Georgia’s Democratic gubernatorial nominee Stacey Abrams spent almost $2Million on private security
Atlanta GA July 11th, 2022 Georgia’s Democratic gubernatorial nominee Stacey Abrams has spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on private security from her campaign funds since the launch of her second run for governor, despite being on the board of a far-left foundation that has repeatedly called for the defunding of police.
Between December 2021 and June 2022, Abrams’ campaign has doled out over $814,000 to Executive Protection Agencies (EPA Security), an Atlanta-based private security firm, according to a new campaign filing reviewed by Fox News Digital.
The company’s website says the group provides executive protection that comes with a “keen eye with a thorough knowledge of the venue through threat assessment” for its clients.
The 15 payments from the Abrams campaign to EPA Security range from $39,335 to $79,409 and have been increasing over the last couple months.
The last four payments were $79,409 on June 15, $73,558 on June 1, $64,505 on May 18, and $76,633 on May 4.
According to the Georgia Campaign Finance Commission, EPA Security is the fourth highest-paid vendor of the Abrams campaign.
Abrams’ campaign isn’t the only source of funds that Abrams has used for private security.
Fox News Digital reported earlier this year that Fair Fight PAC, a committee that is part of a network launched by Abrams, doled out more than $1.2 million on private security services last year to the same security firm as the Abrams campaign, according to filings.
Abrams has attempted to distance herself from the movement to defund the police in recent weeks, telling Axios last month that if she is elected governor, then she would support increased police funding.
“When we make smart investments in our law enforcement, we get better officer recruitment, we get better retention, we get better interaction with the community and we get a safer Georgia,” Abrams said.
“I do not, and have never said, and have never supported defunding the police,” Abrams added.
However, Republicans in Georgia are skeptical of her support for law enforcement following multiple Fox News Digital reports about her ties to a radical Seattle-based foundation that has tweeted in support of defunding and abolishing the police.
