Your progressive guide to the May 19, 2026 Georgia primary. NGA CAN breaks down Cherokee County races for State Senate, State House Districts 20, 21, 23, and 46, County Commission District 4, and State Court Judge. Read our endorsements, our reasoning, and the shared values driving every pick. Includes early voting dates and polling information for Cherokee County voters.

Rob Epstein is running for Georgia State House District 23, which covers Cherokee County. As North Georgia CAN evaluates candidates ahead of the May 19 primary, we asked Epstein where he stands. His answers zero in on a single driving conviction: that corporate money is the root cause of government that fails the people it represents.

Anthony Aragues Jr. is running for Georgia State House District 21, which covers Cherokee County. As North Georgia CAN evaluates candidates ahead of the May 19 primary, we asked Aragues where he stands. His answers focus on two issues he sees as deeply connected: the erosion of constitutional protections and the exploitation of working people for short-term corporate gain.

We are not living through ordinary times. We are watching the systematic dismantling of democratic norms, one executive order, one funding freeze, one deported legal resident at a time. We are watching an administration test how far it can go before people push back. The answer to that test is determined, in part, by what happens on sidewalks like the ones we'll be standing on tomorrow.

I read your open letter with the attention it deserves. Let me be direct: Woodstock CAN will not retract a single word. We will not disavow. We will not apologize. We stand behind everything we said, and we will explain—with facts, not feelings—exactly why.