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‘Nonbinary’ Georgia lawmaker declares ‘Woke 3.0’ commences with his election

November 13, 2026 | | Print Article

Among the Democratic highlights of the 2026 midterm elections was the first “openly nonbinary or trans person elected to a state legislature in the Deep South.”

At least, that’s how incoming Georgia state Rep. Bentley Hudgins described himself.

In fact, Hudgins went so far as to declare that his win represents the official commencement of “Woke 3.0,” while some in the media celebrated a “historic new class of lawmakers.”

That characterization was how he responded to the popular End Wokeness X account highlighting his success — Hudgins won with 92 percent of the vote in a district that is 68 percent black.

“Thank you for the shout out!” Hudgins posted. “Woke 3.0 has now commenced. Cope.”

Hudgins supports gender-affirming care for minors and transgender girls’ participation in girls’ sports, but he ran on affordability — this coming from the party that delivered historic 50-year high inflation when President Biden was in office.

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“What that says to me is that we actually know what it means to love thy neighbor,” Hudgins told WRDW. “We actually know what it means to prioritize policy solutions that make life better for people.”

In the end, America will have to learn the hard way, it seems, that elections have real consequences — here’s a quick sampling of responses to the story, as seen on X:

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