Candidate · Labor Commissioner
Nikki Porcher
What this job does: Leads the Georgia Department of Labor, which runs unemployment benefits, job search help and job training. A term is four years.
- Occupation
- Nonprofit founder; Air Force veteran
- Lives in
- Atlanta
Background
- Air Force veteran and former public school art teacher. source: thecitizen.com
- Founded Buy From A Black Woman, an Atlanta nonprofit that supports Black women-owned businesses, in 2016. source: thecitizen.com
- Research fellow at the Center for Black Entrepreneurship. source: thecitizen.com
- Won the June 16, 2026 Democratic runoff over Michelle Sanchez after finishing first in a five-person primary. source: wtoc.com
In their own words
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- Modernize the Department of Labor to cut delays source: thecitizen.com
- Affordable child care, fair pay, safe workplaces and career pathways source: thecitizen.com
- Treat small businesses as drivers of job growth source: thecitizen.com
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