McBath is an anti-gun violence advocate who jumped into the race at the last minute, citing February’s mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., that left 17 dead. Her 17-year-old son was fatally shot in 2012 by a man who had argued with the teen and his friends about loud music coming from their car.
Beyond that, this black woman, who joined @MomsDemand and was among the Mothers of the Movement who spoke at the 2016 Democratic convention and was inspired by the Parkland massacre to do even more, will take the seat once held by Tom Price and Newt Gingrich. The arc of history.
— Joy Reid (@JoyAnnReid) November 8, 2018