JaQuon Stembridge’s Vision for GA GOP Assistant Secretary: Engaging the Next Generation

 In an inter­view, JaQuon Stem­bridge, can­di­date for GAGOP Assis­tant Sec­re­tary, out­lines his mis­sion to engage young con­ser­v­a­tives, par­tic­u­lar­ly Gen Z. Awak­ened to con­ser­v­a­tive val­ues dur­ing COVID, he found­ed the Dis­trict 10 Young Repub­li­can group, hav­ing nev­er heard such mes­sages before 2020. As a Black Trump sup­port­er and Dis­trict 10 com­mu­ni­ca­tion direc­tor, he con­trasts Repub­li­can empha­sis on indi­vid­ual lib­er­ty and safe­ty with Demo­c­ra­t­ic con­trol and intol­er­ance of dis­sent. A dou­ble major in finance and polit­i­cal sci­ence at UNG, Stem­bridge is active in stu­dent gov­ern­ment, sub­sti­tute teach­ing, and church, play­ing drums for the wor­ship team.

If elect­ed, he pledges to work year-round—not just dur­ing elections—to pro­mote the party’s iden­ti­ty and val­ues. He aims to build coali­tions with teen and col­lege Repub­li­cans, not­ing Democ­rats already tar­get schools and Black com­mu­ni­ties, while the next gen­er­a­tion isn’t seek­ing Repub­li­cans. Con­tactable at [email protected] and active on Insta­gram, Face­book, and X, Stem­bridge seeks to bring fresh ener­gy to the GAGOP.

• There is a gen­er­al dis­cus­sion on how to get young peo­ple involved. JaQuon is going to work on reach­ing out to the younger gen­er­a­tion. COVID opened his eyes. He nev­er heard the con­ser­v­a­tive mes­sages pri­or to 2020. In 2023 he start­ed the dis­trict 10 young repub­li­can group. He wants to bring GenZ to the table. 
• The lessons JaQuon learned as a black man sup­port­ing Don­ald Trump. The democ­rats were the ones that were want­i­ng con­trol of your life. The repub­li­cans were more focused on that the indi­vid­u­als were in con­trol of their own lives. The democ­rats were con­demn­ing any oppo­si­tion. The repub­li­cans are for the safe­ty of the cit­i­zens. He is the com­mu­ni­ca­tion direc­tor for the 10th dis­trict. 
• Dou­ble major with finance and polit­i­cal sci­ence, part of the stu­dent gov­ern­ment at UNG. he is also a sub­sti­tute teacher. Very involved in church, he plays the drums for the wor­ship team. 
• Agen­da items and bring to the state par­ty if elect­ed. We need an assis­tant sec­re­tary that is will­ing to do the work. We can’t just show up dur­ing elec­tions. We need to send the mes­sage even when it is not elec­tion time. What our par­ty stands for and who we are. He wants to build coali­tions with the teen repub­li­cans, col­lege repub­li­cans and the par­ty. The next gen­er­a­tion is not search­ing for repub­li­cans. Democ­rats are already going to the schools and the black com­mu­ni­ties. 
• His email is stembridgejaquon27@gmail, he is on insta­gram, face­book and X.