McCord For Congress

Please come out to meet and greet Joyce Griggs. Bring your family and friends. You will not be disappointed.

Thank you so much for your vote and support. I was truly surprised and humbled by the number of votes I received. With so many candidates on the ballot, I know making a decision may not have been easy, and I sincerely appreciate your confidence in me.

Because of your support, I was honored to finish in 3rd place, which is very significant to me.

As we move into the runoff election, I have carefully considered the two remaining candidates. In the interest of fairness and respecting the voice of the voters, I have chosen to endorse the candidate who received the higher number of votes in the initial election.

I respectfully ask for your continued support for Joyce Griggs as she works to finish this race strong.

Thank you again for your encouragement, support, and participation in this election.

Tonight, while we fell short of making the runoff, I leave this race incredibly proud of what we built together.

I want to thank every volunteer, donor, supporter, and voter who believed in this campaign. Together, we built a movement centered on working families, rural communities, economic growth, and bringing common sense back to Democratic politics in Georgia.

I still firmly believe we had the strongest overall message in this race. We talked about jobs, wages, housing affordability, healthcare, public safety, and protecting the industries and infrastructure that keep coastal Georgia working. We proved there is a coalition of Democrats, independents, and working-class voters hungry for candidates willing to fight for everyone.

But campaigns are also about relationships, community roots, and trust built over years of service. Joyce Griggs has spent years building those relationships throughout this district. Over the course of this campaign, I’ve gotten to know Joyce personally, and while we had our disagreements at times, I’ve grown to respect her deeply. If she’s made this many friends across the district, she’s clearly done something right.

So tonight, I am proud to endorse Joyce Griggs in the runoff election.

And let me be very clear about what’s at stake here: Democrats cannot afford to nominate a weak socialist candidate who cannot win a general election in GA-01. If we do, we hand Republicans an easy win in November before the race even starts. That doesn’t just hurt this district — it could hurt down-ballot Democrats, weaken our ability to hold Senator Jon Ossoff’s seat, and damage our chances of flipping the Governor’s Mansion.

We need candidates who can build broad coalitions and win real-world elections, not social media arguments.

Ignore the online noise, the gossip, and the old settled issues people try to recycle every election cycle. None of that helps working families struggling to pay bills, buy groceries, or keep a roof over their heads.

What matters now is winning.

Joyce Griggs can win this race, and I encourage everyone who supported me to unite behind her in this runoff and help send a Democrat to Congress who can compete and win in November.

This is not the end of my fight for this community. It’s simply another chapter.

Thank you all. Let’s go win this thing.