primary for the 13th Congressional District.  Scott, 78, is seeking his 11th term since he was elected in 2002. AP reporter Jeff Amy examined Scott’s lack of physical presence at campaign events, including his failure...

ATLANTA – Karen René . a leading candidate in the May 21 primary for representative of Georgia Congressional District 13, outperformed three of her opponents Sunday during a debate sponsored by the Associated Press and televised by Georgia Public Broadcasting. Renè, a three-term East Point, Georgia, council member, and former mayor pro tem, highlighted her experience handling problems for mid-sized...

ATLANTA (March 29, 2024) – Members of the Georgia General Assembly Thursday recognized Karen René , a three-term member of the East Point, Georgia, city council, former East Point mayor pro tem, and candidate for the 13th Congressional seat for her tireless community service and activism. “Be it resolved by the House of Representatives that the members of this body...

ATLANTA — Georgia Rep. Karen Bennett, D-Stone Mountain, endorsed Karen René today in her bid to win the 13th Congressional District. Renè, a three-term member of the East Point, Georgia, city council, former East Point mayor pro tem, former vice president and program director of the NAACP Atlanta Branch, and a longtime activist, is a leading candidate ni a crowded...