The death of U.S. Rep. John Lewis on Friday has left Georgia's Democratic Party without a candidate in the 5th Congressional District -- and with a fast-approaching deadline to select his replacement on the ballot for the November general election.
-- and with a fast-approaching deadline to select his replacement on the ballot for the November general election.
The party said it would make public the three to five recommended individuals as well as the full list of applicants before noon Monday. CNN has reached out to the Georgia Democratic Party for comment about the process. CNN has reached out to Williams, Dickens and Mitchell for comment on whether they applied.
Former state House Minority Leader Stacey Abrams, another member of the nominating committee, declined to comment. Spokespeople for Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, also on the committee, did not return CNN's request for comment. "I think that the process ought to be open and transparent," Fort told CNN on Sunday. "We cannot be in a situation where there's a small group of people in a smoke-filled room."
"I was proactive in ensuring the people of this district would be looked after in the result of Congressman Lewis' untimely death; and now we are here," Martin said.
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