The New Georgia Project Scandal has officially ended the once-celebrated voter registration charity founded by Democrat Stacey Abrams and led by Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-GA). The organization announced its dissolution Thursday, just months after admitting to violating state law by illegally campaigning for Abrams’s failed 2018 gubernatorial bid.
The New Georgia Project confessed in January to breaking 16 state laws, acknowledging it spent $3.2 million in 2018 to run at least 10 field offices supporting Abrams’s campaign while posing as a nonpartisan charity. The group agreed to pay a $300,000 fine. Founded by Abrams in 2014, it was once “the poster child” for her efforts to boost Democratic voter turnout.
Financial and legal troubles plagued the group for years. Since 2020, it burned through more than $81 million in donations from left-wing donors, including the Tides Foundation and George Soros–funded Center for Popular Democracy. The Washington Free Beacon reported leadership turmoil, financial mismanagement, and a failed $2.45 million Atlanta property deal ahead of Abrams’s 2022 loss to Gov. Brian Kemp.
Warnock, who chaired the group during its illegal activity, claimed “compliance decisions were not a part of” his role. Abrams’s related nonprofit, Fair Fight Action, also faced a federal rebuke and was ordered to repay over $200,000 in legal fees after a judge found no evidence of voter suppression.
Abrams, who once called her 2018 defeat “rigged” and “stolen,” is reportedly considering another run for Georgia governor in 2026 despite mounting scandals tied to her political network.
