GA-HD94: Special election set to fill Georgia House District 94 seat
Atlanta – Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger has issued a Call for Special Election on March 11 to fill the House District 94 seat vacated by Karen Bennett of Stone Mountain. Qualifying will be held Jan. 26-28.
Bennett, 70, pleaded guilty today, Jan. 21, to making false statements to fraudulently obtain $13,940 of emergency pandemic unemployment assistance payments, reversing her Jan. 5 plea of not guilty, according to the U.S. District Attorney’s Office in the Northern District of Georgia in Atlanta.
Bennett resigned her seat effective Jan. 1, 2026, just days before she was charged with federal fraud on Jan. 5.
“Bennett was elected to represent her fellow citizens and took a solemn oath to promote the best interests and prosperity of the State of Georgia,” said U.S. Attorney Theodore S. Hertzberg. “Instead, she violated that oath and, during an unprecedented emergency, lied to line her own pockets with taxpayer money intended to help community members in need.”
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