Georgia Democrats pick state senator to replace John Lewis on Nov. U.S. ballot

The Democratic Party in Georgia said on Monday it had chosen state senator Nikema Williams to be its nominee to run for the U.S. House of Representatives seat that is vacant following the death of civil rights icon John Lewis.Lewis, 80, died on Friday after being diagnosed late last year with pancreatic cancer.Williams is the first Black woman to have been elected to head the Democratic Party of Georgia.