Kelly Loeffler
Where Things Stand: What You Need To Know From The Loeffler Text Dump
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10.20.22 | 6:45 pm

You’ve likely seen some headlines today about the trove of ex-Sen. Kelly Loeffler’s texts that were obtained by reporters for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and, later, Politico. AJC’s article, published last night, detailed the messages’ highlights, and said they came from an anonymous source. The 59-pages worth of messages are from Loeffler’s final weeks in office before she was defeated by Sen. Ralph Warnock (D-GA) in the January 2021 runoff election.

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MILTON, GA - DECEMBER 21: Senators Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue high five each other as Perdue takes the stage to speak during a campaign event on December 21, 2020 in Milton, Georgia. The two Georgia U.S. Senate runoff elections on Jan. 5 will decide control of the Senate. (Photo by Elijah Nouvelage/Getty Images) MILTON, GA - DECEMBER 21: Senators Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue high five each other as Perdue takes the stage to speak during a campaign event on December 21, 2020 in Milton, Georgia. The two Georgia U.S. Senate runoff elections on Jan. 5 will decide control of the Senate. (Photo by Elijah Nouvelage/Getty Images)
MILTON, GA - DECEMBER 21: Senators Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue high five each other as Perdue takes the stage to speak during a campaign event on December 21, 2020 in Milton, Georgia. The two Georgia U.S. Senate runoff elections on Jan. 5 will decide control of the Senate. (Photo by Elijah Nouvelage/Getty Images) MILTON, GA - DECEMBER 21: Senators Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue high five each other as Perdue takes the stage to speak during a campaign event on December 21, 2020 in Milton, Georgia. The two Georgia U.S. Senate runoff elections on Jan. 5 will decide control of the Senate. (Photo by Elijah Nouvelage/Getty Images)
ATLANTA, GA - DECEMBER 14: Voters wait in a long line to vote at the Buckhead library in Atlanta on the first day of In-person early voting for the Georgia Senate runoff election on Monday, Dec. 14, 2020 in Atlanta, GA. (Jason Armond / Los Angeles Times) ATLANTA, GA - DECEMBER 14: Voters wait in a long line to vote at the Buckhead library in Atlanta on the first day of In-person early voting for the Georgia Senate runoff election on Monday, Dec. 14, 2020 in Atlanta, GA. (Jason Armond / Los Angeles Times)